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Cowboys release former All-Pro CB Trevon Diggs

Originally posted on Inside The Star | By Shane Taylor | Last updated Dec 30, 2025 1:44 PM ET

Well, this is not a post that I thought I would be writing right now, but the writing was on the wall for a bit now.

The Dallas Cowboys this afternoon waived former All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs.

If he clears waivers, the Cowboys will be on the hook for dead cap hits of $12M this season and $5.88M in 2026.

Diggs played in only eight games this season, including six starts, after missing the first half of the season due to recovery from a torn ACL that occurred late in 2024.

He also missed time not too long ago after he suffered a concussion due to an at-home accident where a TV mount fell on his head.

In eight games this season, Diggs has recorded 25 combined tackles. The two-time Pro Bowler has not enjoyed the success in recent years that was present in 2021, when he tabbed a league-high 11 interceptions while being named First-Team All-Pro.

The Cowboys have released CB Trevon Diggs. The 2021 NFL interception leader played eight games this season without an interception or pass defensed.
He carries $5.8M of dead cap but creates $12.5M of 2026 savings for Dallas. Diggs has seen action in just 20 games over the past…

— Ed Werder (@WerderEdNFL) December 30, 2025

Writing On The Wall

Things had no been going well with Diggs and the front office, but this is a move that I maybe thought would happen in the offseason, but here we are.

Now the Dallas Cowboys are heading into 2026 with maybe a new defensive coordinator, no Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs.

Diggs was not the best. I understand that, but this team better hope they hit on this draft and maybe add a player or two in the secondary because it is horrible.

The Cowboys have a lot of work to do this offseason. This defense is not going to get any better and if DaRon Bland can not get back to his old self, this secondary might be in a full rebuild.

I like the move because he is not worth the contract that they gave him, he just has not been the same since he tore his ACL, but this defense is going to be in some real trouble next year.

This article first appeared on Inside The Star and was syndicated with permission.

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