A little before noon on Saturday, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs sent out a cryptic tweet on his X account that simply read, "Thank You God!"
Naturally, that led to all sorts of speculation about his status on the PUP list, a status that was getting more important by the second with 53-man rosters required to be finalized by Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Those still on the PUP list at that time, of course, would be forced to miss at least the first four games of the regular season.
But Diggs will not be part of that group, as Cowboys fans finally got the good news they've been waiting for on Sunday, with the team's website confirming that the two-time Pro Bowler "has passed his physical and has moved off the physically unable to perform list and onto the team's active roster."
Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that Diggs will be in action in Week 1 when America's Team kicks off the regular season next Thursday in the City of Brother Love against the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles. But this is obviusly a big step forward.
Trevon Diggs could be back at Cowboys practice as early as this week
After back-to-back Pro Bowl campaigns in 2021 and 2022, the first of which also resulted in a First-Team All-Pro selection, Diggs has appeared in just 13 games for Dallas over the past two seasons.
After tearing the ACL in his left knee in Week 2 of the 2023 season, the Alabama alum played 11 games for the Cowboys a season ago before missing a pair of contests with a groin injury. But in mid-December, it was announced that Diggs would miss the remainder of the season and would undergo surgery on that same left knee, which was never genuinely healthy to begin with.
As such, his status for the 2025 campaign has been up in the air for quite some time, and most believed that he would indeed start this season on injured reserve. But as head coach Brian Schottenheimer stated on Saturday, Diggs has been putting in the work, and it's obviously paid off.
"I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about how hard Trevon's been working," Schottenheimer said. "He's doing an incredible job with Britt [Brown]. These things don't happen if he's not putting in the time and the effort to do the stuff that he's been doing. Really proud of him."
Again, there's no guarantee Diggs will play against the Eagles. But the fact that he could return to practice at any time now is nothing but good news, especially given the state of the Cowboys' cornerback situation.
Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has toyed with a number of different corner combinations throughout the preseason, even moving DaRon Bland into the slot at times, with Kaiir Elam, who's looked great at times during camp, and Andre Booth getting a lot of reps on the outside.
Bland would seemingly still start on the perimeter in Week 1 even if Diggs isn't ready to go, with Elam taking the opposite outside slot. But we'll now just have to wait and see what happens.
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