The Trevon Diggs chatter around Washington had been loud for months, but it never really had any footing. With Trey Amos dealing with ongoing injury issues and the rumors starting up again, the idea of the Commanders making a move picked up steam one more time. It turns out that was just more empty noise.
According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Diggs is signing a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks after a successful workout. That gives the Alabama product a fresh shot with the defending Super Bowl champions, and it also shuts the door on the Washington speculation that never amounted to much.
The Commanders, in truth, were never seriously in on him. General manager Adam Peters had plenty of chances to bring Diggs back together with head coach Dan Quinn this offseason, but Washington kept going in other directions.
Amik Robertson was the first addition, arriving soon after the legal tampering window opened. When the team needed more depth, it turned to Rasul Douglas. And when Amos landed back on the shelf, Fabian Moreau was the one who got the call.
Not Diggs.
Even the arrival of four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs didn’t change that. It was never a real possibility, and while Quinn and Trevon Diggs have a close relationship, this is Daronte Jones’ defense now. If Jones didn’t see Trevon Diggs as a fit for the system he wants to run, the old Quinn connection wasn’t going to override that.
Washington is clearly giving its defensive coordinator the room to shape the unit his way, and there’s trust there even though he’s making his first NFL play-calling run.
There may have been some internal discussion about Diggs, but it didn’t go anywhere. The attraction was obvious enough - under Quinn with the Cowboys, he became an All-Pro-level player - but the last couple of years have brought injury trouble and poor performance, and that was a hard sell for the Commanders to ignore.
Seattle, though, is a different story. The Seahawks need cornerback help badly, and Diggs gets a chance to reboot in a place that could use him right away. He’ll have to get moving fast, but the fit looks like one that can give his career a real jolt.
Would he have preferred Washington, with Quinn and his brother in the building? Absolutely.
But the Commanders had already made their choice.
Now Diggs gets another crack at reminding the league who he is. If he finds his old form again, there could be plenty of teams left wishing they had jumped in. Washington might end up on that list too.
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