Seahawks release Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs, Will Dissly،
The Seattle Seahawks released safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs as well as tight end Will Dissly on Tuesday, the team announced.
Adams, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was set to make $16.5 million non-guaranteed in 2024 and count $26.9 million against the salary cap — untenable amounts for a player who couldn't stay on the roster. field or get to the quarterback since his stellar debut in Seattle in 2020.
Releasing Adams erases the $16.5 million from the Seahawks' books as well as the $17.5 million (also non-guaranteed) he was scheduled to make in 2025, the final year of his contract.
The Seahawks will save $7.3 million against the 2024 cap by releasing Adams while taking in $19.6 million in dead money.
Diggs' release frees up $11 million in cap space, while Dissly's release will free up $6.97 million, according to Spotrac.com.
Between three straight injury-shortened seasons, no sacks in that span, and the hefty price tag, it seemed like Adams' days in Seattle were numbered.
The Seahawks parted ways with two first-round picks to acquire Adams from the New York Jets in 2020 – one of the biggest moves of the John Schneider/Pete Carroll era – and then made him the highest-paid safety from the NFL a year later with a four-year, $70 million extension.
Adams made his third straight Pro Bowl in his first season with the Seahawks while setting a record for defensive backs with 9.5 sacks, but Adams has not recorded a single sack since then.
Diggs was acquired in a 2019 trade with the Detroit Lions. He was selected to three consecutive Pro Bowls (2020-22) with the Seahawks and threw 18 interceptions during his time with the team.
He made a career-high 95 tackles last season and had 324 in 72 games with the Seahawks.
Dissly, Seattle's fourth-round pick in 2018, had 127 catches for 1,421 yards and 13 touchdowns in six seasons with the team.
After missing just two games in his first three seasons with the Jets, Adams was unable to stay healthy in Seattle. He missed four games in 2020 due to a groin strain and required surgeries the following offseason to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder as well as two broken fingers on his left hand.
This was the start of a series of injuries that Adams was unable to shake off. He missed the final five games of 2021 after tearing his labrum, requiring a second shoulder surgery the following offseason. He underwent another procedure to re-fuse the two fingers he had dislocated.
In the first half of the 2022 opener, Adams tore the quadriceps tendon above his left knee, a devastating injury that sidelined him for the first three games of 2023 and l He slowed down all season until the Seahawks shut him down in December. Upon returning from his quad injury, Adams said he was in such a dark place that he briefly considered retirement.
Adams' first game back from that injury in Week 4 last season was cut short by a concussion in the first quarter, leading to a safety blast against the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant (UNC) who had examined it on the sidelines. Adams apologized for the incident and was not fined, although the NFL fined him $50,000 after another altercation with a UNC man two weeks later.
Adams' 2023 season was further marred by controversy when he disparaged an NFL reporter's wife on X in December. After Adams allowed the touchdown in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the reporter — who previously covered Adams during his Jets days — posted a clip of the play with the caption “Yikes.” Adams then found a photo of the reporter and his wife, posted it, and included the same caption, “Yikes.”
That response drew a mild rebuke from Carroll and no apology from Adams, who doubled down on his reasoning behind the post. On the field last season, Adams played in nine games, recording seven tackles for loss and two QB hits.
In four years in Seattle, Adams missed 33 of a possible 67 regular season games. He recorded 9.5 sacks (all in 2020), 19 quarterback hits, 22 tackles for loss, 11 passes defended and 2 interceptions.
