NFL World Reacts to Cowboys Releasing Former All-Pro CB Trevon Diggs

The Cowboys released former All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday. The 27-year-old’s play had fallen off over the past three seasons, with injuries playing a big part in that decline. Moving on from Diggs was expected, but the timing is surprising.

Dallas selected Diggs out of Alabama with the 51st pick in the 2020 NFL draft. He led the NFL with 11 interceptions in 2021 and earned first-team All-Pro honors. He was also a Pro Bowler in 2022, which led the Cowboys to hand him a five-year, $97 million contract extension in July 2023. Now he’s no longer on the team.

Despite an incredible start to his career, Diggs had become almost unplayable this season. That said, most people expected the Cowboys to cut him loose this offseason, not during the last week of the 2025 campaign.

Diggs was released the same day his brother, Stefon, was facing charges of strangulation and assault.

Fans and experts reacted to the move on social media:

My understanding is Diggs’ release was not a result of a specific incident. It was the culmination of multiple factors spread over time, including both performance and other elements. The team felt it was best for both Trevon and the Cowboys to move on at this point. https://t.co/LQDNdnTyNy
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 30, 2025

TREVON DIGGS OFF MY TEAM https://t.co/i6GRAyMQEw pic.twitter.com/uZN1C3g1M7
— DivaD4k (@D4DDYD4K) December 30, 2025

When Jerry Jones said they were going to make changes pronto, he meant it.
But Stevie wonder could see that Trevon Diggs was done in Dallas
The Cowboys decided to suspend the theatrics
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) December 30, 2025

Trevon Diggs had an interesting season

• Target Rate: 8.8% (2nd best /109 CBs)
• CROE: 20.0% (3rd worst /109 CBs) https://t.co/2Q4BC6JbxO pic.twitter.com/wtSRD5asTS
— Doug Analytics (@Doug_Analytics) December 30, 2025

the same way i felt in August when i said the following on-air:

"if this Micah thing goes left, the relationship with Trevon will, too."

and here we are. https://t.co/Q9HcWGnbxK
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) December 30, 2025

Jerry Jones reading the news later and realizing the headline said “Stefon” not “Trevon” https://t.co/cRkmvh1uih pic.twitter.com/amMjQNGJTO
— Josh 🏈 (@ThatPatsStan) December 30, 2025

I was shocked when Trevon Diggs played a few weeks ago, coming off the injury.

I think the Cowboys are happy to move on here.
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) December 30, 2025

Just how bad has Trevon Diggs been this season?

- 17 receptions on 20 targets
- 4 TDs allowed
- 158.3 passer rating allowed
- Zero PBU's
- +27.2 target EPA

It's the highest passer rating allowed among 616 CBs with at least 20 targets in a season since 2020, per @NextGenStats
— Brenden Deeg (@BrendenDeeg_) December 30, 2025

Per @PFF, opponent QBs have a perfect 158.3 passer rating when throwing at Trevon Diggs this season, completing 16 of 20 passes for 286 yards and 3 TDs. Diggs also dead last among CBs in yards-per-catch against (17.9).

Guy is also never healthy. Good luck with him. https://t.co/4FzMzQxEF4
— Nick Mensio (@NickMensio) December 30, 2025

Trevon Diggs career stats and injury history

Diggs was one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks in 2021 and ’22, but has struggled to stay on the field due to numerous injuries since. They have completely derailed what was a promising start to his NFL career.

In his first three seasons, Diggs played in 45 games and racked up 169 tackles and 17 interceptions, with two returned for touchdowns. He broke up 49 passes during that time as well. Then disaster struck.

Shortly after inking a massive contract extension that included $42.3 million in guaranteed money, Diggs tore the ACL in his left knee on September 21, 2023. He missed the rest of the season. He returned in 2024 and only played in 11 games, missing the final four after undergoing another surgery on his left knee. When he was on the field that season, Diggs wasn’t the same player. Pro Football Focus gave him an overall grade of 56.6, which ranked 90th out of 117 qualifying cornerbacks.

Diggs was only on the field for seven games during the 2025 season after suffering a concussion. He was placed on injured reserve on October 25 and was not activated until December 20. Just 10 days later, he was released by the team.

During the 2025 campaign, Diggs received an overall grade of 56.1 from PFF, which ranks 79th out of the 113 cornerbacks who qualify.

Despite only being 27 years old, Diggs has been in a steep decline for several years. We’ll see if another team takes a chance on him.