It has been more than a month-and-a-half now since the Dallas Cowboys have seen star cornerback Trevon Diggs on the field. Diggs, remember, appeared to be fine before suffering a mysterious mid-week concussion at his home before the Cowboys were slated to play the Commanders. Soon after the concussion, it was revealed that Diggs was also struggling to get himself fully healthy after having had offseason knee surgery.
In Diggs’ case, though, the opposite knee was the one that has been troublesome.
The Cowboys put Diggs on the injured reserve, hoping to give him time to recover from the knee and the concussion simultaneously. The Cowboys have not had much to say about Diggs since, other than he is running and getting up to speed, but that he has not had his practice window yet opened.
âHeâs doing better,â coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday. âOne of the issues this week is that itâs a short week. Again, weâll see what everybody does, but short weeks are a little harder. Heâs doing everything best, and has a really good look on his face.â
Trevon Diggs Will ‘Be on the Field’
Now, though, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is saying that the team is ready to get Diggs back into action. The Cowboys played Thursday of course, beating the Chiefs on Thanksgiving, and have another Thursday game coming up, against the Lions. Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas that Diggs will be back.
âHeâll be on the field,â Jones said. âCould have been on the field, wanted to be on the field (on Thursday), but heâll be on the field at Detroit, in my view.â
There could be setbacks with Diggs, of course, and some obstacle or other could present itself. But for a team in need of depth at cornerback, Jones is expecting Diggs back.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (Getty)
Cowboys Need Help at Cornerbacks
The hope is that the Cowboys can get Diggs back to some semblance of his usual self, which has been difficult in recent years because of repeated knee and other injuries. Diggs has played just 19 games in his past three seasons.
Diggs also complained loudly this season about the new defense of coordinator Matt Eberflus, and the lack of man coverage in the scheme. But, fact was, Diggs was struggling to maintain his standard (he was a Pro Bowler in his second and third seasons) whether in man or zone, and rated a Pro Football Focus grade of 58.7, which is just 66th among corners in the NFL.
The Cowboys have vastly improved their defense since the last time Diggs played, but the corners could still use help. Dallas cut ties with Kaiir Elam earlier in the month, and have young corners Caelan Carson and Shavon Revel now in the rotation. A veteran like Diggs, provided he is healthy, has the potential to be a big addition.
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