Safety Quandre Diggs Re-Signs With Seattle Seahawks

Let’s be real, the timing couldn’t be more perfect if it were scripted. The Seahawks’ safety position is looking more like a MAS*H unit than a secondary. Starter Julian Love is nursing a hamstring injury, and his replacement, Ty Okada, went down with an oblique issue. Coach Mike Macdonald needs a reliable, veteran presence who knows the building and can step in without missing a beat.

Enter Diggs. At 32, he’s not the same spring chicken who arrived from Detroit in 2019, but he’s a three-time Pro Bowler with more football IQ in his pinky finger than most players have in their entire body. After his release from Seattle, he did a brief stint with the Tennessee Titans, but that relationship fizzled out earlier this month. Now, he’s back in the “Emerald City,” likely for a veteran’s minimum salary and a locker full of memories. It’s a low-risk, high-reward move for a team desperately trying to stay in the NFC playoff hunt.

A Bittersweet Reunion

For the fans, the “12s,” this feels like a warm hug on a cold, rainy Seattle day. Diggs was a fan favorite, a key piece of the “Legion of Boom 2.0” era that never quite materialized but gave us plenty of thrills. He racked up 18 interceptions during his time here, a ball-hawking presence who played with a chip on his shoulder. Seeing him and Jamal Adams released in the same offseason felt like the official end of an era.

Now, with Diggs returning, it’s a chance for a proper farewell. Even if he only plays a handful of snaps, his return to the practice squad offers a chance to mentor the younger guys and maybe, just maybe, make one last game-changing play in front of the home crowd. It is not the glorious, ride-off-into-the-sunset contract he probably once envisioned, but it’s a reunion nonetheless. And in the cold, hard business of the NFL, a little bit of heartfelt nostalgia is something we can all get behind.