Marcus Sherels owns several punt return records for the Vikings, including the marks for longest punt return TD, highest single-season punt return average and most punt return touchdowns in a career. Nevertheless, the Vikings may be looking for someone besides Sherels to return punts in 2015. And Stefon Diggs could be the favorite to take over that role.
The Vikings certainly like Diggs’ potential value as a slot receiver but the former Maryland wide-out is also very much in the mix as a return man (via ESPN.com):
“I know I was at a game [Diggs’] freshman year when they played Virginia,” [Rick] Spielman said.