Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs Out for Week 7 After Bizarre Home Incident
Even 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.
Football Footnotes: The Shocking Truth Behind the Steelers' Devastating Loss to the Bengals — Blame the Defense, But Don't Let the Offense Escape Unscathed
Clearly, the Steelers’ defense was the biggest culprit in the club’s 33-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday night. It allowed 470 yards, including a ghastly 142 on the ground against the NFL’s worst rushing attack.
Not to mention 258 yards on 22 receptions and two scores to Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase, two receivers the team had in mind when it revamped the entire secondary this offseason.
Gee, that worked out great on the first try, huh?
But, as the recently departed Ace Frehley once wrote for Kiss, there are “Two Sides of the Coin.”
Indeed, the Steelers’ offense did enough to win that game. But that side of the ball isn’t without fault for losing it.
In this week’s edition of “Friday Football Footnotes,” we look at the issues Arthur Smith’s unit ran into during Thursday’s Steelers’ defeat.
• In our “Airing of Grievances” this week, we ripped the Steelers defense for failing to create a turnover (and just two sacks) over the course of 72 Bengals snaps from scrimmage.
Meanwhile, the Steelers had two turnovers. Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdowns, but he also had a bad interception when he just chucked an overthrown deep ball to a covered DK Metcalf.
Then Metcalf — one of the most physical receivers in football — lost a reception when defensive back D.J. Turner wrangled the ball away from him.
Great play by Turner. But Metcalf has to secure that ball. It would have given the Steelers possession at the Cincinnati 44-yard line with 43 seconds left in the second quarter.
Instead, the Bengals turned the pick into a field goal of their own before halftime to make the score 17-10.
• That miscue aside, the Steelers didn’t get the ball to Metcalf enough. He only had three catches, five targets and 50 yards on the night. One reception accounted for 39 yards alone.
• The wide receivers, aside from Metcalf, were essentially non-existent again. Roman Wilson had a big third-down catch for 13 yards. It extended a touchdown drive. He also had a catch nullified by a Broderick Jones hold.
But aside from those moments, Wilson, Scotty Miller, Ben Skowronek and Ke’Shawn Williams combined for just two more catches for only 13 yards.
• A pair of first-half penalties on the offensive linemen were costly. Zach Frazier had a holding penalty that wiped out a Jaylen Warren touchdown, and Mason McCormick’s false start nullified a Tush Push first down on fourth-and-1.
Those moments happened on the same drive. The sequence ended in a Chris Boswell field goal.
And, please, stop complaining about that McCormick call. It was the right call. I know, I know. The Eagles never get flagged for doing that.
You’re right. You’re also looking at the wrong thing. Your point is valid. It’s also irrelevant.
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• This isn’t a big complaint. It’s more a point of discussion. Should they have run Warren more? I think so.
I get it. Rodgers wasn’t sacked. He threw four touchdowns. He averaged 7.3 yards per attempt. But Warren was motoring. He had 127 yards and averaged 7.9 yards per carry.
Maybe Rodgers gunning the ball down the field on the first play of the series after Cincy scored its first touchdown was a time to establish a drive with Warren instead of looking for a deep shot.
• Don’t blame Pat Freiermuth for failing to take a knee going into the end zone with just over two minutes left. I’ve received that complaint a few times.
That made the score 31-30. The Steelers needed a TD there. Not a field goal. It’s not the same thing as what Higgins did to ice the game by setting up a field goal on the next possession.
If you want to blame the Steelers for something in terms of fourth-quarter management, blame them for that putrid three-and-out down 30-24 that gave the Bengals the ball back on a punt with 5:26 left to go.
To reiterate, this loss is 90% on the defense. I’m just giving you the other 10% for when your buddy at the bar tries to tell you how good the Steelers offense is, and how it’s going to be no problem to sweep Green Bay, Indianapolis and the Los Angeles Chargers over the next three weeks.
