The Dallas Cowboys are eliminated from the postseason race, but they don’t intend to roll over against a Los Angeles Chargers team in the thick of the AFC playoff picture. The Cowboys activated All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs on Saturday from a concussion and knee injury that have sidelined him since Week 7.
Diggs has missed the past eight games as the Cowboys fell to 6-7-1. The rival Eagles officially eliminated them from the playoff hunt after Saturday’s victory against the Washington Commanders that clinched Philadelphia the NFC East title for the second straight season.
Trevon Diggs will return from injury Sunday despite the Cowboys’ depleted playoff hopes.
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Diggs will play alongside quarterback Dak Prescott, who this week expressed his intent to finish the season out. Both are slated to take the field to test a 10-4 Chargers team seeking to secure a wild-card berth and with a long-shot chance of overtaking the 12-2 Denver Broncos for the AFC West crown.
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For Diggs, he’ll have a chance to finish the season on the field on the heels of a third straight campaign marred by injuries. Diggs was named first-team All-Pro in 2021 and made the Pro Bowl in 2022. But injuries limited him to two games in 2023, 11 games in 2024 and have now cost him at least eight this season.
Diggs is one of the NFL’s top defensive playmakers when healthy and led the league with 11 interceptions in 2021. He’ll be seeking his first interception of the season Sunday against the Chargers.
In a corresponding move, the Cowboys placed cornerback DaRon Bland on season-ending injured reserve with a foot injury that may end up requiring surgery.
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