Jerry Jones has made plenty of polarizing decisions over the years -- none bigger than trading superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons last August -- but he’s silenced plenty of doubters after the 2025 season unraveled, spearheading one of the most encouraging Dallas Cowboys offseasons in recent memory.
One decision that Cowboys fans almost universally approved of was the release of Trevon Diggs in December following a culmination of poor play and lingering behind-the-scenes issues.
Diggs was swiftly claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers, reuniting him with Parsons, but the reunion barely lasted two games before Green Bay cut him after just 34 snaps. While Diggs has been seen training with Parsons this offseason, he's still unsigned.
That may come as a surprise given Diggs’ pedigree, but Cowboys fans saw this coming after watching his steady decline over the last two seasons.
It's no surprise former Dallas Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs is still a free agent
A lot of things transpired behind the scenes that led to Diggs' release.
It started when the Cowboys enforced the $500,000 de-escalator in Diggs’ contract after he rehabbed in Florida instead of under team supervision, which prompted Jones to publicly question his leadership.
Things snowballed from there.
Trading Parsons seemingly isolated Diggs even further, as the former All-Pro openly criticized then-defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus before landing on injured reserve with a concussion suffered in an at-home accident. Diggs later revealed that a TV mount pole fell on his head while he was installing a television. It was a strange situation, to say the least.
Diggs eventually returned to action, but the Cowboys released him after he didn't travel home with the team following its Christmas Day game in Week 17. While Diggs asked to stay back in Washington to spend time with family, Brian Schottenheimer made it clear that the team flies home together. Diggs did not oblige, and Dallas acted swiftly.
Diggs ultimately became more trouble than he was worth, especially as his play on the field continued to decline.
The former second-round pick tore his ACL early in the 2023 campaign before undergoing season-ending knee surgery in 2024 to address cartilage damage. He hasn't looked the same since.
It’s still too early to say Diggs is completely “cooked,” but his days of being the centerpiece of a defense appear to be over. Given how slow he looked this past season, it’s fair to wonder whether his days as a starting cornerback are numbered. He’ll likely land somewhere before training camp, but the fact that he remains unsigned in mid-May speaks to how the league currently views him.
It’s disheartening to think how quickly things unraveled for a player who once looked destined to be a perennial Pro Bowler, but the Cowboys were right to move on.
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