Trevon Diggs has made quite the impression on the Seattle Seahawks. The seemingly washed-up, former First-Team All-Pro player was let go by the Dallas Cowboys last year, picked up by the Green Bay Packers, and then not brought back.
He might have found his next long-term home in the Pacific Northwest, but the 27-year-old is currently only signed for one year and a bit more than $1.2 million. He still has a lot to prove to earn his next deal.
But he took a step toward proving that in preseason Week 3 versus the Kansas City Chiefs. After he had been juked by tight end Travis Kelce on the first series of the game (and there is no shame in whiffing on an attempt to tackle Kelce), Diggs read a pass brilliantly on the second series and got an interception. Head coach Mike Macdonald wasn't surprised, though.
Trevon Diggs is already impressing the Seattle Seahawks
"He's really come up to speed (in the short time Diggs has been with the team)," Macdonald told the media after the game, "which is really saying something. I think our players have done a great job of coaching him up, and you hear them through walkthroughs, and our guys are coaching him up play-to-play. He knows ball...He did some great things today; obviously had the interception was pretty awesome. I've been really impressed since he got here."
The head coach followed the above up with a one-word answer when asked if Diggs was a "viable" candidate to be on the roster in Week 1 and also CB3. Macdonald simply said, "Viable."
That is quite the rise for a player looking for a job just two weeks ago, and then signing with the defending Super Bowl champions and their elite defense. If that move had taken place five years earlier, no one would have been shocked. But knee injuries have robbed Diggs of his elite skill.
At least, that has been the case for the last few years. Every offseason, the cornerback has had to spend lots of time rehabbing from his latest surgery. 2026 was the first year he hasn't had to do that since 2022. Maybe a finally fully healthy Diggs can show the NFL everything they forgot about him.
Seattle could certainly use his services. He is a tall corner and fills the void left by Riq Woolen when he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in free agency. Neither Woolen nor Diggs has been elite in run support, but both have been so in pass coverage. That is ultimately what they get paid to do.
Seattle's cornerback group hasn't exactly been outstanding in training camp and the preseason. Jobe and Witherspoon haven't played, but there is no reason to risk them to needless injuries. The backups haven't been the quality that Mike Macdonald would want.
Which is why Trevon Diggs' performance in limited reps against the Chiefs was so impressive. He appears already destined to be the third outside cornerback in the Seattle Seahawks' rotation. If he plays something close to how he did in 2021, when he had 11 interceptions, he can start calling the Pacific Northwest his long-term home.
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