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With DaRon Bland going on injured reserve, the Cowboys are bringing Trevon Diggs back on the active roster.
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs will be on the field for the first time in more than two months.
The Cowboys activated Diggs off injured reserve on Saturday, giving the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback the opportunity to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. To make room for Diggs on the roster, the Cowboys placed cornerback DaRon Bland, who is facing surgery on his left foot, on injured reserve.
Diggs has not played since Oct. 12, a 30-27 loss to the Carolina Panthers. He suffered a concussion following an at-home accident and was subsequently placed on injured reserve on Oct. 25 to help him strengthen a right knee problem. Had the Cowboys not activated Diggs on Saturday, he would have reverted back to injured reserve for the rest of the season.
Diggs said last week he expected to play against the Minnesota Vikings, but after a conversation with coach Brian Schottenheimer the decision was made to keep him out. Schottenheimer said the Cowboys wanted to see consistency in “everything” from Diggs, beyond his rehab and practice work.
How the Eagles stole Christmas.
The Dallas Cowboys have been eliminated from playoff contention.
You may have felt that this was the case for some time already in a matter of fact sense, but it became official on Saturday night when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders. Thanks to losses over the last two weeks to the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings the Cowboys left themselves with only one path into the postseason and that was as the hypothetical winner of the NFC East. That will not come to pass as the Eagles have now won it.
Much is always made about how the NFC East has not featured a back-to-back champion since 2003 and 2004 when the Eagles did it themselves. They have put that all to an end by doing it once more and on the subject of streaks the Cowboys now have one going themselves as far as playoff absences are concerned.
Dallas missed the playoffs last year, they were eliminated around the same time as it happened on December 22nd, which means they have missed the postseason for two years in a row for the first time since 2019 and 2020. Then, like now, the Cowboys were in the final year of one head coach (Jason Garrett) and the first of another (Mike McCarthy). It is almost like that is not necessarily a recipe for success.
There is a lot of introspection that is necessary from the Cowboys these days and their current playoff drought is representative of that. We talk often...
