Report: Dallas Cowboys dock Trevon Diggs $500,000 for not working out with team

According to Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Cowboys will “deduct” $500,000 from cornerback Trevon Diggs before training camp begins. This is due to Diggs not completing the required amount of offseason workouts with the team. Diggs is coming back from a long-term injury and decided to rehab on his own accord.

“Team officials will deduct $500,000 from Diggs’ $9 million base salary for his failure to complete at least 84% of his offseason workouts, a person with knowledge of Diggs’ contract told The Dallas Morning News,” Watkins said. “Diggs’ agent did not respond when asked for comment about the salary deduction.”

This is the second consecutive offseason Diggs dealt with a major health-related problem. Heading into 2024, he was coming back from a torn ACL. Issues with the knee continued to pop up this past year and eventually forced the Cowboys to shut their star cornerback down.

As for when Diggs is back, nobody truly knows. Previous reports indicate he will not be ready for the beginning of training camp via ESPN’s Todd Archer in late January. The Cowboys are just five days away from getting started in Oxnard. July 22 is the first practice before a month-long process through the final preseason game on Aug. 22.

Diggs has played in 58 games throughout his five-year career. Two Pro Bowl campaigns are on the resume, as is a first-team All-Pro for his 2021 performances. A league-leading 11 interceptions were recorded alongside two pick-sixes.

Four more years remain on the massive contract extension Diggs previously signed. Diggs will be a cap hit of just over $12.5 million during the 2025 season and will get as high as $23.3 million in 2027. Free agency does not pop up until 32 years old in 2029.

Dallas Cowboys enter 2025 season with cornerback questions

Partly due to the Diggs injury, cornerback is a question mark for Dallas entering the 2025 season. DaRon Bland is the only known healthy commodity in the room heading into training camp. A position battle will certainly take place to determine who will play opposite him.

Kaiir Elam and Caelen Carson will be a part of the discussion. A lot of expectations are there for rookie Shavon Revel Jr. as well, somebody coming back from his own injury. Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has a few things to sort through before Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles, arguably none more important than cornerback.