The hits keep coming for the Dallas Cowboys. Rookie corner Trevon Diggs, taken in the second round of the 2020 draft, had ascended to the team’s top cornerback this season. That season may be over after an injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelres.
Diggs suffered the injury and missed the final 16 snaps of the game. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the injury is a fractured bone in his foot, and he’ll be out 4-6 weeks.
Sources: #Cowboys impressive rookie CB Trevon Diggs suffered a fractured bone in his foot late on Sunday and is out 4-6 weeks. Based on the timing, it’s possible his 2020 season is over. Either way, Diggs will make a full recovery for 2021. A big loss to that defense.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 10, 2020
The Cowboys have a bye in Week 10, then seven games remaining. The timeline would put him back somewhere between Weeks 14 and 16, with 2-4 games remaining in the season. Though Rapoport indicates it could end the rookie’s season, the timeline says he could come back to gain additional experience as long as there’s no threat to further injury. Veterans may not come back but it makes sense a rookie could.
Diggs leads the Cowboys with two interceptions on the season, both coming in Week 8’s loss to the rival Philadelphia Eagles. They were incredible plays that show the heights Diggs can ascend to once he is able to find consistency in his play. He’s been targeted relentlessly in 2020, but the Cowboys have placed him against the game’s best receivers as Chidobe Awuzie has missed the majority of the year with a hamstring injury.
Dallas only has Diggs and Anthony Brown under contract for next season. Diggs and second-year safety Donovan Wilson appear to be two young players with a lot of future potential for the revamping Dallas secondary.
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