Trevon Diggs is officially back.
The All-Pro cornerback expressed his excitement and said he felt good after playing 27 snaps in the Dallas Cowboys‘ season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday.
Diggs, of course, is still recovering after having knee surgery in January. He only was on the field for 43 percent of the Cowboys‘ defensive plays in their 24-20 loss to the Eagles, yet that was by plan as he ramps up from two knee injuries over the past two years.
What Did Trevon Diggs Say About Playing in Week 1?
The Cowboys are obviously better with the sixth-year cornerback on the field than without him, which is why they are trying to ramp him up while also still getting the benefits of his talent.
Diggs is good with that, but he also opened up about what being on the field Thursday meant.
“It felt good,” Diggs said of returning to the field for the first time since Week 14 in 2024. “Thankful, blessed to just go out there and be with my teammates competing. I missed it a lot being out all the time I was, so it was a blessing just to be out there.”
Diggs was inactive for six of Dallas’ final seven games after missing all but two games with a torn ACL in 2023. So he spoke about having to clear the mental hurdles of trusting his knee.
“I have to be in order to get over that,” Diggs said. “Just doing everything fast, putting my foot in the ground, just driving just to take that fear away and I feel like I do that in practice a lot.”
What Did Trevon Diggs Say About Playing The Giants?
Diggs and the Cowboys are heavy favorites to pick up their first win against the New York Giants, and the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback is excited to play more snaps against their NFC East rivals.
“Still working,” Diggs said. “Just a little bit more [snaps] than last week is best and the smartest and safest thing to do. I feel like just increasing it a couple more plays and just working my way slowly.”
Diggs got a taste of Matt Eberflus’ defense Thursday in Philadelphia, and he was excited to be used in the unique ways the Cowboys defensive coordinator deployed him.
“This defense has been really cool to be a part of,” Diggs said. “Just the different coverages that we have, a lot of zone, a lot of man, corner blitzes, we’ve just got many coverages mixing it up and keeping an offense on their toes… I like it a lot, just being able to do the different things.”
Diggs is going to have his work cut out for him going against second-year Giants wideout Malik Nabers, who was a Pro Bowler in his rookie season. Diggs is aware of the damage Nabers, and veteran Giants quarterback Russell Wilson, can do if they team up — especially if the Cowboys don’t have DaRon Bland available Sunday.
He’s going to be one of the top wide receivers in the NFL,” Diggs said of Nabers. “Runs good routes, got good speed, good hands, everything, full package. It’s going to be a good test for us this week, him being a great player, a veteran quarterback out there, so it’s going to be fun.”
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