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08/19 14:18 CDT Seahawks and 2-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs are
working on a deal, AP source says
Seahawks and 2-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs are working on a deal, AP
source says
By ANDREW DESTIN
AP Sports Writer
RENTON, Wash. (AP) --- The Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Trevon Diggs are
working on a contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated
Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract,
which is expected to be a one-year deal, hasn't been finalized. Diggs, 27, is a
two-time Pro Bowler coming off a season in which he was placed on waivers by
the Dallas Cowboys and released by the Green Bay Packers.
The Seahawks' decision to bring aboard Diggs comes less than a week after the
team entered an agreement with cornerback Terrion Arnold, whose status for the
2026 season is uncertain.
Arnold, 23, is facing eight felony charges stemming from allegations he
orchestrated the abduction and beating of three men in February. He became a
free agent in June, when the Detroit Lions released him a few days after the
kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy charges were levied.
Arnold will be placed on the NFL commissioner exempt list when he signs. He
will not be permitted to play or practice while the league investigates his
case but can be paid and attend team meetings.
The addition of Diggs would add depth to a secondary that lost cornerback Riq
Woolen to free agency and has been without second-year safety Nick Emannwori,
who had offseason ankle surgery, during training camp.
In 2025, Diggs played six games for Dallas before sustaining a concussion in an
accident at home on Oct. 16. He didn't explain the cause of the injury to
reporters until two months later, when he said he got hit in the head by a
mounting pole while trying to install a TV.
Even after Diggs cleared the concussion protocol, he remained off the field for
what the Cowboys described as lingering knee issues. Diggs then returned for
two games before getting waived in late December.
He joined the Packers just before their final regular-season game. He played
nearly half of Green Bay's defensive snaps in his Packers debut as the team
rested its starters in a 16-3 loss at Minnesota. But he was on the field for
only one snap when the Packers lost 31-27 at Chicago in an NFC wild-card
playoff game.
Diggs had an NFL-leading 11 interceptions and earned All-Pro honors in 2021. He
made the Pro Bowl again in 2022 but his performance has declined since, in part
because of two major knee surgeries.
Diggs has played in 71 NFL games, including playoffs, since the Cowboys took
him with the 51st pick in the 2020 draft out of Alabama.
The Seahawks fielded arguably the NFL's best defense last season. No team
allowed fewer points per game (17.2), and Seattle finished in the top seven in
the league in sacks and interceptions.
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