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With DaRon Bland headed for injured reserve, Trevon Diggs could see the field this Sunday.
The Dallas Cowboys’ secondary is on life support, as the unit has struggled in recent weeks and likely just lost Daron Bland for the season, who is expected to have surgery on his left foot.
With Bland out for the season and the Cowboys being incredibly thin at cornerback, the return of Trevon Diggs can’t come soon enough. Diggs has yet to take the field this season as he recovers from knee surgery done in January, but Dallas designated him to return from injured reserve on November 30, and it sounds like his season debut is imminent.
Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer provided an update on Diggs’ status on Friday, stating that the veteran corner has had a good week of practice, and Friday will determine if he’s ready to get back in action.
“Mr. Diggs is having a very good week. We’ll see how he does today, but I’ll say this: When you look at Trevon this week, what I’ve loved the most about him is he’s having fun playing football. He’s smiling, running around, but to his credit, he’s having a really good week. So we’ll see how today goes,” Schottenheimer said via Tommy Yarrish of DallasCowboys.com
Though nothing is official just yet, Diggs seems to be trending in the right direction and could play in his first game in over a year on Sunday versus the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Hall of Famer didn’t pull any punches when talking about the boss in Big D.
Troy Aikman seems to be growing tired of Jerry Jones’ way of managing the Cowboys’ coaching staff.
In an interview on 96.6 FM/1310 The Ticket (KTCK-AM), Aikman was asked about the future of Matt Eberflus as Dallas’ playoff hopes have faded. Jones even amplified the pressure on Eberflus with some pointed comments this week.
It’s safe to say Aikman isn’t surprised, but he still wants to hear from someone other than Jones on the matter.
“As far as Matt Eberflus, the only one I’ve heard comment on that is Jerry Jones,” he said. “And I’d like to hear what Brian Schottenheimer has to say about it. I’d rather, in fact, it be Brian Schottenheimer who’s talking about, we’re going to evaluate over the next three weeks, not only the defensive coordinator, but all of the coaching positions, and then make a decision on what he wants to do, as opposed to what the general manager wants to do.
“So that’s concerning to me. It’s not a surprise to anybody, but I would rather be hearing from Brian Schottenheimer as the head...
