Longhorns Quandre Diggs and Andrew Beck Re-Sign With NFL Teams

Two former Texas Longhorn standouts re-signed with their respective NFL Teams on Monday afternoon

Matt Galatzan | Mar 14, 2022

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with free safety and former Texas Longhorn Quandre Diggs on a three-year extension worth $40 million. Diggs has taken over as the long-term replacement for Earl Thomas and will pair alongside Pro Bowl strong safety Jamal Adams.

Since being traded by the Detroit Lions, Diggs has become one of the more consistent free safeties in the sport. In Seattle, Diggs has recorded 13 interceptions, including five in each of the past two years. He suffered a season-ending leg injury in the final game of last season but is expected to be ready for Week 1.

Quandre Diggs

Quandre Diggs

Quandre Diggs

As the newest investment for the Seahawks, Diggs' deal comes just days after the team elected to trade Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos in a blockbuster deal.

Diggs, 29, last season recorded two picks against Rams' quarterback Matthew Stafford. In two games against Los Angeles, he recorded nine tackles and three pass breakups as well.

Diggs was not the only former Longhorn to re-sign on Monday, however, with tight end Andrew Beck also agreeing on a deal to return to the Broncos.

Quandre Diggs

Quandre Diggs

Quandre Diggs

Beck has a successful rookie season with nine catches to his name but has not recorded a touch over the last two seasons.

That said, Beck is a considerable presence on special teams for Denver and has played in 38 games over his first three NFL seasons.

Former Longhorn Calvin Anderson also re-signed with the Broncos on Monday, becoming the third Texas alum of the day to sign a new deal.

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Published Mar 14, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.