Seahawks Release Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs & Will Dissly

The Seattle Seahawks released key safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, as well as tight end Will Dissly on Tuesday, the team announced.

The Seahawks posted three consecutive “thank you: posts on X to “Uncle Will,” “Prez” and “Nino” (Dissly, Adams and Diggs) on Tuesday following the official announcement.

The most significant financial adjustments for the Seahawks come through Adams. Releasing him will open up $34 million in cap space, as $16.5 million is wiped off for this year, and $17.5 million, which was non-guaranteed, will be removed from what he would have made in 2025, the final year of his contract.

The Seahawks have also noted that they will not use a post-June 1 designation with Adams’ release, meaning they will save $6.1 million against the 2024 cap while taking the hit of his $20.83 million in dead money instantly.

Releasing Diggs will free up $11 million in cap space and absorb $10.26 million in dead money, while Dissly’s release clears up $7 million and adds $3.1 million more in dead money.

Despite these financial implications, Adams’ release was to be expected after three straight seasons shortened by injuries with zero sacks and a cumbersome price tag.

Adams’ four-year, $70 million extension made him the highest-paid safety in the NFL in 2021, and his debut season with the Seahawks went swimmingly achieving his third straight Pro Bowl and setting a record for defensive backs with 9.5 sacks.

Although, he hasn’t recorded a sack since then.

Diggs’ release, on the other hand, caught more Seahawks fans by surprise.

Diggs was acquired by the Seahawks in a trade with the Detroit Lions in 2019 and selected to three straight Pro Bowls with the Seahawks achieving 18 interceptions with the team. Last season, he posted a career-high 95 tackles. He was set to count for $21.3 million against the salary cap in the final year of his contract.

Dissly, Seattle’s fourth-round draft pick in 2018, accumulated 127 catches for 1,421 yards and 13 touchdowns in six seasons with the Seahawks. Like Adams, his release was foreseen since he was set to count for a $10.1 million lump sum of the salary cap in his final year of the deal having only caught 17 passes last season.

In addition to the recent release of legendary head coach Pete Carroll, the departure of these three players will give the Seahawks a new look for the 2024-25 season.