The Trevon Diggs era came to a fitting end on Tuesday when the Dallas Cowboys released him following an incident after the team's win on Christmas over the Washington Commanders.
To keep a long story short, Diggs, a Maryland native with family in the area, approached Brian Schottenheimer after the game, asking to stay in D.C. Schottenheimer insisted he fly back with the team, but Diggs stayed anyway. The Cowboys responded by cutting him.
The Commanders felt like an ideal landing spot for Diggs, who was claimed on waivers by the Green Bay Packers, reuniting him with Micah Parsons. Not only are they close to home, but Diggs played his best football under Dan Quinn, who has had a penchant for signing former Cowboys since taking the Washington job in 2024.
Whether Quinn wanted Diggs is a mystery, but ex-Washington great Brian Mitchell very clearly didn't want any part of the ex-Cowboy.
"They have to be careful just jumping at familiarity," Mitchell told JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington. "They need to find guys that are playing their best ball."
Dan Quinn might be better off avoiding ex-Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs
Mitchell told it like it is. Not only is Diggs not playing his "best ball", but he's been one of the worst cornerbacks in the NFL in 2025. He's allowed the worst passer rating when targeted (158.3) and most yards per reception (17.9) while failing to break up a single pass, per Pro Football Focus.
Reuniting with Quinn and playing close to family surely would have lit a fire under Diggs. And he has to be relieved to have finally gotten out of Dallas. That could lead to improved form, but as Mitchell noted, Quinn would've been foolish to let sentiment carry any substance in the decision-making process.
Unfortunately for Diggs, sentiment might be the strongest case he has right now. Whether it was Washington with Quinn, Green Bay with Micah Parsons, or Chicago with former Cowboys defensive backs coach Al Harris, it’s not a coincidence that those three teams were viewed as his most realistic landing spots.
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The Cowboys are far from blameless for how things deteriorated with Diggs. Jerry Jones undoubtedly let his emotions steer his judgment. That drove him to trade away Micah Parsons, which ironically seemed to be Diggs' breaking point with the front office.
At the end of the day, Diggs’ stock has never been lower. Injuries have zapped some of the athleticism that made him an elite ball-hawk early in his career. Whether he can still be a serviceable corner without the ball production remains an open question. It says a lot that a franchise icon like Mitchell warned Quinn against reuniting with the 27-year-old.