The Seattle Seahawks overhauled their defense after hiring new head coach Mike Macdonald. In order to clear much-needed cap space, the Seahawks released safety Quandre Diggs in March.
Diggs still had one year left on his $39 million contract. He was owed a $10.4 million salary this season with a cap hit of $21.2 million. By cutting the 31-year-old veteran, the Seahawks cleared $11 million in cap space in 2024.
Two months later, Diggs remains a free agent. However, The Athletic’s Randy Mueller predicts he’ll ultimately land with his former team, the Detroit Lions.
“He hasn’t missed a game since 2019, and he’s played at least 97% of the defensive snaps in three consecutive seasons, despite suffering a broken leg in the 2021 finale,” Mueller wrote. “He had a career-high 95 tackles last season, his first-step quickness is still a plus, and his instincts for reading and breaking on things from the post make him a good fit in zone coverage for most teams.
“I actually think a return to the Motor City, where he spent his first five years in the league, would make some sense. The Lions have remade their secondary, especially at corner, and a veteran communicator could be just what the doctor ordered to bring the back end together.
The three-time Pro Bowler started 72 games in Seattle over the past four-plus seasons. In 2023, he registered 95 total tackles, 5 passes defensed, and 1 interception. During his tenure in Seattle, he tallied a total of 18 interceptions.
