The Dallas Cowboys saw another chapter written on Tuesday afternoon in their drama with former cornerback Trevon Diggs. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Green Bay Packers have released the former All-Pro after two games and one playoff snap, as the move allowed them to get rid of the $15 million cap hit Diggs was scheduled to have for the 2026 season.
The move makes Diggs a free agent, which is what many figured he would be after the Cowboys released the 27-year-old on Dec. 30. Despite his struggles in 2025, Diggs is in the prime of his career. With his previous track record, it wouldn’t be surprising if he got one more shot, and it could be former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn who authors the next chapter in the relationship between the two sides.
Trevon Diggs Could Reunite with Dan Quinn in D.C. After Packers Release
Diggs is at a crossroads after Tuesday’s release. Back in 2021, Diggs appeared to be on track for stardom, leading the NFL with 11 interceptions and earning his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections. Another Pro Bowl followed in the 2022 season, and it convinced the Cowboys to sign him to a five-year, $97 million contract extension before the 2023 campaign.
But things went south as soon as the ink dried (or was electronically signed) on Diggs’s new contract. He played in just two games before tearing his ACL in 2023 and was limited to 11 games in 2024 before suffering a second knee injury. Diggs returned for the start of the 2025 season, but he wasn’t effective, allowing a perfect passer rating of 158.3 when targeted, according to Pro Football Focus.
Diggs appeared to have a lifeline when he was claimed by the Packers ahead of their run to the playoffs. However, what had looked to be a golden opportunity turned out to be nothing but fool’s gold after Diggs played just one snap in the wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears.
Back on the free agent market, Diggs needs to find a place to get him back to being an effective corner, and that could lead him back to Quinn.
Quinn is currently the head coach of the Washington Commanders and is in desperate need of help in his secondary. Washington allowed the fifth-most passing yards (242.5) per game in 2025, and they also had trouble generating turnovers with a 5.3 percent rate.
Only the New York Jets, who became the first team in NFL history to fail to record an interception in a single season, had a lower turnover rate at 1.6 percent, and Washington wasn’t much better in the interception department either, with eight picks.
The Commanders need ball hawks, and Diggs was an elite one when he was paired with Quinn. Washington could become even more enticing as Diggs is a Maryland native who was released after asking if he could stay in the D.C. area following Dallas’s Week 17 game against the Commanders last month. After his up-and-down tenure with Dallas and his brief stint in Green Bay, Diggs could also be interested in a homecoming after leaving the area to attend college at Alabama as a four-star recruit out of high school.
If Quinn tabs Al Harris, who also worked with Diggs as the Cowboys’ defensive backs coach from 2020 to 2024, as his next defensive coordinator, it could be another breadcrumb that leads him back to the NFC East. While the Cowboys believe he isn’t the player he once was, he could have a chance to prove it if he reunites with Quinn in Washington.