It’s been a bad season for Trevon Diggs in Dallas. The former All-Pro cornerback has been unavailable for much of the season and struggled when on the field. In the six games Diggs appeared in ahead of Sunday’s contest against the Chargers, his overall PFF grade ranks him 68th out of 111 qualifying cornerbacks. His statistics don’t do anything to push back against the perception he hasn’t played well, either; Diggs has 18 combined tackles and zero interceptions on the year.
His availability has been a big talking point among Cowboys fans in tandem with his large contract (worth $97 million over five years) and Dallas’s porous defense this season that has sunk the team’s hopes of competing for a title. Which meant there were a lot of questions about the concussion Diggs suffered in the middle of October that played a role in him landing on the IR. It didn’t happen during a game but neither Diggs nor the organization were forthcoming about how it happened, only that the lingering symptoms required a lengthy stay on the sideline while he also battled a knee injury.
