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12/30 14:00 CST Cowboys waive cornerback Trevon Diggs to end tumultuous finish
to his Dallas career
Cowboys waive cornerback Trevon Diggs to end tumultuous finish to his Dallas
career
By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Pro Football Writer
FRISCO, Texas (AP) --- The Cowboys waived cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday,
ending a tumultuous final season a game early in a Dallas career that never
lived up to the promise of a 2021 All-Pro performance that included 11
interceptions.
The move came five days before Dallas' season finale Sunday at the New York
Giants, with the Cowboys (7-8-1) already guaranteed to miss the playoffs for
the second year in a row. Diggs will be a free agent after clearing waivers.
The season began with Diggs playing in the opener, earlier than expected coming
off the recovery from his second major knee surgery in two years.
Diggs missed eight games after sustaining a concussion in an accident at home,
something Diggs waited two months to try to explain to reporters. He said he
was hit in the head by a mounting pole while trying to install a TV.
The team said Diggs' delayed return was more about issues with the
27-year-old's knees.
Asked during the absence what the team needed to see from Diggs to get him back
on the field, coach Brian Schottenheimer said the sixth-year player needed to
show consistency in many areas in practice and in meetings. Owner Jerry Jones
flatly said near the end of the absence that Diggs wasn't healthy enough to
play.
A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press the decision
on Diggs wasn't the result of a specific incident.
Diggs' departure was a culmination of factors, including performance and
off-field issues, and the move was best for Diggs and the Cowboys, the person
said on condition of anonymity because the team wasn't commenting specifically
on Diggs.
The Cowboys withheld a workout bonus in Diggs' contract after he spent last
offseason rehabbing his latest knee injury with his own medical personnel. He
was also benched by Schottenheimer early in the season for reasons the coach
never fully explained.
Just as it appeared the Cowboys might figure out a way to keep Diggs off the
field the rest of season, fellow starting cornerback DaRon Bland was sidelined
by a season-ending foot injury two weeks ago. Diggs played twice more, against
the Los Angeles Chargers and Washington.
Diggs was already a prime candidate to be released in the offseason in a
cost-cutting move, three years after he signed a $97 million extension.
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