The Dallas Cowboys are never short on drama—that could legit be the understatement of the century or even the team motto, for that matter—and there's certainly plenty of it surrounding America's Team heading into their Week 7 rivalry matchup with the Washington Commanders, this time involving cornerback Trevon Diggs.
On Friday, it was announced that the two-time Pro Bowler had an accident at his home on Thursday night, which ultimately resulted in a concussion, and will sit out Sunday's nationally televised contest. Here's what head coach Brian Schottenheimer had to say on the matter:
"Trevon Diggs came in this morning with some concussion symptoms after having an accident at his home. "He's been checked out by our doctors and is in the protocol and will miss the game."
As Schottenheimer failed to elaborate on exactly what caused the concussion, some thought the answer might come from Jerry or Stephen Jones. But at the time of this writing, Jerry has kept quiet on something for once, which is obviously uncharacteristic. And when Stephen was specifically asked about the matter, he declined to comment.
Well, that's not alarming in the slightest, is it?
Are the Cowboys staying silent on Trevon Diggs' concussion for a reason?
Look, those outside the organization obviously don't need every little detail on every single player. But the Joneses know that staying quiet on something like this is only going to lead to all sorts of speculation. One little statement from Stephen when asked could've cleared everything up, and he instead chose not to say anything.
Now, perhaps he genuinely doesn't know what happened. Or maybe he does and simply wanted to protect Diggs' privacy. But if NFL insider Josina Anderson's report that "Diggs' home concussion did not result from a dispute" is to be believed, which is certainly the hope, what is there to really protect?
If the guy fell down and hit his head, the guy fell down and hit his head. Sure, it might be a little embarrassing for Diggs, but those things happen. And if that's what went down, somebody simply needs to say that.
But since nobody has said anything, everyone is left to speculate. One wouldn't think the Cowboys would actually fake a concussion just to sit Diggs down before trading him, right? I'm not saying that's what I think is happening, but there are plenty of people out there who are convinced that's exactly what's going down.
After all, Diggs and the Cowboys' front office have been at odds for several months now. After all, the Joneses clearly weren't pleased that Diggs chose to rehab his surgically repaired knee with his own medical team and not the Dallas staff, a decision that triggered a de-escalator clause in his contract and cost the Alabama alum half a million dollars. And Diggs obviously didn't take too kindly to the Cowboys trading good friend Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.
So, there's obviously some tension there.
Again, let me reiterate that I personally don't think any club would concoct a concussion while it works out a trade. But also again, hit any social media site right now, and you'll find plenty of people who do.
One simple statement from the Cowboys and all of this speculation would go away.