Trevon Diggs injury update: Cowboys CB’s status revealed on Thursday practice report
The Dallas Cowboys released their practice report for Thursday, and Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs returned to the field. Diggs (illness), offensive lineman Tyler Guyton (shoulder, and wide receiver/return specialist KaVontae Turpin (neck) were listed as full participants in practice on Thursday. Cornerback DaRon Bland (foot) did not practice for the second consecutive day and is not expected to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
Trevon Diggs did not practice on Wednesday, but the illness was likely nothing serious since he was a full participant on Thursday. The Cowboys will need Diggs in the secondary since Bland is still out with an injured foot.
Cowboys returning to health with Trevon Diggs, Tyler Guyton, KaVontae Turpin all full participants. pic.twitter.com/OHoOXPEF0W
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) September 18, 2025
In 2023, Diggs played in just 11 of the Cowboys’ 17 regular season games because he dealt with multiple injuries, including an injured left knee, which he had surgery on during the offseason. The former Alabama star returned to action in the Cowboys’ season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles and played in 26 snaps.
“It felt good,” Diggs said of his return, per Tommy Yarrish of DallasCowboys.com. “Thankful, blessed to just go out there and be with my teammates competing. I missed it a lot being out all the time I was, so it was a blessing just to be out there.”
Trevon Diggs enjoys playing in new Cowboys’ defense
Diggs also reacted to the new defense led by defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. “This defense has been really cool to be a part of,” Diggs said. “Just the different coverages that we have, a lot of zone, a lot of man, corner blitzes, we’ve just got many coverages mixing it up and keeping an offense on their toes… I like it a lot, just being able to do the different things.”
Speaking of Eberflus, Sunday’s matchup will be a homecoming for him since he was the Bears’ head coach from 2022 to last season. This week, Eberflus spoke to reporters about his time in Chicago.
“There’s always hard moments in coaching,” Eberflus said. “You always are disappointed when you lose because you put so much into it, the players put so much into it, and you’re most disappointed for the players. Then once that settles in and you work towards the next day, the sun comes up and you move forward.”
Cody Mauch injury just left the Bucs between a rock and a hard place
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers might be 2-0 to start the year for the fifth straight season, but it's come at a price. The Bucs are getting absolutely decimated by injuries and we're only two games into the 2025 campaign. Not good.
The latest injury to hit the Bucs unfortunately also came at the expense of their offensive line, which is already a banged up unit. Right guard Cody Mauch is out for the season with a knee injury in an event that seemingly came out of nowhere.
This made the Bucs offensive line situation go from bad to worse, as Tampa is already without starting left tackle Tristan Wirfs while right tackle Luke Goedeke exited Week 2's match-up against the Texans after just two drives. Now the Bucs will be without their starting left tackle, right guard, and right tackle as they open their 2025 season at home on Sunday against the 0-2 Jets.
Bucs OL situation goes from bad to worse after Cody Mauch season-ending injury
With Wirfs, Mauch, and Goedeke out, that means Tampa's starting offensive line will probably consist of Graham Barton at left tackle, Michael Jordan at left guard, Ben Bredeson at center, either Dan Feeney or Elijah Klein at right guard, and Charlie Heck at right tackle. That is... not an ideal lineup, to say the least.
The Jets have recorded five sacks in their first two games and former first-rounder Will McDonald IV leads their defense with two of those five sacks. New York might not have a good team but Bucs fans know better than anyone how a bad offensive line can completely change the game (cough Super Bowl 55 cough). They might be on the other end of that this Sunday, unfortunately.
The good news is that while Mauch is going to miss the entire year, Wirfs should be returning in the next few weeks and the hope is that Goedeke can return by the end of the season as well. One thing is for certain though and it's that Baker Mayfield is going to be feeling the pressure week in and week out.
