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Quandre Diggs Named One of 15 Most Important Seahawks Heading Into 2021 Season
Ever since his arrival from Detroit midway through the 2019 season, free safety Quandre Diggs has provided an imposing presence in the Seahawks' defensive backfield.
He kicked off his Seahawks stint with an interception of a Jimmy Garoppolo pass in an overtime win over the 49ers in his first game with the team, and hasn't looked back since. Diggs recorded five more interceptions during a strong 2020 campaign on the way to earning his first career Pro Bowl nod, where he and Jamal Adams became the first pair of Seahawks safeties to make the Pro Bowl together since Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas in 2015.
Now heading into his second full season with the Seahawks — new jersey number and all — Diggs will look to build on the strong foundation he's built in Seattle. On Thursday, Jake Heaps and Stacy Rost of 710 ESPN's "Jake & Stacy" put Diggs at number 10 in their countdown of the 15 most important Seahawks heading into the 2021 season.
"He's the quarterback of the secondary," Heaps said. "When you talk about Quandre Diggs, he's the guy that gets everything set back there. And when you're looking at that particular area of the team and of that defense to get better, you need Quandre Diggs. You need your established, veteran player, a Pro Bowl-level player, to be able to lead the charge and to get everybody set."
Beside his ability to help organize the defense, Heaps cited Diggs' penchant for getting his hands on the ball as another reason he serves as a vital piece to the unit.
"He's got a tremendous playmaking ability," Heaps said. "One thing that people are overlooking is the fact that Quandre Diggs has been able to get his hands on the ball … He's been right place, right time, but he's also anticipated a lot of those interceptions. And with Diggs, having that playmaker on the back end is huge."
Click here to listen to the full podcast episode, complete with the classic voice of Steve Raible calling a couple of Diggs' interceptions from a season ago.
A look back at some of the best photos of Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs from the 2020 season.
Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs intercepted a fourth quarter pass in the end zone and celebrates with teammate Marquise Blair.
Seattle Seahawks free safety Quandre Diggs (37) celebrates catching an interception during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Cooper Neill/NFL)
Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs intercepts a pass thrown by Rams quarterback Jared Goff in the second quarter.
Seattle Seahawks strong safety Quandre Diggs (37) looks on during an NFL Super Wild Card Weekend playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, January 9, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Alika Jenner/NFL)
Social Post Of The Day
Making plays since 2008 — Russell Wilson tweeted this clip of his first career college touchdown pass as a true freshman at NC State.
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