The Tennessee Titans are signing veteran safety Quandre Diggs to a one-year contract. Multiple reports confirmed the deal on Sunday evening. Diggs will reunite with Jamal Adams in what's now a completed secondary in Tennessee.
Diggs' contract with the Titans comes with a base salary of $3 million, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport. Titans general manager Ran Carthon included another $1 million in reachable incentives based on play-time, and another $1 million in performance-based incentives. That means Diggs' deal has a maximum value of $5 million.
The #Titans are giving veteran safety Quandre Diggs a 1-year deal worth $3M base with $1M more in reachable incentives based on play-time and $1M more in performance-based incentives.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 4, 2024
Max value: $5M.
Diggs was released from his contract by the Seattle Seahawks earlier this summer. The agreement with the Titans reunites Diggs with Adams in Nashville. The pair of safeties played the previous four seasons (2020-23) together in Seattle, covering Adams' entire tenure with the NFC West team.
Pro Football Focus credited Diggs with playing a sizable 680 snaps in coverage last season. The former Texas Longhorn was allowed 20 receptions on 28 targets for just 247 yards and one touchdown. Those are fairly stingy numbers considering Diggs played more than 1,000 defensive snaps as Seattle's free safety.
Diggs accumulated a career-high 95 tackles throughout 2023. After totaling 17 interceptions from 2019 to 2022 (three-or-more INTs every season), that number regressed to one takeaway in 2023. Interceptions are difficult to predict, so that regression could be unfortunate luck, or a warning sign of Diggs' advancing age and declining skill set.
Adams hasn't been a physical participant in Titans training camp practice in about a week. Head coach Brian Callahan offered a "rest" designation. Adams has suffered significant injuries in three straight seasons. He was the victim of a torn labrum in 2021 that ended his campaign prematurely. In 2022, the versatile defensive back suffered a season-ending quad injury in Week 1. Concussion and knee strain injuries limited his 2023 campaign to nine games.
Diggs offers much-needed depth and insurance.
With Diggs now in the fold, Adams can play more of a rotational role that has been designed for him. Look for Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson to use Adams in a variety of roles, ranging from a big nickel, blitzing safety, and dime linebacker. Diggs should be the more consistent running mate for Amani Hooker at safety.
Diggs represents the fourth well-known investment the Titans have made in their secondary this offseason after adding Adams, L'Jarius Sneed, and Chido Awuzie earlier this summer. Coach Wilson will have an abundance of veteran playmakers roaming his secondary.
Diggs is a quality addition.