Cowboys release All-Pro cornerback following multiple injury-plagued seasons: reports

The Dallas Cowboys reportedly released All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs connected Tuesday.

Diggs, 27, looked similar helium was going to beryllium a large portion of the Cowboys’ secondary for a agelong clip conscionable a mates of years ago. In 2021, Diggs led the league with 11 interceptions and was named first-team All-Pro.

The pursuing season, Diggs was named to the Pro Bowl for the 2nd consecutive play aft hauling successful 3 interceptions. Diggs signed a five-year, $97 cardinal declaration hold astatine the opening of grooming campy successful 2023. 

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Trevon Diggs (7) of the Dallas Cowboys successful enactment against the Washington Commanders during the archetypal fractional of an NFL crippled astatine Northwest Stadium successful Landover, Maryland, connected Dec. 25, 2025. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

However, Diggs has not been connected the tract astir arsenic overmuch aft signing the contract. In 2021 and 2022, helium played 16 and 17 games, respectively, whereas successful 2023 helium played conscionable 2 games arsenic helium tore his ACL successful a September practice. 

Diggs played 11 games successful 2024, but was incapable to recapture his signifier and was yet placed connected injured reserve to person different process done connected his surgically repaired knee.

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Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs (7) looks to screen New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (12) during the crippled betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints connected Sept. 15, 2024 astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

In 2025, Diggs played 8 games arsenic helium spent clip connected IR with a genu wounded — the aforesaid genu that had been surgically repaired — and with a concussion. The concussion stemmed from an mishap helium sustained astatine home.

In 8 games successful 2025, Diggs recorded 25 combined tackles with nary interceptions. In 66 vocation games, each with the Cowboys, the erstwhile Alabama cornerback has 20 interceptions, 63 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, and 240 combined tackles. 

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Diggs volition onshore connected waivers aft being released, and if a squad were to assertion him, they would beryllium $472,000 for his basal salary, positive an further $58,823 if helium were made active. There is nary guaranteed wealth successful his declaration beyond this season. 

The Cowboys, who are 7-8-1 and eliminated from playoff contention, volition beryllium without Diggs for their Week 18 matchup against the New York Giants (3-13) connected Sunday astatine 1 p.m. ET. 

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