The Dallas Cowboys locked up star cornerback Trevon Diggs for the long haul ahead of training camp practices.
Diggs and the Cowboys agreed to a five-year, $97 million extension, ¹ú²ú̽»¨Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday, per sources informed of the deal. The deal includes a $21.25 million signing bonus and is worth up to $104 million with incentives.
The team later confirmed the extension.
A 2020 second-round pick, Diggs was set to enter the final year of his rookie contract worth $4.3 million in base salary. Now he has a .
The $19.4 million-per-year average in new money slots Diggs as the fifth-highest-paid corner in the NFL, tied with the Saints' Marson Lattimore (behind Jaire Alexander, Denzel Ward, Jalen Ramsey and Marlon Humphrey).
In three seasons in Dallas, the 24-year-old corner has generated 17 interceptions -- two for touchdowns -- 49 passes defended and 169 tackles in 45 games. Diggs earned All-Pro honors in 2021, leading the ¹ú²ú̽»¨with 11 interceptions. That year, Diggs became the first player to have more than 10 INTs in a season since Everson Walls in 1981.
The two-time Pro Bowler is a gambler on the outside who might get beat for yards but also has the ability to make game-changing plays. With Diggs still growing into the position, the Cowboys are betting his best days are ahead.
Diggs' 17 picks in his first three seasons are the second-most in Dallas history behind only Walls (22 INTs from 1981-1983). Since passes defensed became an official stat in 1999, Diggs is one of three players to have 15-plus interceptions and 45-plus passes defensed in their first three seasons, joining Marcus Peters (19/55) and Richard Sherman (20/57).Â
Diggs plays a crucial role in a Cowboys secondary that should improve with the addition of veteran Stephon Gilmore and the emergence of 2022 fifth-round pick DaRon Bland.
Tuesday, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones Diggs, along with CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons and Terence Steele, as young players Dallas was looking to sign long-term. They locked down Diggs. Now it's on to the rest of the crew and figuring out Zack Martin's situation.
