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Cowboys' Trevon Diggs Loses a Fortune with Controversial Workout Decision

Jul 18, 2025 8:50 AM EDT

FRISCO – Almost all Dallas Cowboys reported to The Star for organized team activities in this offseason. Even Micah Parsons, still handling contract disputes with team leadership, made some appearances around the facility in spots.

The lone man out of action? Star cornerback Trevon Diggs. The five-year pro spent much of his offseason continuing his rehab of a surgically repaired left knee … in Miami.

That was a matter of in-house controversy that has now apparently become a financial matter.

When head coach Brian Schottenheimer addressed reporters during OTAs, he made it clear that all parties appear to be on the same page here. He noted that he has spoken with Diggs, who has checked in with team doctors.

Make no mistake, the wish from the Cowboys side is for Diggs to perform his rehab with the team, as COO Stephen Jones details.

But … according to a stipulation in Diggs’ contract, he is in danger of losing $500,000 by virtue of a level of absence from the Cowboys’ offseason program. To avoid the “de-escalator,” he was required to participate in 84.375 percent of the club’s activities.

He reportedly failed to meet that requirement … which would if true make him $500,000 poorer.

Diggs, who signed a five-year, $97 million extension in 2023, has appeared in just 13 games over the past two seasons. He’s one of the league’s premier cornerbacks when healthy, but durability has suddenly become a major concern.

The Cowboys certainly want him back around the team headquarters though there is a strong possibility Diggs – even as he targets Week 1 for his comeback – will start the season on the PUP list.

“We won’t have a feel for when he’s going to be able to get in the middle of everything until we get to training camp when we’re with him day in and day out and see how he’s progressing,” Jones said.

Diggs’ limited availability over the last two seasons has been a thorn in the Cowboys’ side especially after the extension they signed him to before the 2023 campaign. However these coming weeks unfold, the Cowboys’ ultimate goal is to get Diggs back on the field and ready to compete at a high level again.