The Dallas Cowboys thought they had cornered the market on cornerbacks. Now it seems they were in fact backed into a corner and made the tough decision on Tuesday. Heading into the final week of the 2025 NFL season, the team decided they didn’t need to wait until the offseason, their minds were made up when it came to the future of cornerback Trevon Diggs.
He will no longer be a part of the organization as the team waived him, allowing another team to claim his contract ahead of the postseason.
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If another team claims Diggs, they assume the totality of his remaining contract, however his deal has no more guaranteed money following 2025. The acquiring team would absorb the final week of his $8.5 million base salary, which is around $472,000 if he’s paid on a weekly schedule across 18 regular season weeks.
The Cowboys signed Diggs to a five-year, $97 million extension prior to the 2023 season, which put him under team control through the 2028 season. His signing bonus, $21.25 million, was amortized across the 2023 through 2027 seasons, meaning there is still just under $5.9 million that hasn’t yet been accounted for by the club.
Regardless of who signs Diggs, that amount will sit on the Cowboys’ 2026 cap as dead money. Diggs was set to count $18.4 million against the cap next year ($14.5 million in base salary, amortized SB of $2.9 million, $1 million roster bonus), so the move shaves off around $12.5 million of money from the Cowboys’ cap.
Making the move is doing Diggs a favor, allowing him to be claimed by another team willing to pay him his salary for the rest of the year. If claimed, the acquiring club can cut Diggs at any time, as again there’s no guaranteed money remaining on his deal.
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Cowboys release of CB Trevon Diggs has major cap ramifications
Reporting by K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire / Cowboys Wire
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