Micah Parsons Criticizes Cowboys' Handling of Trevon Diggs Injury: 'They Screwed Him Over'
When it comes to his close friend Trevon Diggs, Micah Parsons does not mess around.
Speaking to Yahoo Sports after the Packers beat the Steelers on Sunday night, Parsons very candidly rebuffed how the Cowboys have handled the health of the cornerback, who was moved to injured reserve ahead of Week 8 after suffering a concussion in an unspecified at-home incident.
For starters, Parsons purportedly took issue with the team allowing Diggs to play at the start of the season. Specifically, he was asked what he would tell Cowboys fans who have questions about the DB's status.
“Honestly, I feel like they f----- my dog over, you know what I mean?” Parsons said, per Yahoo Sports. “He’s coming off a catastrophic knee injury and I just didn't think they did right by him. He didn't participate all camp and he's going out there playing Week 1 and 2. I just don't think you do that to a player like that.
“And the type of knee injury he had, they forced him out there. He has no reps really. He’s telling me he was in warm-up phase during Week 1. Even with the ramp-up, I just feel like you just don't do that.”
Diggs underwent knee surgery in January and rehabbed over the offseason. He was activated off the PUP list at the end of August after passing a physical.
“Physically, I don’t have any limitations," he said at the time, per
But the situation has complicated since then. Per Yahoo Sports's Jori Epstein, Diggs popped up on injury reports from Week 3 to Week 6—whether with an illness or a knee issue —then missed the team's Week 7 game with the concussion. An IR designation will now sideline him for at least four more.
"I just feel like they screwed him over,” Parsons continued. “The organization let him down. You know what I mean? You just don't do that to a player. And I just think it was mad wrong and I just pray for him.”
The linebacker added that he hopes Diggs can get himself into a situation that garners success “because I know what type of player he can be when he's healthy. I think they let him down."
As of now, the earliest Diggs could return would be Week 12, vs. the Eagles.
Browns Advised to Trade Myles Garrett for Monster Draft Haul
The Cleveland Browns are 2-6 heading into the bye week and it’s pretty clear the team is heading nowhere fast this season.
And while it’s not a lock that the Browns will struggle again next year, the franchise is currently auditioning a couple of mid-round rookies in Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders for the job of franchise quarterback and most likely intends to draft another one come April.
Albert Breer of SI on Tuesday, October 28, advised Cleveland to shop superstar pass-rusher Myles Garrett for a return that he believes could be as strong as two first-round picks, a second-round selection and a third-rounder.
“In that scenario, Cleveland would have three first-round picks and two second-rounders in ’26, and a total of 10 picks in the first five rounds, and two first-rounders and five picks in the first three rounds of the ’27 draft,” Breer wrote. “Add that to the core the Browns are starting to build with the 2025 class, and they’re looking at an opportunity to be firing on all cylinders by ’27 or ’28.”
Lions, Colts Among Potential Trade Partners for Myles Garrett
GettyCleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett.
It isn’t out of the realm of possibility that the Browns could land a quarterback-like haul for Garrett, who turns 30 years old at the end of the regular season.
He is under contract through 2030 after inking a four-year extension over the offseason worth $160 million total. He also leads the NFL with 10 sacks after posting a career-high five sacks against the New England Patriots last Sunday.
And therein resides the logic behind Breer’s proposed path for Cleveland. Garrett was that dominant and it didn’t matter at all, as the Browns still lost by 19 points on the road to a team that picked third in the draft in 2024. Even if Garrett has four or five great seasons in front of him, the Browns’ timeline doesn’t appear to sync up with the majority of his projected production, which makes paying him such a steep salary somewhat pointless.
Another team like the Detroit Lions or the Indianapolis Colts with legitimate need at the position and a chance to win right now is a more sensible fit for Garrett, while the draft capital such a franchise could send Cleveland would better serve a rebuild that has seen the team already pluck five starters out of its 2025 class.
Browns Can Get Peak Value by Trading Myles Garrett Now
GettyDefensive end Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns.
The Browns have been adamant about not trading Garrett, but stubbornness in this regard may not serve them.
Breer pointed out that the roster is feeling the worst effects of the Deshaun Watson trade now, as the three first-round picks (plus other draft assets) Cleveland sent the Houston Texans would all be coming into their own. And there may be something to the theory that general manager Andrew Berry doesn’t want to be the guy who traded for and paid Watson, two historical blunders, as well as the guy who traded away a future Hall of Fame defensive end in Garrett.
The longer Cleveland waits, the more Garrett’s value could drop, which is why Breer argued the team should move now ahead of the league’s November 4 trade deadline.
“In the midst of a lost season, this would be the time to make the move. Garrett’s still at the top of his game. There’d be a big market for him, with a contract that’s relatively manageable with his bonus money paid out,” Breer wrote. “Yes, there’d be a cap acceleration that’d be tough to swallow (around $45 million) for Cleveland, but if there’s a time to take that sort of medicine, I’d argue that it’s probably now.”
