Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll took to the podium on Wednesday at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis where he was able to provide a number of player injury updates ahead of the start of free agency.
Carroll believes safety Quandre Diggs will be ready to go by the start of training camp. Diggs suffered a dislocated ankle and a broken fibula in the Seahawks’ Week 18 win over the Cardinals to end his season
“I don’t think there is any doubt,” Carroll told reporters of Diggs’ ability to recover in time. “That’s all he’s thinking about. He’ll be back before then I would think. We really want to get him back.”
Diggs, who is set to become one of the team’s top unrestricted free agents if Seattle isn’t able to re-sign him, promptly popped on Twitter to correct the timeline for his return.
“Folks seen my injury and assumed my injury timeline 9-12 months like ACL’s or Achilles..” Diggs tweeted. “my recovery 4-5 months so that means I got 2-3 months left! Training camp start in August do the math!
Folks seen my injury and assumed my injury timeline 9-12 months like ACL’s or Achilles.. my recovery 4-5 months so that means I got 2-3 months left! Training camp start in August do the math! https://t.co/adnY3G2YZl
— Nino (@qdiggs6) March 2, 2022
ESPN’s Adam Schefter then tweeted a medical update per sources on Thursday to confirm the early summer timeline. Diggs is expected to be medically cleared from his ankle injury in June.
Seahawks’ free-agent-to-be safety Quandre Diggs is expected to be fully cleared from his ankle injury for all football activities in June, per sources. Diggs broke his ankle in week 17 of the NFL season but his doctors say he is recovering well.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 3, 2022
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