Updated Dec. 21, 2025, 6:50 p.m. CT
After two months of rampant speculation and mysterious silence on the subject, Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs has finally given an explanation for how he got a concussion back in mid-October, an incident that kickstarted his latest string of eight missed games. His version of events, however, may not do much to quiet the calls for Dallas to cut ties with him.
The two-time Pro Bowler acknowledged that Sunday’s loss may have been his final game at AT&T Stadium in a Cowboys uniform.
In the days leading up to the 2025 home finale versus the Chargers, NFL insider Jane Slater reported that Diggs had shared with her how he got the concussion. She classified his explanation then as “far less nefarious than some of the rumors” that had been circulating online.
After Sunday’s 34-17 loss to Los Angeles, Slater shared- with Diggs’s permission- that Diggs says he took a hit to the head while trying to install a TV from his ceiling. The pole mount, he said, fell on his head.
“I was trying to be a handyman,” he reportedly told her.
Per Slater, Diggs “didn’t think it was a big deal and didn’t need to be addressed but speculation on the internet went way too far.”
Diggs reportedly came to the Cowboys facility on Oct. 16 exhibiting concussion symptoms. He was declared out for the team’s Week 7 contest versus Washington. The team moved him to injured reserve after that game, but reported the cause as a knee issue. He sat out longer than the mandated three games and was only elevated to the active roster this past Saturday, the final day of his evaluation window.
Diggs and the Cowboys were at odds for some time over why he wasn’t back in the lineup sooner. Diggs had been claiming that he was fully healthy and ready to return; owner Jerry Jones disputed that, based on what he had exhibited in practice. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer alluded to consistency issues that had more to do with Diggs’s all-around behavior.
Now pressed into service for the final three games due in large part to DaRon Bland’s move to injured reserve, Diggs is faced with the possibility of being irreparably on the outs with the team that gave him a $97 million contract just two years ago.
“Yeah, possibly,” he told reporters after the loss Sunday. “If this is my last [home] game with the Cowboys, it’s tough.”
Diggs got the start on Sunday in place of Bland. And while he was in on six tackles on the day, he was also notably the closest defender on a 25-yard second-quarter touchdown throw to Ladd McConkey and was repeatedly targeted by Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, who threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns and finished with a spectacular passer rating of 132.8.
Despite the rollercoaster of drama that has marked his difficult 2025 season, Diggs has said he wants to return to Dallas next year.
“After the season, I guess we’ll figure it out.”
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