The Seattle Seahawks are not done at cornerback. And Trevon Diggs is the name that keeps popping up in league circles.
Multiple beat reporters have confirmed there is internal support inside the Seahawks building for pursuing Diggs, the Cowboys corner who is at a career crossroads. Diggs has battled a knee injury for most of the past two seasons. When healthy, he is a legitimate top-15 corner in the sport. When not, he cannot stay on the field.
He is 27. That is the important number.
Diggs put up seven interceptions in 2023. He tore his ACL. He came back too fast. He got hurt again. He played 11 games in 2024 and struggled to find the ball. He played six in 2025 and became a target teams could exploit. Dallas would love to move on if the right offer materialized.
Seattle just signed Terrion Arnold, who is on the commissioner’s exempt list. They lost a starting cornerback earlier in camp to a season-ending shoulder injury. Their No. 2 corner is a second-year player who has flashed. Their No. 3 is a career special teamer who is now being pushed into more coverage snaps.
Diggs would slide into a starting role immediately if healthy. Seattle believes their training staff can rehab him properly and get him back to the 2023 version. That may or may not be true. Rehabbing an aging star coming off multiple knee issues is not a guarantee. It is a bet.
The compensation is where the deal gets interesting. Diggs is under contract for two more years at real money. Any team trading for him is taking on that salary. The Cowboys would probably eat some of the money to get a deal done. The Seahawks would probably send a mid-round pick with an incentive clause that turns into a higher pick if Diggs plays 12 or more games.
Dallas has their own reasons to move him. Their cap is tight. Their secondary is younger and cheaper elsewhere. They can take the picks, get out of the salary, and re-invest in their pass rush.
The pieces are there. Both teams have reason to talk. What has been missing is a firm decision from the Cowboys’ side. Jerry Jones does not love trading players who are still known names. He has done it before, but never quickly and never without a fight over compensation.
Seattle should keep pushing. Their season depends on cleaning up the secondary. Sam Darnold and their offense will be productive enough to win nine or 10 games. Their defense needs a piece who can shut down a No. 1 receiver in the fourth quarter. Diggs at his best does exactly that.
The window is narrow. Once the season starts and Diggs plays a Cowboys game, the price goes up if he plays well and evaporates if he plays hurt. This trade has to happen in the next two weeks or not at all.
Bet on it happening. The Seahawks have the picks. The Cowboys have the motivation. And Diggs at 27 is not somebody who should end this decade as a Cowboy.
A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
