The Seahawks are in a desperate search for more cornerback depth, and their latest signing, two-time Pro Bowler Trevon Diggs, just confirmed he’s 100% healthy and ready to deliver. He hit the podium Wednesday after signing with the Emerald City, declaring this is his first offseason without rehab, a “blessing from God” after a tough stretch. The 27-year-old cornerback, fresh off a challenging season, credited trainers for getting him “to where I’m at today,” and you can feel the relief and excitement in his words.
Diggs is Ready To Hunt for Turnovers in Seattle
Let’s be real, Trevon Diggs knows how to find the ball. This dude prides himself on his ball skills, and his career numbers back it up: 20 career interceptions, with a whopping 11 of them coming in his first-team All-Pro season back in 2021. Yeah, you read that right, ELEVEN picks in one year. After struggling with concussion symptoms last season following a bizarre TV mounting incident and being waived by both the Cowboys and Packers, Diggs is clearly fired up to get back to his top form. His health is the biggest story here, and him confirming he’s completely past it means our defense just got a massive boost. The Seahawks are still trying to bring in Terrion Arnold, but getting Diggs in the building first? That’s a huge early season statement.
Familiar Faces and an “Amazing” Defense
It’s not just a new uniform for Diggs, it’s a reunion! He’s got familiar faces around him in Seattle, including edge rushers DeMarcus Lawrence and Dante Fowler Jr., who he played with in Dallas. Plus, our defensive coordinator, Ande Durde, coached him back in the Cowboys days. Diggs emphasized how crucial “being together, being one and making sure your locker room is straight” is for a football team, and he’s already seeing “a lot of similarities” to the “family-esque bonds” those Cowboy defenses had. Even better, starting corner Josh Jobe, who played with Diggs at Alabama, has already offered to help him get head coach Mike Macdonald’s defense down. Diggs vowed to be “in my playbook every day to get the whole defense down” because he wants to “give myself a chance, give myself an opportunity to come out here and compete and help win.” And speaking of Macdonald’s scheme, Diggs didn’t hold back, calling it “amazing.” He said, “They get to the quarterback. They create turnovers. They do all the right things.” He’s “excited to hopefully be a part of it.”
With Trevon Diggs 100% and fired up to learn Macdonald’s “amazing” defense, the 12s should be absolutely buzzing about what this new secondary is going to look like. Get ready for some serious turnovers, Seattle, because this man is ready to compete and help win for the Emerald City.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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