Trevon Diggs injury update: Dallas Cowboys DB unexpectedly added to injury report one day before Bears game

Trevon Diggs has been added to the injury report ahead of tomorrow’s game against the Bears. The Cowboys defender is questionable with a knee injury, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.

Diggs was previously listed as a full participant in practice on Thursday. He had been dealing with an illness. If Diggs does miss the game against Chicago, it’d be a huge blow — fellow corner DaRon Bland (foot) has not been practicing and is not expected to play on Sunday.

In 2023, Diggs played in just 11 of the Cowboys’ 17 regular season games because he dealt with multiple injuries, including an injured left knee, which he had surgery on during the offseason. The former Alabama star returned to action in the Cowboys’ season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles and played in 26 snaps.

“It felt good,” Diggs said of his return, per Tommy Yarrish of DallasCowboys.com. “Thankful, blessed to just go out there and be with my teammates competing. I missed it a lot being out all the time I was, so it was a blessing just to be out there.”

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Moreover, Diggs also reacted to the new defense led by defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus: “This defense has been really cool to be a part of,” Diggs said. “Just the different coverages that we have, a lot of zone, a lot of man, corner blitzes, we’ve just got many coverages mixing it up and keeping an offense on their toes. … I like it a lot, just being able to do the different things.”

Speaking of Eberflus, Sunday’s matchup will be a homecoming for him since he was the Bears’ head coach from 2022 to last season. This week, Eberflus spoke to reporters about his time in Chicago.

“There’s always hard moments in coaching,” Eberflus said. “You always are disappointed when you lose because you put so much into it, the players put so much into it, and you’re most disappointed for the players. Then once that settles in and you work towards the next day, the sun comes up and you move forward.”

The Cowboys are coming off a win against the New York Giants, but their defense was shredded in that one. It’ll certainly be an emotional game for the Bears, and Chicago will be chomping at the bit if Diggs doesn’t play.

— On3’s Brian Jones contributed to this article.