The Seattle Seahawks got some good news on Monday morning, with coach Pete Carroll indicating on 710 ESPN’s Pete Carroll show that free safety Quandre Diggs (ankle) is expected to play on Sunday against the Eagles in Philadelphia, at least according to the team’s training staff.
“They’re telling me now today that he’s going to be ready to go this week,” Carroll said. “I’m being told by the trainers already that they think he can go. So we’ll see. He still has to make it through the week.”
Diggs missed the final two regular season games with a high-ankle sprain, but early reports indicate he will be able to suit up in the team’s wild card battle with the NFC East champion Eagles.
Diggs has been an absolutely critical part of this team’s success on the defensive side of the ball. In just five games, he recorded three interceptions, one touchdown, one forced fumble and 21 combined tackles.
His rangey, hard-hitting style of play perfectly encapsulates what coach Carroll looks for in his free safeties, and his absence has been felt the past two weeks.
Diggs’ return would help mitigate the likely loss of linebacker Mychal Kendricks, who the team fears may have torn his ACL on Sunday against San Francisco.
Diggs will first have to make it through a week of practice, but it looks like the five-year veteran will make his return to the team, and will appear in his first career playoff game, on Sunday.
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