Cowboys Star Trevon Diggs Shares Honest Message on if He’ll Play Week 1

Micah Parsons’ ongoing contract dispute might be the biggest story in Dallas, but it’s not the only questions surrounding one of the Cowboys‘ biggest stars. CB Trevon Diggs has been working his way back from offseason knee surgery, culminating in being activated off of the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list on Sunday.

Now, with his first practice back with the team in the books, Diggs spoke to the media on Monday on how he’s feeling. “I think I need a couple more practices just to see where I’m at, just going full speed and things,” Diggs said in reply to a question on if he’d be ready for the Cowboys’ season opener at the division-rival Eagles on September 4th. “I feel really really good, so as far as the repetition and just getting back familiar with the game — I don’t know yet.”

“But the more that I practice, we got a break. I’m gonna stay here and continue to work and try and make it for the first game.”

Trevon Diggs’ Availability Critically Important for the Dallas Cowboys

Sarah Stier/GettyEAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 26: Trevon Diggs #7 of the Dallas Cowboys in action during the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 26, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Without Diggs in the lineup, the Cowboys’ depth chart is dangerous thin at outside cornerback. DaRon Bland is a stud who can create turnovers almost as frequently as Diggs, and he’s locked in for the start of the season. Kaiir Elam, a trade acquisition from the Bills this offseason, has put together a good camp. Kemon Hall and Zion Childress man the slot.

But third-round rookie Shavon Revel tore his ACL back in September when he was at East Carolina, and he’ll likely start the season on the PUP list. Until he’s activated, the Cowboys really only have Diggs, Bland, and Elam on the outside. Even Elam put up some bad film while in Buffalo, enough that the Bills were ready to move on from the former first-rounder.

Suffice to say, without Diggs, the Cowboys could be in trouble. But that’s all the more reason not to rush him back. If he’s not 100-percent healthy and re-injures himself as a result, the effect would be far more catastrophic than if he missed the first game or two of the season. Diggs may push himself to be ready sooner, but Dallas would be wise to temper that enthusiasm if need be.

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“Real comfortable, I like it a lot,” Diggs said when asked how he was feeling in Eberflus’ scheme. “[Eberflus is] putting me in a lot of positions to make plays — it’s a really good system, and I like it a lot.”

“The conditioning, mainly,” Diggs responded when asked what the biggest challenge he faces in getting his body ready for a game is. “It’s different — working out with just yourself, and then having to cover someone, chase someone, run after the ball. I feel like that’s the main thing. So in practice I’m making sure I’m always running to the ball, always running, doing extra gasses, doing everything I can do be physically conditioned for the game itself.”