Cowboys' Trevon Diggs out with concussion for Sunday vs Commanders

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs will not play Sunday in Dallas against the Washington Commanders after sustaining a concussion in an accident at his home Thursday night, coach Brian Schottenheimer said Friday. Diggs reported to the team facility Friday morning with concussion symptoms, was evaluated by the Cowboys medical staff and entered the league’s concussion protocol, Schottenheimer said.

Schottenheimer said the club is still gathering information about the incident and that he did not have additional details about whether Diggs required hospital treatment. "He came in this morning with some concussion symptoms after having an accident at his home," Schottenheimer said. "He has been checked out by our doctors, is in the protocol and will miss the game." He added that the team’s immediate concern was Diggs’s health.

With Diggs sidelined, Dallas will turn to younger options in the secondary. Schottenheimer identified rookie Trikweze Bridges and second-year cornerback Caelen Carson as candidates to fill Diggs’s role, and the absence is expected to increase snaps for Kaiir Elam on the outside. Carson would need to be activated from injured reserve to be available....