{"id":615366,"date":"2025-12-20T20:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T20:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/615366\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T20:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T20:17:11","slug":"dallas-cowboys-trevon-diggs-set-to-return-as-daron-bland-placed-on-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/615366\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys&#8217; Trevon Diggs set to return as Daron Bland placed on injured reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys made significant roster moves on Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/dallas-cowboys-trevon-diggs-return-injured-reserved-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">activating Cornerback Trevon Diggs<\/a>, who had been on the injured reserve list since October.<\/p>\n<p>Diggs is set to return ahead of Week 16, while fellow corner DaRon Bland was placed on season-ending injured reserve. <\/p>\n<p>Diggs&#8217; last played game was on Oct. 12 against the Carolina Panthers. He was sidelined with a concussion he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/cowboys-cornerback-trevon-diggs-out-with-concussion-after-accident-at-home-coach-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reportedly suffered at home<\/a>, and lingering knee issues. <\/p>\n<p>After opening his 21-day practice window in late November, the former All-Pro corner has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/dallas-cowboys-corner-back-trevon-diggs-placed-injured-reserve-list-concussion\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">steadily worked his way back<\/a>. He was listed as questionable on Friday&#8217;s injury report but now carries no game status designation, signaling he&#8217;s ready to suit up. <\/p>\n<p>Coaches have praised Diggs&#8217; energy and consistency during practice, though he may be eased back into action rather than reclaiming a full-time starting role immediately.<\/p>\n<p>In a corresponding move, the Cowboys placed Bland on injured reserve due to a left foot injury that will likely require surgery. Bland, who set an NFL record for pick-sixes in 2023, had logged 73 tackles, six pass breakups, and one interception returned for a touchdown this season before the setback. <\/p>\n<p>This marks Bland&#8217;s second foot surgery in two years, raising questions about his offseason availability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys made significant roster moves on Saturday, activating Cornerback Trevon Diggs, who had been on the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[230,65134,229,257,2461,7,122,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-615366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-cowboys","9":"tag-cowboys-stadium","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-dallas-cowboys","12":"tag-dallascowboys","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-national-football-league","15":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115753743055473330","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}