Jerry Jones reveals his true reason Trevon Diggs remains sidelined for the Dallas Cowboys.
FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones might have just delivered the ultimate full stop when it comes to Trevon Diggs and this controversial saga.
With Trevon stating he is healthy enough to play, but the Cowboys thinking otherwise, many have wondered what the exact reason the All-Pro remains sidelined is.
I've tried to make it very clear: It's not about his knees or his concussion. More than anything, this is about a lack of trust.
This week on 105.3 The Fan, owner Jerry Jones attempted to add his own level of clarity.
“There's no miscommunication," Jerry said. "When you're coming back, it falls into that world where you go out and practice when you're asked to do things the way they're going to be presented to you in a game."
That is fair enough, and not unexpected. And I'm here to tell you that amid reports that Diggs "had a good week of practice,'' as of last Wednesday specifically, he absolutely did not practice well.
Jerry then coughed up some more of his truth.
"Diggs has a very unique way ... that he contributes to a team, because he will basically at times go away from the scheme to make a great play," Jerry said.
"When he doesn't make that play, you can have a bad play. So if you're not capable, and I've seen Deion Sanders, I've seen Diggs make plays that others can't make, but boy, you've got to be very capable physically of making those plays.
"When he is practicing, he's not convincing the ones that make those decisions that he's ready to make those kinds of plays."
Jones isn't lying. Diggs did not excel in practice last week in a physical sense. And in a mental and emotional sense?
The Cowboys don't find him to be reliable.
Diggs is claiming his remaining in mothballs for Sunday's Vikings loss took him by surprise.
"This week, I showed them what they wanted to see in practice and it's still the same result,'' he said. "I don't know what else I need to do or what to show. ...''
His coach is essentially saying Diggs' claim is untrue.
"No. 1, Trevon and I sat down and we had a very detailed conversation on Saturday," Schottenheimer said of that day's decision to not activate him. "I told him not only the reasons why but also the standards and expectations. So again, I'm always going to have real conversations. I would never not play a player and not explain to them why they weren't going to play. I know he feels he's ready, but in our long conversation, I thought I made it very clear. And so I'll leave it at that."
This reinforces Jones' claim that there is no "miscommunication.''
And it reinforces my point that the two sides don't believe what is being said by the other can be trusted.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out here at The Star this week, with the 6-7-1 Cowboys essentially out of playoff contention and Diggs' 21-day practice window set to close.
If Trevon isn't activated this week, he won't be able to play for the rest of the 2025 season.
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So, if Diggs has intentions of playing in any of Dallas' remaining three games, he'd better show he's physically capable of making plays. And he'd better show he's mentally ready to earn some trust.
Because right now, Dallas isn't convinced - in either department.