Diggs (6-4, 240) is an 12-year linebacker in his first season with the Chargers.
TRANSACTION HISTORY: Fourth-round pick (98) by Green Bay, April 16, 2000...signed with Packers, June 20...re-signed, Aug. 19, 2003...signed with Carolina, April 20, 2006...re-signed with Panthers, March 2, 2007...re-signed with Carolina, Dec. 28 and Feb. 26, 2009...signed with St. Louis, April 7, 2010...released Aug. 29, 2011...signed one-year contract with Chargers, Sept. 3.
2011: Contributed to a three-and-out with a four-yard tackle for loss on first down in the third quarter Week 8 against Kansas City.
2010: Played 150th-career game Oct. 3 vs. Seattle...season-high seven tackles Dec. 5 at Arizona before leaving with shoulder injury...placed on “Reserve-Injured” Dec. 7.
2009: Team-high nine tackles Jan. 3 vs. New Orleans.
2008: Sacked Philip Rivers for six-yard loss Sept. 7 at San Diego...interception off Detroit quarterback Daunte Culpepper Nov. 16...first pick since 2003...started and totaled five stops in Divsional Playoffs vs. Arizona.
2007: Sack in 100th career start at Tampa Bay Dec. 30...left game in second half with ankle injury.
2006: Inactive Sept. 10 vs. Atlanta...season-high seven tackles Oct. 1 vs. New Orleans and Dec. 10 vs. NY Giants.
2005: Inactive Weeks 1-2 with sprained left MCL...suffered sprained right MCL Oct. 3 at Carolina and missed next four games and Dec. 4 vs. Chicago...recorded 500th career tackle Sept. 25 vs. Tampa Bay...Dec. 11 vs. Detroit, stopped quarterback Jeff Garcia for no gain on 4th-and-goal play from one.
2004: Second on team with 116 tackles...third-straight 100+ tackle season...team and career-high 19 tackles Oct. 3 vs. NY Giants...blocked 42-yard field goal attempt Oct. 11 vs. Tennessee...suffered kidney bruise Oct. 5 at Philadelphia and inactive Dec. 12 vs. Detroit and Dec. 19 vs. Jacksonville, ending streak of 62 consecutive starts.
2003: Career-high 123 tackles...forced fumble vs. Emmitt Smith Sept. 21 at Arizona...career-high two interceptions in Monday Night Football game Sept. 29 at Chicago...season-high 13 tackles Nov. 10 vs. Philadelphia...sack in Jan. 11 NFC Divisional Playoffs at Philadelphia.
2002: Second on team with 111 stops...season-high 10 tackles Nov. 24 at Tampa Bay...also first-career interception and 29-yard return to set up score vs. Buccaneers...33 interception return yards after taking lateral following pick...AFC Defensive Player of Month (December) keyed by Dec. 22 effort at Buffalo to include season-high tying 10 tackles, forced fumble and interception.
2001: First-career sack Nov. 18 vs. Atlanta...season and team-high 12 stops and sack Dec. 23 vs. Cleveland...sack of Kurt Warner in Dec. 20 Divisional Playoffs at St. Louis.
2000: All-Rookie by Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America...first-career start in Sept. 3 season-opener vs. NY Jets and tallied season-high six stops...left ankle sprain Nov. 12 vs. Tampa Bay and inactive next three games...fumble recovery and 52-yard return Dec. 10 vs. Detroit.
COLLEGE: First-team All-America by Football News and third-team by Associated Press as junior...also second-team All-Big Ten...first-team All-Big Ten in first season at linebacker as sophomore...led team in tackles as sophomore and junior...finished career with 202 tackles, 18 sacks, 39 tackles for loss, one interception, four forced fumbles and fumble return for touchdown...entered NFL Draft following junior season...redshirted in 1996...played at Ohio State from 1996-99...aviation major.
PERSONAL: Born in Phoenix...Super Prep All-America, all-state and all-league at Dorsey High in Los Angeles...led team to 4-A state title as senior...lettered one season in baseball... raised by sister, Roslyn, from age of 13 after mother, Anna Faye, passed away in 1992
