The Seattle Seahawks took a chance on cornerback Trevon Diggs when no one else was ready to do the same during the preseason. The former First-Team All-Pro player was only signed days before the team's final preseason game of 2026. Is he ready to help Seattle right away?
Not likely, but what is refreshing is that even Diggs seems to know that. On the season finale of the training camp edition of Hard Knocks featuring the Seahawks, Diggs is seen sitting in head coach Mike Macdonald's office and being asked how long the cornerback needs to fully acclimate to Seattle's defensive scheme. Diggs responds, "Give me a couple of weeks."
Some might hear that comment and think poorly of the cornerback. How could a professional athlete not be ready on day one of being signed, after all? The truth is that Diggs taking valuable reps in Week 1 would probably not work out well. Macdonald's system requires attention to detail finely tuned by many practices.
New Seattle Seahawks cornerback Trevon Diggs offers a refreshing opinion
Instead, what Diggs said should be viewed as a previously high-end producer being extremely honest about where he is currently. He didn't say he could help, or worse, that he didn't need any time to adjust. That could result in his being overwhelmed quickly, leading to his eventual release.
He knows he needs time to adapt to the Seattle Seahawks, and he will. It just takes time. That is what Seattle got very right about the veteran cornerback: They understood that the player had been through the ups and downs of the NFL and knew where he currently stood in his career. That built trust between Seattle and Diggs quickly.
This is also why the team signed Trevon Diggs in free agency, and then released him before re-signing him to the practice squad, even after a solid performance in preseason Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Obviously, the team would have told the player what their plan was, and he was good with it.
Diggs could be elevated in time for Week 1, and if he is elevated three times during the season, he must be added to the active roster. That last part is probably going to happen either way. But the Seahawks aren't going to elevate Diggs until he is completely comfortable in the system. One mistake by a cornerback can change the outcome of a game.
Mike Macdonald doesn't want to put Diggs into a position where he isn't ready to succeed because that hurts the defense overall. If the cornerback needs two weeks to be ready, then he needs two weeks, and he isn't so arrogant that he isn't aware of his own limitations. That isn't something to be pooh-poohed but admired.
In a sports world that is often filled with overbearing arrogance and the need to do things just to do them, Trevon Diggs understands how football really works. He will be playing in real games sooner rather than later, and he will likely exceed what many currently expect from him when he does see live game action.
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