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NBC Sports
2 days ago
- Business
- NBC Sports
Stephen Jones: Trevon Diggs paid the price for not being here, but his absence has hurt us, too
The Cowboys hurt Trevon Diggs' feelings for exercising the salary de-escalator in the cornerback's contract. Team officials said they expected Diggs to be a better leader by participating in 84.375 percent of the offseason program at the team facility, which was stipulated in his contract. Diggs credited his rehab team in South Florida for having him ahead of schedule in his return from chondral bone graft surgery on his left knee. The back-and-forth continued Tuesday when executive vice president Stephen Jones responded to Diggs' complaints about the team lowering his $9 million base salary by $500,000 for 2025. 'We expect leadership, and we expect him to be here,' Jones said on 105.3 The Fan. 'He paid the price for not being here, but we're paying a price, too. We feel like he'd be further along had he done his rehab here. He might differ with that.' Diggs does differ with that, having said Monday he hopes to be on the field sometime in September. The Cowboys could have avoided the dispute with one of their stars by using workout bonuses instead of de-escalators in their big contracts. Instead, they have angered another one of their big-name players for something they could have prevented.
NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Trevon Diggs expects to return to the field by September
Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs' 2025 season appeared in doubt after he underwent chondral bone graft surgery on his left knee Jan. 23. The surgery transplants pieces of bone tissue into the joint to stimulate growth. Diggs, thought, always had the season opener circled on his calendar. He might not make it back by Sept. 4 for the first game against the Eagles, but Diggs is ahead of schedule in his rehab and hopes to be on the field sometime in September. Diggs told Clarence Hill of All City DLLS he will not need to be placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, which would keep him out at least four games. He missed six games with his knee injury last season. The Cowboys docked Diggs $500,000 for not rehabbing at the team facility enough, but he credits his team in South Florida for getting him back quicker than expected. The two-time Pro Bowler tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the same knee during a Week 3 practice in 2023.
