FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will be without cornerback Trevon Diggs on Sunday against the Washington Chiefs after an incident at his home on Thursday put him in the concussion protocol.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer did not know the details of what happened, but Diggs was examined by team doctors on Friday.
“This is the NFL, and if you’re not sure what’s going to happen, just wait because something is going to happen,” Schottenheimer said. “And you deal with it, and you don’t lose sleep over it. The biggest thing is worrying about Trevon that he’s okay. But it seems like he is.”
Diggs started every game after spending training camp on the physically unable to perform list following January surgery on his left knee. He has suffered a right knee injury in recent weeks. He had 20 tackles, one tackle for loss and two pass deflections.
Without Diggs, the Cowboys have Kaiir Elam available to start opposite DaRon Bland, but they are expected to activate Caelen Carson (knee) from injured reserve to make his first start of the season.
Given the struggles of the Cowboys’ defense — last in yards per game and 31st in points per game — it’s not a good idea to lose a decorated cornerback. The Cowboys have talked about the changes they will make this week, which will include more man-to-man coverage, which is Diggs’ strength.
“It doesn’t change,” Schottenheimer said. “We’re always adapting when we come into game day, but it doesn’t change. It’s a good plan. I like the plan. We’ve got to go out and execute the plan. It’s going to come down to coming out and playing well against a really good Commanders offense.”