Michael Irvin distraught reacting to Cowboys' loss of Trevon Diggs from torn ACL
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin unloaded his feelings on Undisputed on Friday following his team’s loss of Trevon Diggs to an ACL tear. The Cowboys legend called Diggs one of the two defensive players that Dallas “can’t do without.”
“This hurts me so much,” Irvin said. “There’s two people I would have said we couldn’t do without. The front end, Micah Parsons, the back end, Trevon Diggs. 9.9 passer rating over the last three years. led the league in interceptions in the last 3 years. That’s a huge part of our defense.
“I know we talk about the things he does on the football field… the thing we’ll miss most is what we saw when everybody made noise when he went at Dak Prescott. We’re going to miss that attitude. That mentality that says, ‘No, You’re not getting in my endzone. Even if you’re my quarterback, you’re not getting in my endzone!'”
“We’ll put DaRon Bland on the backend, he’ll play pretty well… he’s no Trevon Diggs,” Irvin added. “It puts more pressure on the front end of this defense. Because now, you have to get to the quarterback. We can’t leave it up to the back end without Trevon Diggs.”
Cowboys players tell Diggs: ‘We have your back’
The Cowboys defense will miss Diggs but it’s next man up now with just two days remaining before an afternoon matchup against the Cardinals. Several players took to social media to announce that they have the injured corner’s back through his recovery.
“I am my brother’s keeper,” Micah Parsons wrote. “I got you 7! No more need to be said!”
“Best cornerback in the league to start this year. We gone go step for Tre, don’t think this shit gone stop at all!!” safety Jayron Kearse posted on X. “Prayers for my lil brudda Tre day!”
On his Friday appearance on 105.3 The Fan, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy shared his first comments on Diggs’ injury.
“It’s just awful,” McCarthy said, via Jon Machota. “He was just playing off the charts. That’s the way he practices, too. Obviously a big blow. Your heart goes out to Trevon. … This is our first big shot of adversity. This is a real punch to the gut.”
The former Alabama cornerback is just the most recent in a string of ACL injuries for the Cowboys. They lost third-round draft pick DeMarvion Overshown to the same injury before Week 1. Tackle Terence Steele suffered an ACL tear last season, and wide receiver Michael Gallup the season before that.