Seahawks signing veteran CB Trevon Diggs

Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times on Aug 19, 2026

Published in Football

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SEATTLE — The Seahawks have agreed to sign cornerback Trevon Diggs to a one-year contract, a source confirmed to The Seattle Times. ESPN first reported the news Wednesday morning.

Diggs, 27, had a visit with the Seahawks on Tuesday. A second-round pick of Dallas out of Alabama in 2020 and the younger brother of receiver Stefon Diggs, Trevon Diggs led the NFL in interceptions with 11 in 2021 but has battled injuries since the 2022 season and has played just 23 games the last three years.

Diggs, listed at 6-2, 195 pounds, was waived by the Cowboys on Dec. 30 after playing in eight games while dealing with what were reported knee and concussion issues. He signed with Green Bay and played in a regular-season game and postseason game before being released by the Packers in January.

Diggs was coached at Alabama by Seahawks defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Karl Scott.

The agreement of Diggs is an another sign that the Seahawks are not expecting Terrion Arnold on the field anytime soon. They reached agreement with Arnold, who was waived by Detroit in June after being charged with eight felony robbery and kidnapping counts related to an incident in Tampa in February, on a one-year contract last week.

But Arnold has yet to sign his contract and it now appears that he will not do so until after the Seahawks’ final preseason game against Kansas City on Aug. 28 after the team learned he would not be able to play in preseason games.

It is expected that when Arnold signs he will be placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List and not able to practice or play while being allowed to attend meetings and be in the facility.

Because Arnold will take up a roster spot, the Seahawks will wait to sign him. The moment he signs he will be placed on the exempt list. Once on the exempt list he will not count against the 53-man regular season roster limit.

Diggs signed a five-year, $97 million extension with Dallas in 2023, when current Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde was on the Cowboys’ defensive staff. But he suffered a torn ACL in practice on Sept. 21, 2023 that began the derailment of his career in Dallas.

He played in two games in 2023 and then 11 in 2024. He played in eight for Dallas last season but suffered a concussion during an incident at his home when it was reported that a TV he was trying to install from the ceiling with a pole mount fell on his head. He was also dealing with a knee injury.

Those injuries, along with what was perceived to be play below his usual standard and that he had no guaranteed money in his contract beyond the 2025 season, led to his release. He was claimed by Green Bay and played in the Packers’ final regular-season game and then one snap in their wild-card playoff loss to the Bears before being released on Jan. 20.

Diggs was reported to have had a visit with the Lions on Aug. 9 before his visit with Seattle on Tuesday and signing on Wednesday.

Seattle’s pursuit of Arnold made clear the team wants to beef up the back end of its cornerback position. But what became more uncertainty over when Arnold will be available helped lead to the signing of Diggs.

Seattle has set starters in its base defense with Devon Witherspoon and Josh Jobe. Nehemiah Pritchett has emerged as the third cornerback and Noah Igbinoghene as the fourth corner and backup nickel. Seattle hoped third-round pick Julian Neal would compete for the third cornerback spot but he suffered an injury the first week of camp and has practiced sparingly.

Neal was on the field going through drills during Wednesday’s mornings walk-through style practice that the Seahawks officially call an ACT workout (alignment, communication, technique) when the team is not in helmets or pads.