Could Trevon Diggs be a surprise cut?

[MyFairLady]

Cowboys need to continue with his medical treatment......otherwise, that's a very bad look......a very bad look for FAs ever considering the Cowboys.

That is why it is called a settlement. Both sides agree. The team still covers all of the costs but you get to move on. Something a team that is committed to winning would do.

No free agent in the world would ever say to themselves Dallas is offering me the most money but I remember way back in the day the came to an injury settlement with that parasite Trevon Diggs so I think I will take less money to go somewhere lese.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

He has a long recovery ahead of him, over 8 months. Have heard the word microfacture regarding his latest injury. Team was unhappy the way he rehabbed from his prior acl tear. Add in there is an out in his contract. Speculation at this point, but something to watch closely.

In order to know you have to know how much his cap hit will be. If it makes sense to cut him financially then it’s certainly possible….Zeke and Amari chime in….

 

[atlantacowboy]

He needs to be cut. He hasn't lived up to his contract and its unlikely he ever will given his most recent knee injury.

 

[Redsfan_83]

He needs to be cut. He hasn't lived up to his contract and its unlikely he ever will given his most recent knee injury.

Sounds like another bad contract we signed after somebody ripped apart their lower limbs

 

[Cmac]

Jimmy Smith had not made any money yet. Diggs already got his bag. If Diggs was in Jimmy Smiths shoes you would see an entirely different person. Diggs has looked exactly the way I would expect a Diggs to look after he pockets 35 million guaranteed.

There will come a brief moment in time in the future when Diggs will look good again. It will be an 8 games stretch leading up to his next free agency. I felt bad for us for giving him the contract that we did. I will feel even worse for the team who gives him the next one.

True.....but money had nothing to do with injury settlement......you still have to ensure an NFL player is granted medical care for said injury. The NFLPA and league has rules to ensure you can't discard a player that easy without an approved agreement from player and team under the directives for protection for player and team. I'm only talking about injury settlement/player recovery......not salary. Careful.......completely two different topics.

Jimmy Smith's choice probably had to do with the two different topics, in the end.......as Irvin & Harper combo gave him no chance for play, and he recovered to make a name for himself elsewhere (Jax)......and then the money came.

 

[Plankton]

He has an injury guarantee for next year's salary, and he won't be able to pass a physical when the league year begins in March. They can't cut him.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

He has a long recovery ahead of him, over 8 months. Have heard the word microfacture regarding his latest injury. Team was unhappy the way he rehabbed from his prior acl tear. Add in there is an out in his contract. Speculation at this point, but something to watch closely.

I hope so. he played bad this year. missed a lot of assignments. pointed fingers. and as usual refuses to tackle. now, another injury. tricky one at that. probably won't play until mid season. and then be the same.

so I hope they cut him. it will have a dead cap hit of about 12M, if post June 1 designee, its 6 M and would save 8M on the cap.

but we know Jerry. he doesn't like to cut players early and have dead cap, because it feels like he is paying twice for the same position and Jerry doesn't like that.

 

[Cmac]

That is why it is called a settlement. Both sides agree. The team still covers all of the costs but you get to move on. Something a team that is committed to winning would do.

No free agent in the world would ever say to themselves Dallas is offering me the most money but I remember way back in the day the came to an injury settlement with that parasite Trevon Diggs so I think I will take less money to go somewhere lese.

That's fine.....but there's the thing called "salary cap hit". Diggs is vested and has a contract hit. Despite his play (which has been rather questionable), it is not that simple as Fantasy Football drops & adds.
Example: Denver let Russell Wilson (no injury) go/cut......Denver willing to take a massive hit with Wilson's money (a large portion) stuck on their books.......rare and risky, but they a have a QB under a rookie contract and able to "buy" time. Risky, because if Nix goes down.....it backfires, or Plan B prevents someone with pay replacing Nix.

But back to Diggs situation, most importanty.....sometimes you have to do things that outside people see as "good faith". Those outside people are Free Agents........No NFL player will come if you get a reputation of not taking care of your players or forcing them to play more injured than hurt and then toss them aside when they can't go. Just sayin'. There's no starting player on an NFL field playing without hurt, beginning Game 1.....it's the injured that gets watched (why you have a required injury report).....for league/opponent awareness and player safety/protection.

 

[Cmac]

That is why it is called a settlement. Both sides agree. The team still covers all of the costs but you get to move on. Something a team that is committed to winning would do.

No free agent in the world would ever say to themselves Dallas is offering me the most money but I remember way back in the day the came to an injury settlement with that parasite Trevon Diggs so I think I will take less money to go somewhere lese.

...less money?......we don't even call Free Agents.

 

[blueblood70]

He has a long recovery ahead of him, over 8 months. Have heard the word microfacture regarding his latest injury. Team was unhappy the way he rehabbed from his prior acl tear. Add in there is an out in his contract. Speculation at this point, but something to watch closely.

Not a chance. Nope no way. Can I help you with the stupid rumors that we here around the Internet because you think the guided rehab will know if you got hurt again no I’d say that this is just football and he got hurt. It has nothing to do with his other surgeries on his other leg, so I don’t know what you’re trying to assume but I hate to break it to you pro football hard.

Also, the room or you don’t think he rehab property it’s a different leg and he came back and was here for game one he literally rehabbed all year. He was here he started, got a different injury on a different league, and here we are with the speculation, a rumor that hyperbole and a downright nonsense that you’re going to cut a guy because he got hurt Nick Chubb just got her two years in a row didn’t finish two seasons in a row. This happens all over the NFL. That’s right it’s the NFL newsflash. It’s the NFL. One of the better players go at this point because we have way way way and I can’t stress more ways. This is not a repetitive word on purpose too many holes to fill too many in at defensive and One of the better players go at this point because we have way way way and I can’t stress more ways. This is not a repetitive word on purpose too many holes to fill too many in at defensive back. We’re just gonna have to roll with it but did you know that there was about five other defensive backs that also got injured should we call them as well so we cut bait with Butler and all these other guys because he if you get hurt your cut that’s the new rule. Lmao

 

[blueblood70]

He has a 9mil injury guarantee for 2025, that would become fully guaranteed on 3/22.
Since he's injured and not likely to pass a physical on 3/21, IMO they will just keep him as his dead cap would be 13.25mil post june 1st vs 14.25 mil current hit.

In 2026 there's zero guaranteed money left.

Exactly but here’s the point they weren’t thinking of cutting him anyway, the man had some bad luck got an injury on a different league and he’s still one of our top players. We have too Exactly but here’s the point they weren’t thinking of cutting him anyway, the man had some bad luck got a injury on a different league and he’s still one of our top players. We have too many holes to fill it be cutting this guy and yes in 2026 they can go to him and say hey if you want to be on this team time to restructure your money. i’m not talking about like move money around to help the team I’m talking about rip up that contract and start over with a more team friendly deals that be up to him…..

 

[Havic]

Getting Gallup vibes with him. He won’t play next year at all, we should cut him

 

[Carson]

No.

Lewis is a FA and we he likely gets out of our price range.

Bland is a FA after next year and I doubt they want two big corners on the books.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Considering he won’t be healthy until September, I think they’ll give him one more season. A move after next season seems likely though.

This^^^^ and CB becomes more of a 2025 draft priority

 

[Cmac]

That is why it is called a settlement. Both sides agree. The team still covers all of the costs but you get to move on. Something a team that is committed to winning would do.

No free agent in the world would ever say to themselves Dallas is offering me the most money but I remember way back in the day the came to an injury settlement with that parasite Trevon Diggs so I think I will take less money to go somewhere lese.

MyFairLady........there is also two words in an NFL contract (especially big ones) too, before we get to injury settlement, that a good Agent ensures is listed somewhere......."injury clause". And you can bet, that clause has a payment/considerations for said TEAM to agree on. Then we get to an injury settlement. Not an agent, not a Diggs lover, just sayin'.

 

[Carson]

Getting Gallup vibes with him. He won’t play next year at all, we should cut him

That is a bit over dramatic.

He is more likely to go on PUP and miss 6 games, but I doubt his missed the entire season.

Hell, Overshown is projected back before the end of next year. No reason Diggs won’t return

 

[fivetwos]

He has a long recovery ahead of him, over 8 months. Have heard the word microfacture regarding his latest injury. Team was unhappy the way he rehabbed from his prior acl tear. Add in there is an out in his contract. Speculation at this point, but something to watch closely.

I wanted to trade him months ago. IIRC you were adamantly against it.

Not that there was any way it was ever going to happen. They collect players, pay the ones they like at the top of the market, then claim cap poverty as the reason for gaping holes on the rest of the roster.

They aren’t capable of tough decisions, or even recognizing what those even are.

As one small example, Jerry and his kid would never have even considered trading a player like Tyreek Hill, yet KC remains the class of the league on the field. These two aren’t qualified to compete in this league yet think they are great. It’s sad that there’s no hope in sight.

 

[fivetwos]

This^^^^ and CB becomes more of a 2025 draft priority

It always is. Jerry loves his corners and receivers. Build from the outside in….part of the Jones philosophy that Stephen termed as “secret sauce.” It’s going well.

 

[MyFairLady]

MyFairLady........there is also two words in an NFL contract (especially big ones) too, before we get to injury settlement, that a good Agent ensures is listed somewhere......."injury clause". And you can bet, that clause has a payment/considerations for said TEAM to agree on. Then we get to an injury settlement. Not an agent, not a Diggs lover, just sayin'.

I am not suggesting he lose any money. I am suggesting that he gets every penny he is due and he gets all of the expenses covered that he needs to come to a complete and full recovery. What I am suggesting is that we would be much better off moving on no matter the costs.

 

[maryquality]

I don't think Diggs will be cut. In fact, don't be surprised if Jones brings in his brother Stefan, who is also coming back from an ACL injury. He would love all the publicity of having the brothers playing together.