Source: Seahawks adjust safety Diggs’ contract

RENTON, Wash. — Much like they did with left tackle Duane Brown earlier this week, the Seattle Seahawks have tweaked free safety Quandre Diggs‘ contract as a compromise in the absence of a new deal.

Diggs had been seeking an extension as he enters the final year of his current contract, which was scheduled to pay him $5.95 million in base salary with another $100,000 available in per-game roster bonuses. A source told ESPN’s Field Yates that the team converted the $100,000 into base salary and converted $5.05 million of base salary into a signing bonus while adding a void year in 2022 for cap purposes.

As was the case with Brown, the adjustment doesn’t add any new money to Diggs’ deal. But it pays the bulk of his 2021 compensation up front and essentially guarantees $100,000 that he would have had to stay healthy in order to earn.

The adjustment also lowers Diggs’ 2021 cap number by deferring some of his cap charges into 2022. He’s still scheduled to become a free agent after this season.

Diggs, 28, made his first Pro Bowl last season after setting a career high with five interceptions. He returned to practice Monday after sitting out for two weeks while he finalized an undisclosed personal financial matter that was reportedly an insurance policy.