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A lot of news around Trevon Diggs and Micah Parsons
The Dallas Cowboys hope Trevon Diggs comes to mandatory minicamp next week.
Diggs has opted to rehab his surgically repaired left knee in Miami and away from The Star. He was not in attendance for the first two phases of the offseason program, and he has not taken part in the organized team activities over the past three weeks.
According to his contract, Diggs needs to take part in 84.375% of the offseason program in order to avoid the $500,000 de-escalator.
The Cowboys’ mandatory minicamp runs June 10 to 12. Any player who misses the minicamp is subject to fines, as well.
While the offseason program is voluntary, for years the Cowboys have had base-salary de-escalator clauses written into their large contracts that have been given out, including for quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa, that all but guarantees a player’s participation.
Diggs is believed to be the first player who could see a lowering of his base salary if the Cowboys choose to enforce the clause.
Even though Diggs is rehabilitating from surgery, the contract states a player, “must rehabilitate such injury as required by and under the supervision of the Club’s Head Trainer until such time as full participation in the ‘Off-Season Program’ can be achieved. Supervised rehabilitation by Player with Club’s Head Trainer will count towards Player’s 84.375% completion requirement.”
Coach Brian Schottenheimer said he spoke with Diggs last week and noted that Diggs had a checkup with the team doctors recently.
“All signs are positive,” Schottenheimer said.
If you were waiting to purchase a George Pickens jersey until he picked a number, the wait is over.
From 1 in college, to 14 in Pittsburgh, George Pickens didn’t last long in the No. 13 with the Cowboys.
Now, he seems like he’s settled into No. 3, after making a swap with veteran pass-rusher Dante Fowler. Pickens has already worn No. 3 in an OTA practice and Fowler is now in 13.
Those two numbers were made available this offseason with Brandin Cooks leaving in free agency, opening up No. 3, which Fowler took when he signed in free agency from Washington.
No. 13 was open after DeMarvion Overshown decided to become the first Cowboys player ever to don No. 0. The Cowboys gave No. 13 to wide receiver Seth Williams, who has since been released.
Pickens wore 13 for a few weeks but now is in No. 3 – which seems to be his locked-in number for now.
