There may be purpose to consider Trevon Diggs’ time with the Dallas Cowboys might be coming to an finish sooner moderately than later. Whereas the 51st general choose within the 2020 NFL Draft has been one of many few profitable second-round picks by the Cowboys lately, it is a “what have you ever carried out for me these days” league and sadly Diggs is not residing as much as expectations.
Sadly, the previous two years have not been variety to Diggs. He has sustained back-to-back season-ending accidents to his left knee and has appeared far faraway from being the two-time Professional Bowler (2021, 2022) and First-Workforce All-Professional (2021) he was pre-injury. His accidents and regression might result in the Cowboys eager to get out of his contract.
If that’s true, then the Cowboys can get out of his contract after the completion of the 2025 NFL season. In accordance with Spotrac, in the event that they lower him within the offseason they save greater than $12.5 million and would carry a useless cap hit of just below $6 million in 2026. They may additionally designate him a post-June 1 launch, saving $15.5 million and may unfold the useless cap over the 2026 and 2027 seasons at a bit of underneath $3 million per yr.
If Diggs’ accidents hold him from returning to kind in 2025, changing into a salary-cap casualty after that would not be sudden. Couple that with the truth that DaRon Bland is coming into the ultimate yr of his rookie contract in 2025 and shall be looking for a large extension himself, and the Cowboys might have fairly the dilemma on their fingers. The cash saved by chopping Diggs might be used to assist retain Bland.
Whereas Diggs’ destiny might be tied to that of DaRon Bland, it’s a must to take into account the play of rookie Shavon Revel. If the rookie exhibits the expertise that had him as a potential first-round prospect till his personal damage in faculty, then the Cowboys might decide to go along with these two as their principal corners past 2025. Solely time will inform although.
That is undoubtedly one thing to maintain monitoring because the offseason and the regular-season progresses. Diggs could be a prime nook when wholesome and never being held again by rehab. We’ll simply have to attend and see how his restoration progresses.
