The Seahawks made a notable roster move ahead of Sunday’s NFC West matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, signing Trevon Diggs off the practice squad and putting him on the 53-man roster.
To clear the spot, Seattle placed rookie cornerback Julian Neal on injured reserve. Neal, a third-round pick, hurt his hamstring in practice this week and had already been ruled out for Sunday.
Seattle also adjusted the status of special teams contributor Irv Charles, downgrading him from questionable to out. Charles, who came over in a May trade with the New York Jets, is still on injured reserve while dealing with a knee injury from training camp.
For Diggs, the promotion gives him another shot to revive a career that once looked headed in a much bigger direction. The former Dallas Cowboys cornerback was a Pro Bowler in 2021 and 2022 and signed with Seattle on Aug. 19 on a one-year minimum-salary deal before being released during roster cutdowns and rejoining the practice squad.
He got back onto the field last week, when Seattle elevated him and he made his season debut in the win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Diggs played nine defensive snaps and was used at times in third-and-long situations, a setup that fits his reputation as a playmaker.
That reputation was built early in his Dallas run. A 2020 second-round pick out of Alabama, Diggs piled up 17 interceptions and 49 pass breakups in his first three seasons with the Cowboys.
His 2021 season was the peak: first-team All-Pro honors, a league-high 11 interceptions, two pick-sixes and 21 pass breakups. He is still the only NFL player since 1981 to intercept at least 11 passes in a season.
The last few years, though, have been a grind. Diggs has appeared in just 22 games from 2023-25, with a torn ACL limiting him to two games in 2023. He also had season-ending knee surgery in December 2024 and another knee procedure in January 2025.
Last season, he did not log an interception or a pass breakup across nine combined games with Dallas and the Green Bay Packers. Dallas waived him in December, Green Bay claimed him, and the Packers let him go after their wild-card playoff loss.
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