Overview

• Diggs said he will start Sunday at New York after not opening in Week 4 against Green Bay, calling last week a rough stretch and accepting the staff’s decision.
• Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Diggs has been banged up and that coaches pressed him on consistency, while separate reports cited an off-field issue for the benching.
• The cornerback asked coordinator Matt Eberflus for more man-to-man assignments in a zone-heavy system and said he will adapt to the scheme.
• Dallas’ defense ranks last in total and passing yards allowed and in third-down defense and is next-to-last in points allowed, with no interceptions by the cornerbacks.
• Diggs’ recent history includes a 2023 ACL tear, another knee setback in 2024, and a January 23 chondral bone graft, plus a $500,000 pay forfeiture for rehabbing away from the team facility.