Trevon Diggs Opens Up on Injury-Riddled 2025 Season in 'Hard Knocks' Appearance, Lands on Seahawks Practice Squad

Former All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs, now with the Seattle Seahawks, made his first appearance on HBO's "Hard Knocks" on Tuesday, discussing his recovery from a difficult 2025 season with Seahawks general manager John Schneider. The segment came just days after Seattle signed Diggs to their practice squad, as reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz.

Diggs signed with the Seahawks last week and is getting settled into the team's defense. In the most recent episode of "Hard Knocks," which is documenting Seattle's training camp, Diggs was shown in a sit-down meeting with Schneider in which they discussed his recovery from last season's injuries.

A Difficult 2025 Season

Diggs had an awful 2025 season, with issues both on and off the field that eventually resulted in the Cowboys waiving him in December. He briefly signed with the Packers before being released and was a free agent until he joined up with the Seahawks.

During the "Hard Knocks" meeting, Schneider told Diggs, "We do have a style of play..." likely referring to the hard-nosed reputation of the Seattle defense, one which carried it to a championship last year. Diggs attested that he was still recovering from knee surgery, which, along with a concussion he suffered at his home, forced him to miss two months last season.

"Last year I wasn't powerful," Diggs told Schneider. "I wasn't feeling the power in my leg that I needed. I could go, I could go out [on the field]. But I wasn't really effective, wasn't feeling twitchy and powerful."

Diggs says this is the first fully healthy offseason he's had since 2022.

Off-Field Issues and a New Start

In fairness, Diggs' struggles in 2025 weren't all injury-based, not by a long shot. Cowboys coaches were frequently calling for more consistency from the former All-Pro corner, who had $500,000 deducted from his paycheck to start last season after the Cowboys deemed he didn't do enough of his contractually required rehab work with the team's training staff.

He was also reportedly a repeated offender of team rules and was the lone player on the roster not to fly back to Texas with the team after a Christmas Day game against the Commanders. He was waived by the Cowboys five days later.

A New Chapter in Seattle

The Seattle Seahawks are just over a week away from kicking off the defense of their Super Bowl championship, and on Sunday, they solidified the 53-man roster that they will open the season with. One guy who was surprisingly not a part of that group was former All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs. Seattle scooped up Diggs in free agency midway through training camp, but he didn't do enough to crack the 53-man roster. However, while Diggs was just released by the team, he has already found his way back to them after being signed to their practice squad.

A second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Diggs spent the first five-and-a-half seasons of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, and during his peak, he was one of the top cornerbacks in the league. Diggs seemed to enjoy a breakout campaign in 2021, as he racked up a league-leading 11 interceptions, which helped him earn Pro Bowl and All-Pro First Team honors.

Diggs was a Pro Bowler again in 2022, but injuries have largely deterred his career since then. Over the past three seasons, Diggs has played in just 22 total games, and even when he's been on the field, he has come nowhere close to replicating his play from the 2021 and 2022 campaigns. Dallas moved on from him midway through last season, and after a brief stint with the Green Bay Packers, Diggs spent most of his offseason looking for a new home.

The Seahawks took a flier on Diggs, and he recorded an interception in his lone preseason contest with the team. With Terrion Arnold also being brought to town during training camp, Seattle simply didn't have space for Diggs on its roster right now. However, that could change down the line, which is why the front office opted to sign Diggs to its practice squad after he cleared waivers in the wake of his release.