Trevon Diggs Joins Seahawks on One-Year Deal After Cowboys Exit

Former Dallas 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. The move gives the reigning Super Bowl champions immediate help at a thin position while Diggs chases a full-health return.

Seattle still intends to add Terrion Arnold on a minimum deal, yet his Florida legal case leaves his availability open. Diggs fills that gap now. The timing pairs a veteran with recent downtime and a contender that just lost a starter in free agency, so both sides gain something concrete before the season opens.

For Diggs the landing spot ends a short stretch of uncertainty that began when Dallas waived him and Green Bay claimed then released him. For Seattle it adds proven ball skills without locking the books into a multi-year guarantee.

Seattle Locks Diggs After Tuesday Tryout

Diggs worked out for the Seahawks on Tuesday and visited the Detroit Lions earlier this month. He said he liked Seattle enough to skip other stops.

“I was supposed to see a couple other teams, but I liked it here a lot,” Diggs said Wednesday. “It feels like home. I’ve got a lot of familiar faces, Coach Scott, AD, so just being a part of those guys, those guys knowing me, knowing where my heart is, knowing how I want to compete, it felt right.”

The club agreed to a one-year contract with Seattle. Terms remain undisclosed, fitting a prove-it profile after Diggs’ long injury stretch. He turns 29 in September.

• Age and draft: 27 (turns 29 Sept. 20), second-round pick 2020 out of Alabama
• Peak year: 2021 first-team All-Pro, league-leading 11 interceptions
• Recent games: only 22 appearances across 2023-25 seasons
• Health claim: “most definitely” fully healthy after first full non-rehab offseason

“I’m looking to show that I’m still the best,” Diggs said. “I’m looking to show that I just want to win, be there for my teammates, be a great teammate and be a great player.”

That message matches the contract length. A single year lets Diggs rebuild tape without forcing Seattle into a long commitment while his recent medical history stays fresh. Skipping further visits after the Tuesday workout also signals he saw a clear role rather than a generic look.

The tryout-to-agreement turnaround kept the process short. Familiar coaches already knew his competitive habits, so the evaluation leaned less on first impressions and more on whether the body looked ready for camp.

From Cowboys Star to Packers Stopover

Diggs signed a five-year, $97 million extension with Dallas before the 2023 season. Guarantees topped $42 million. Injuries rewrote the rest.

1. September 2023: tore left ACL in practice, played just two games that year
2. 2024: missed six games on same knee, needed chondral graft; also calf issues
3. 2025: missed eight games with right knee injury plus concussion from home accident installing a TV mount; Cowboys enforced $500,000 salary de-escalator after he rehabbed in South Florida instead of team facilities and missed 84 percent of voluntary program
4. December 30, 2025: waived by Cowboys
5. December 31, 2025: claimed by Green Bay Packers
6. January 20, 2026: released by Packers after two appearances (one regular-season game, one playoff snap)

Career totals stand at 67 games, 20 career interceptions, 63 pass deflections and two pick-sixes. The 2021 season remains the high-water mark: 11 picks, 142 return yards, two scores. Brother Stefon Diggs stars at receiver for the Washington Commanders.

The arc from that extension to a one-year prove-it deal tracks the missed time more than any drop in pure skill. Twenty-two appearances across three seasons left little recent tape, and the Packers stopover added only two more snaps before the release. Seattle now inherits a player whose peak production still sits on the ledger even as the volume of recent games does not.

The de-escalator and the facility dispute in 2025 also framed how the Cowboys parted ways. Once the waiver cleared and Green Bay moved on, the market opened for a contender willing to bet on the first healthy offseason Diggs has described since the ACL tear.

Where Diggs Fits the Seahawks Secondary

Devon Witherspoon just signed a four-year, $132 million extension that made him the NFL’s highest-paid corner at $33 million average annual value and more than $101 million guaranteed. Tariq Woolen departed in free agency. Josh Jobe starts opposite Witherspoon on the current Seahawks depth chart.

Rookie third-rounder Julian Neal has missed most of training camp with an undisclosed injury. Igbinoghene and Pritchett were the main candidates to replace Woolen before Diggs arrived. Diggs gives Mike Macdonald’s staff a veteran who can play boundary and bring ball skills that once led the league.

The depth chart already listed Jobe as the CB2 starter, so Diggs enters as competition rather than a named replacement. That keeps pressure on every option in the nickel and boundary mix while Witherspoon anchors the top spot on the long-term deal.

Macdonald’s staff can rotate Diggs across boundary snaps and the open nickel competition without rearranging the Witherspoon-Jobe foundation. Ball skills that produced a league-leading interception total remain the clearest separator if health holds through camp.

Arnold’s Legal Cloud Makes Diggs Immediate Help

Arnold, the former Lions first-round pick, agreed to a one-year minimum deal with Seattle last week. He faces eight felony charges in Florida tied to a February robbery and kidnapping: three counts of kidnapping, three of armed robbery, plus conspiracy counts. Bail was set at $1 million. The Lions released him in June.

NFL Network reported the league will place Arnold on the Commissioner’s Exempt List once he signs. That status lets him attend meetings and facility work but bars practice and games. His next court date is October 5, the day after Seattle hosts the Chargers. Diggs therefore supplies snaps Arnold cannot take right away.

• Arnold can be at facility and meetings on exempt list
• Cannot practice or play until status lifts
• Case timeline still open past early season
• Seahawks keep both contracts on books as hedge

Holding both one-year deals creates a simple roster hedge. Arnold stays in the building for meetings while Diggs takes the practice and game reps the exempt list blocks. The October 5 court date falls after the Chargers home game, so early-season availability for Arnold remains unsettled even if the legal process moves.

That calendar gap is exactly where Diggs adds value now. Seattle does not need to wait on a ruling to fill snaps at a position already thinned by Woolen’s departure and Neal’s camp absence.

Familiar Faces Drew Diggs North

Connections ran deep. Diggs played with Seahawks outside linebackers DeMarcus Lawrence and Dante Fowler Jr. plus corner Noah Igbinoghene in Dallas. Defensive coordinator Aden Durde coached on the Cowboys staff during Diggs’ tenure. Defensive backs coach and passing-game coordinator Karl Scott coached Diggs and Jobe at Alabama.

I’m looking to show that I’m still the best. I’m looking to show that I just want to win, be there for my teammates, be a great teammate and be a great player.

Trevon Diggs, after Seahawks signing

Diggs named Jobe and Lawrence as the voices who told him the fit would work. After years of rehabbing away from Dallas, the first healthy offseason training felt different. “It’s a blessing from God, honestly, just to be able to come out here again,” he said.

Those overlapping histories shortened the trust curve. Scott already coached Diggs in college and now works with Jobe on the same staff. Durde saw Diggs daily in Dallas. Lawrence, Fowler, and Igbinoghene supply peer voices from the Cowboys years. The group made the building feel familiar enough for Diggs to halt other visits after one workout.

The Alabama and Dallas threads also give the coaching staff a shared language for technique and competitive habits. That reduces the usual installation friction when a veteran arrives mid-camp cycle on a short deal.

The One-Year Deal Caps Early Risk

Structure matters as much as the name on the contract. Diggs arrives after an ACL tear, a chondral graft, a second knee injury, a concussion, and a Packers cameo that lasted two appearances. Seattle answers with a one-year term and undisclosed money that fits the prove-it mold rather than another long guarantee.

The comparison to his prior Dallas deal is stark on length and security even without new dollar figures. Five years and more than $42 million guaranteed once framed him as a cornerstone. The current pact frames him as a high-upside addition whose snaps must be earned in camp and held through the season.

That shape protects the club if knees become an issue again and still rewards Diggs if the 2021 ball skills reappear. It also leaves Seattle free to keep Arnold’s minimum deal active as a parallel track once the exempt list and court calendar allow.

For a reigning champion already paying Witherspoon at the top of the market, the Diggs contract adds flexibility instead of another long-term cap layer at the same position.

Camp Snaps Will Decide the Nickel Mix

Diggs does not walk into a locked starting job. Jobe holds the CB2 line on the depth chart, Witherspoon is signed long-term, and the nickel remains an open competition that already included Igbinoghene and Pritchett before the newcomer arrived. Neal’s camp absence thins one young option but does not hand anyone a free role.

The practical path runs through practice reps and preseason tape. Macdonald’s zone schemes have historically rewarded corners who can finish with takeaways, which matches the skill set that produced 11 interceptions in 2021 and 20 for his career. Boundary versatility keeps Diggs in the mix on the outside as well if injuries or matchups demand it.

• Witherspoon locked as CB1 on the extension
• Jobe listed as CB2 starter on the current chart
• Nickel and No. 3 snaps open among Igbinoghene, Pritchett, and Diggs
• Neal still limited by the undisclosed camp injury

Staying on the field is the first filter. Only 22 appearances across three seasons set a durability bar Diggs must clear again. The first full non-rehab offseason he described is the foundation for that push, and the familiar coaching voices reduce the mental load while the physical tests arrive daily.

If the ball skills show up in camp, the staff gains a veteran finisher without rewriting the top of the depth chart. If they do not, the one-year term limits the downside while Arnold’s file continues on its own track.

Low-Risk Upside for a Contending Defense

Seattle enters 2026 as Super Bowl champions with Witherspoon locked long-term and a front seven featuring Lawrence and Fowler. Diggs arrives on a short deal that costs little if knees bark again and yields interceptions if the 2021 form returns. Macdonald’s zone schemes reward ball-hawking corners who can finish plays.

Fans on X immediately weighed the same trade-off: the 11-pick peak versus three injury-riddled seasons and a Packers cameo. One common thread held that a healthy Diggs still makes timely plays. The brother matchup against Stefon and the Commanders later this year already draws notice as a side story.

Diggs does not automatically start. He joins a camp battle for the third corner spot and must stay on the field. For a contender that just extended its franchise corner, the addition buys roster flexibility without long-term risk while Arnold’s case plays out. Diggs gets the stage he wanted to prove the ball skills never left.

The front seven already carries familiar pass-rush pieces beside the secondary experiment. Lawrence and Fowler give the defense veteran edge pressure, and Diggs’ history with both may ease communication on the back end. That combination keeps the ceiling high even while the corner rotation sorts itself out in camp.

Nothing in the deal forces Seattle to choose between Diggs and Arnold for the full year. Both contracts can sit on the books, one active on the field and one limited by league status, until the legal calendar and the medical reports say otherwise. For a champion managing a thin position, that dual path is the point of the signing.