NFL Network insider Jane Slater confirmed that it was a cursed home improvement project that seemingly foretold All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs’ shocking release from the Dallas Cowboys.
The sudden end to a massive five-year, $97 million extension and the kind of financial commitment that was supposed to anchor the league’s secondary didn’t result solely from a general manager’s cold calculation — but rather from a “failed handyman” tragedy that unraveled a defensive superstar’s tenure.
Slater reported on Tuesday that the Cowboys officially waived Diggs just one game prior to the end of the regular season. The roster-shattering news destroyed the Cowboys’ defensive continuity, and the entire tragedy can be traced back to a freak mid-October accident involving a ceiling-mounted television — a moment that derailed a comeback campaign already struggling for air.
“Trevon Diggs just called me to tell me the #Cowboys have released him,” she posted. “While he says he will miss his time in Dallas, he assures me he is healthy and motivated as he looks to join another team looking for another piece to add this postseason.”
End of Trevon Diggs Time
Recently, reports surfaced detailing the bizarre circumstances that sidelined Diggs for eight games. Diggs humorously referred to himself as a “failed handyman” after a television he was attempting to install crashed down on his head, cementing the dark, comedic theory that this off-field blunder doomed his career in Dallas.
Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs said he got concussed earlier this season trying to install a TV on ceiling and it fell on his head, per @SlaterNFL.
Diggs said he “was trying to be a handyman.” pic.twitter.com/pmazQvhIwF
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During the season, the “freak accident” caused significant internal friction, with the front office reportedly questioning his judgment and rehab dedication. This followed a lingering recovery from a 2023 ACL tear, leaving Diggs a “shell of his former self” upon his return:
“Diggs has been checked out since the Cowboys traded Parsons,” one fan suggested, but the reality was a schematic nightmare. Diggs allowed a near-perfect passer rating of 156.3 when targeted — the highest mark recorded by any cornerback since 2020.
Analysts attribute much of this decline to a mismatch with Matt Eberflus’s zone-heavy defense, which stood in stark contrast to the aggressive man-coverage style that earned Diggs 11 interceptions in 2021.
The Cowboys believe it was this combination of off-field injury and on-field decline that paved the way for the inevitable end of his time in a Cowboys uniform.
Why was this release even necessary?
There had to be some reason behind this interception king’s sudden exit from Dallas.
The Cowboys sent their former face of the secondary to the waiver wire and, in return for the massive organizational shift, cleared $14.5 million in future cap space for 2026. The move created a foundational hole in Dallas’s defense — but also signaled a ruthless financial pivot as they look toward a rebuild.
The release adds to a dark week for the Diggs family, as news broke earlier that his brother, Stefon Diggs, is facing serious legal charges. Now entering the waiver wire system, Trevon Diggs’ future remains uncertain, though the reaction across sports media has been loud.
Trevon Diggs now enters the waiver wire system, where any team claiming him will be responsible for his remaining 2025 salary. If he clears waivers, he will become an unrestricted free agent.