Ven in the wild world of the NFL, sometimes things happen that are still hard to wrap our heads around— things like what will sideline Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs for a critical Week 7 home game against the Washington Commanders.
“Trevon Diggs had an incident at his home last night that has landed him in the concussion protocol and will miss Sunday’s game against Washington,” ESPN’s Todd Archer wrote on X on Friday, October 17.
In health terms, Diggs seemed to be cruising along this season — he’s played in all 6 games for the 2-3-1 Cowboys. That’s notable only because Diggs’ career over the last 3 years has been defined by injuries as he’s missed 32 regular season games since 2022 with a variety of injuries.
“Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Trevon Diggs had an accident at his home last night,” The Athletic’s Jon Machota wrote on his official X account. “He has a concussion. He won’t play Sunday.”
Diggs’ Struggles This Season Well Documented
The Cowboys, somehow, are paying approximately $187 million for their 2 starting cornerbacks and getting little to no production out of them.
Diggs is playing on a 5-year, $97 million contract he signed before the 2023 season. Fellow cornerback Daron Bland signed a 4-year, $90 million contract before the 2025 season.
“Cornerbacks Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland — both signed to $90M contract extensions, have led the NFL in interceptions in their careers,” former ESPN reporter Ed Werder wrote on his official X account on October 16. “This season, they have no interceptions and no passes defensed. They have not touched the football in six games — Diggs INT vs GB negated by penalty.”
According to Pro Football Focus, Diggs has a 58.7 overall grade through 6 games, which ranks him 94th out of 171 eligible cornerbacks.
Shock, Surprise at Diggs Getting Hurt at Home
Injuries in the NFL are a given — injuries that occur on the practice field or at games.
“That news about Trevon Diggs is crazy,” X user Ash Ambitious wrote on October 17. “What was he doing at his house to get a concussion?”
“Breaking: Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs is in the concussion protocol and will miss Sunday’s game after an ‘accident at his home’ last night, per Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer,” Cowboys reporter Joseph Hoyt wrote on X. “Schottenheimer said they’re gathering info. He added that Diggs seems to be doing OK.”
Diggs Called NFL’s ‘Most Overrated Player’
Few players in the NFL have been punching bags for the internet and NFL media like Diggs has been in recent years.
In total, Bland and Diggs have only played 4 games together over the last 2 seasons.
“The Dallas Cowboys defense is absolutely awful,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said on First Take on September 21. “You know it, I know it, anybody with 2 eyes can see it.”
“Trevon Diggs is on the Mount Rushmore of most overrated players in the NFL,” Philadelphia Eagles blog The Birds Blitz wrote on its official X account on September 21.
It’s hard to recall at this point Diggs was considered one of the NFL’s best defensive players in the not-so-distant past. He led the NFL in interceptions in 2021, when he earned NFL All-Pro honors, and was selected to the Pro Bowl in consecutive seasons in 2021 and 2022.
