Cowboys’ Diggs out vs. Commanders after accident at his house

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys might be with out cornerback Trevon Diggs on Sunday towards the Washington Commanders after an accident at his house Thursday put him within the concussion protocol.

Head coach Brian Schottenheimer didn’t know the specifics of what occurred, however Diggs was checked out by the group docs on Friday.

“That is the NFL and if you happen to’re uncertain what is going on to occur simply wait as a result of one thing goes to occur,” Schottenheimer mentioned. “And also you take care of it, and you do not lose sleep over it. The largest factor is simply the priority for Trevon that he is OK. However looks as if he’s.”

Diggs has began each recreation after spending coaching camp on the bodily unable to carry out listing following January surgical procedure on his left knee. He has handled a proper knee damage in latest weeks. He has been credited with 20 tackles, 1 deal with for loss and a couple of cross deflections.

With out Diggs, the Cowboys have Kaiir Elam out there to start out reverse DaRon Bland, however they’re anticipated to activate Caelen Carson (knee) from injured reserve for him to make his season debut.

Given the struggles of the Cowboys’ protection — final in yards per recreation and thirty first in factors per recreation — it’s not good to lose a embellished cornerback. The Cowboys have talked about adjustments they might make this week, which would come with extra man-to-man protection, a power of Diggs’.

“It would not change,” Schottenheimer mentioned. “We regulate all the time whenever you get into recreation day, however it would not change. It is a good plan. I just like the plan. We have now to exit and execute the plan. It is going to come right down to us going out and enjoying nicely towards a very good Commanders offense.”