The famous Trevon De’Sean Diggs is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Diggs was named the starter at right cornerback, helping fill the void left by Byron Jones’s departure in free agency. In Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, Diggs forced a fumble on DK Metcalf at the goal line and the ball broke the plane of the endzone and went out of bounds, resulting in a touchback. Diggs was able to force the fumble after Metcalf slowed down and held the ball out with one hand near the goal line. In Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns, Diggs recorded his first career sack on Baker Mayfield during the 49–38 loss. In Week 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football, Diggs recorded his first two career interceptions off of passes thrown by Carson Wentz during the 23–9 loss.
He suffered a fractured bone in his foot in Week 9 and was placed on injured reserve on November 18, 2020. On December 19, 2020, Diggs was activated off of injured reserve. He started 11 out of 12 games, playing through knee and shoulder injuries, as part of a defensive unit that struggled during the season. He had 56 tackles (sixth on the team), 3 interceptions (led the team), 14 passes defended (led the team), one sack, and one forced fumble.
Contract
Trevon Diggs signed a 4 year, $6,320,907 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $2,157,024 signing bonus, $3,054,338 guaranteed.
Salary per year
Trevon Diggs earns an average annual salary of $1,580,227. In 2022, Diggs will earn a base salary of $1,184,628, while carrying a cap hit of $1,723,884 and a dead cap value of $1,078,512.
Net worth
Trevon Diggs’s net worth is approximately $2 million.
