The Seattle Seahawks saved more than $17 million against the 2024 salary cap by releasing veteran safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs earlier this offseason. General manager John Schneider officially ushered in a new era in the defensive backfield by moving on from those two mainstays. It turned out that Adams and Diggs will continue playing together this season, because both of them signed with the Tennessee Titans in free agency.
The Titans play the Chicago Bears in their Week 1 matchup on Sunday. Like every other team in the league, the Titans released an updated depth chart ahead of Sunday’s debut contest. Diggs is listed as a starting safety, whereas Adams must settle for a reserve rotational role.
.@Titans unofficial depth chart for Week 1 vs @ChicagoBears. pic.twitter.com/OujkKnRzXE
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) September 2, 2024
Diggs is scheduled to start opposite Amani Hooker. Perhaps playing Adams in a backup, sub-package role will keep him healthier than he managed to stay in Seattle throughout his final seasons with the Seahawks. Adams chose the Titans in free agency partially due to his familiarity with their defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, who coached him with the New York Jets prior to the blockbuster trade that sent him to Seattle.
New Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald had a different vision for his defense, nor could Schneider realistically afford Adams’ and Diggs’ bloated cap charges this year. Seattle will move forward with Julian Love and Rayshawn Jenkins as their new starting safeties. Macdonald will debut his defense against the Denver Broncos in Sunday’s Week 1 game.
