At this time last year, Quandre Diggs was being congratulated for his first NFL contract extension, earning himself a cool $20.4 million over next three years. He called the moment a “blessing” coming into the league as a sixth-round pick and working his way to that point.
Almost exactly a year later, Diggs was standing in the same spot in the locker room taking in his latest accomplishment in the league: Being named captain of the Detroit Lions.
“It’s a blessing, man,” Diggs repeated. “Like I’ve said, I’m a small-town kid from Angleton, Texas, so for me, to be a captain of an NFL team, it’s something that you always think about.