Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had a fairly harsh warning for one of his star players over injury rehab.
Jones made a pointed comment about cornerback Trevon Diggs, who is currently working his way back from knee surgery. It is Diggs’ second major injury, as he had to work his way back from an ACL tear last year.
Jones seemed to suggest that Diggs did not take that ACL recovery as seriously as he should have in comments he made last week.
“He’s working hard,” Jones said of Diggs, via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. “That’s very important because if he will be very good and diligent as to his rehab process, then he’ll get back quicker, and he will arrive when he does get back, sounder than if he has not worked as hard. He’s more subject to injury. He’s learned that one time. My point is, I have a lot of hope that his actual rehab and experience from the time before is really helping him out, and I think it has.”
The comment about how Diggs has “learned” about the importance of hard work during rehab raised some eyebrows. Watkins reported in his story that there were some frustrations among Dallas’ medical staff over how the cornerback handled rehab sessions previously.
Diggs played just two games in 2023 after tearing his ACL in practice early in the season. He returned in 2024, but was limited to 11 games due to a knee injury that lingered for most of the campaign.
The Cowboys need Diggs to be at his best, as he is an elite cornerback when healthy. His 2021 season remains his best, as he intercepted a remarkable 11 passes in 16 games, including a pair of pick-sixes.
