Cowboys Waive Cornerback Trevon Diggs Before Season End

The Dallas Cowboys waived veteran cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday, one week before the end of the NFL regular season, as the team prepares for an offseason overhaul following its elimination from playoff contention.

Diggs, a 27-year-old two-time Pro Bowler, will enter the waiver process immediately. If no team claims him, he becomes an unrestricted free agent and could sign with a new club without waiting until the standard March free agency period. A claiming team would assume responsibility for his remaining contract, which includes no guaranteed money beyond the 2025 season, along with a base salary of $472,000 for Week 18 and a potential $58,823 bonus if he is active. The deal, a five-year extension worth $97 million signed ahead of the 2023 season, carries a $14.5 million base salary and $18.44 million cap hit in 2026, with two additional years after that.

The move caps a challenging season for Diggs, who appeared in only eight games, including six starts, amid ongoing injury issues. He missed the first half of the year while recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which he suffered late in 2023 and required surgical repair in 2024. In...