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Diggs 'blindsided' by trade from Lions to Seahawks

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Quandre Diggs was trying to get some rest on his off day. The incessant buzz of his phone wouldn't give him a chance to rest.

On the other end was his agent, letting him know he was headed to catch a plane for a new destination. He was no longer the defensive captain for the Detroit Lions. Diggs' new home was in Seattle after being traded to the Seahawks.

"I was blindsided by it," Diggs said Wednesday. "I was taking a nap, me and my daughter was taking a nap, and I just kept getting phone calls.