Except it’s not. He’s getting paid. By Dallas. Whether you like it or not. And he absolutely deserves it.
Right?
For a couple reasons.
First, since he was a 2nd rounder, we do NOT have a 5th year option on him, like we do with CeeDee and Micah.
2nd, Diggs has been great since he started playing, better than CeeDee in fact, since the start.
CeeDee has an amazing 2nd half last season, but was flawed before that. Bad routes, drops, disappeared in games.
Don't get me wrong, I think the guy is amazing and should be a Cowboy for many years, but Diggs has been pro bowl caliber for 2 of his 3 years here, and as a 2nd round pick, did NOT get big money on his first deal.
Dude deserves to get paid.
If we don't pay him, someone else surely will.
Does Diggs gamble and sometimes lose? Yes.
Is he sometimes an unwilling tackler? Yes
Is he still someone OC's and QB's fear? Yes
Does he get turnovers that change games? Yes
Sign them both, the sooner you do it the better.
Sign CeeDee before Jefferson gets a new deal and CeeDee's agent uses that as his floor.
The cap is exploding, get used to it.