Seahawks to Sign Ex-Cowboys Cornerback Diggs in One-Year Deal
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Source: Seahawks to sign ex-Cowboys CB Diggs Former Cowboys Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs plans to sign a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
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CBS SportsTwo-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs has found a new home for the 2026 NFL season: the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. CBS Sports senior reporter Matt Zenitz reports Diggs is expected to sign with Seattle on Wednesday after he tried out for the team on Tuesday. It's a one-year deal, according to ESPN.
Bleacher ReportFormer Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers cornerback Trevon Diggs is set to get a fresh start in 2026 with the Seattle Seahawks.
Yahoo SportsHaving tried out former All-Pro Trevon Diggs on Tuesday, the Seahawks have added the ex-Cowboys star to the roster on a one-year contract. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported his signing on Wednesday.
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He took off in his second season with the Dallas Cowboys in 2021 after being selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, leading the NFL with 11 interceptions, including a league-leading two pick sixes. That earned him the only first-team All-Pro nod of his career. Diggs followed that campaign with another Pro Bowl selection in 2022 after intercepting three passes and registering 14 passes defended. What followed were consecutive seasons ended by knee surgeries in 2023 and 2024 while paired with public clashes with two Dallas defensive coordinators: .
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Bleacher ReportDiggs established himself as one of the NFL's top cornerbacks with back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons in 2021 and 2022, including an 11-interception campaign in 2021.
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Diggs now walks into the Seahawks locker room with a familiar face from his Cowboys days in five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence. They were teammates in Dallas for Diggs' first five NFL seasons from 2020 to 2024. If there's anyone who could maximize whatever talent Diggs has left in the tank it's Lawrence and Seahawks defensive mastermind head coach Mike Macdonald.
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Yahoo SportsDiggs has prior familiarity with secondary coach Karl Scott from his Alabama days, as well current Seahawks defensive coordinator and former Cowboys assistant Aden Durde.
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01 CBS Sports Diggs had previously tried out for the Detroit Lions this offseason. This move comes after Seattle learned that former Detroit Lions first-round pick cornerback Terrion Arnold for his legal issues that occurred this offseason. ESPN is reporting that Arnold is still expected to sign with Seattle.
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02 Bleacher Report The cornerback spent most of the 2025 season with the Cowboys, where he recorded 25 tackles in eight games and six starts before he was placed on injured reserve due to a concussion and knee injury.
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03 Yahoo Sports While the Seattle Seahawks are in limbo as far as when they'll sign Terrion Arnold, they have turned their attention to signing another former Alabama cornerback.
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