ARLINGTON — Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs cleared up a few things after his team’s loss to the Chargers on Sunday.
Diggs missed a game earlier this season with a concussion, and the explanation from the team was met with questions.
Diggs said after the game that he was hit on the top of the head by a pole he was using to mount a flat-screen TV.
“I was trying to be a handyman,” Diggs said, “which I shouldn’t have been.”
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When Diggs first suffered the concussion on Oct. 17, team owner Jerry Jones and coach Brian Schottenheimer described the incident as a home accident. At one point, Schottenheimer said he didn’t know how Diggs suffered the concussion. Jones also said there was no way to dispute what occurred.
Diggs said he had some regrets not revealing to the public how he got injured.
“Yeah, but it wasn’t that serious to me,” he said.
Diggs then went on injured reserve on Oct. 25 with knee soreness and was dealing with the effects of the concussion.
There were questions about his playing status with Schottenheimer saying he needed to do more in practice. The Cowboys activated Diggs’ 21-day practice window, and the cornerback thought he was going to play in last week’s game against the Vikings.
Diggs said he was healthy enough to play, but Jones disputed that.
In the later stages of the week leading up to the Chargers game, cornerback DaRon Bland was ruled out for the season with a foot injury. It allowed Diggs to be activated from the injury list on the day his 21-day practice window was to expire.
After playing on Sunday, when he recorded six tackles and allowed a touchdown, Diggs said it was good to finally get on the field.
“It was a blessing, it felt amazing,” said Diggs, who missed the last eight games before Sunday. “Super excited. Super happy to get to go out there and compete with my brothers.”
Diggs’ future is uncertain for 2026. The Cowboys can release Diggs to save money ($15.5 million) on the salary cap and go with younger players at the position.
When asked if this was his last home game with the Cowboys, he said, “Possibly. Yeah, possibly.”
Later, he added on offseason discussions with the team: “After the season I guess we’ll figure it out.”
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