Cowboys eye Week 1 return for Diggs after PUP move vs Eagles

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs moved from the physically unable to perform list toward a potential season-opening return, but as the team prepares for a Sept. 4 showdown with the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles, his status remains uncertain. Diggs has been cleared to practice, but coaches and Diggs himself say a full Week 1 contribution will depend on his ramp-up, conditioning, and how he responds to live reps in practice.

Diggs has endured a difficult two-year stretch. After a torn ACL limited him to two games in 2023, he returned last season but then required knee surgery in January. He finished the 2024 campaign with 11 games played, and his rehabilitation has been closely watched within Dallas’s defense, which has leaned on DaRon Bland and Kaiir Elam in his absence. Diggs has acknowledged his desire to test the knee in practice and regain his full rhythm, repeatedly signaling his readiness to ramp back up while deferring a firm Week 1 commitment.

The Cowboys have two critical questions at cornerback behind the returning star. Bland and Elam have handled the outside spots in Diggs’s absence and have shown promise in training camp and the preseason, but the team...