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Rob Demowski
Green Bay, Wis. — playoff-bound PACKERS Added some much-needed help to the secondary when they claimed the former dallas cowboys towards the corner trayvon diggs Discounts close on Wednesday.
Diggs, a two-time Pro Bowler, was released a day earlier for various reasons, including but not limited to missing the team’s flight from the recent game against Dallas. Commanders In Maryland.
The Packers lost two cornerbacks to injuries in Saturday’s loss. Baltimore Ravens, Nate Hobbs Suffered a knee injury that could end his season, and Kamal Hayden Suffered a season-ending ankle injury and was already placed on injured reserve.
Because Diggs was claimed on waivers, Green Bay inherited the remainder of the five-year, $97 million contract he signed in 2023, but because there is no remaining guaranteed money in the deal, the Packers can cut him after this season without any salary cap hit.
The move will cost the Packers just one week’s salary, $472,000, plus an additional $58,823 if Diggs is active for Sunday’s regular season finale. minnesota vikingsHad he cleared waivers, he would have been a free agent,
Diggs has played in only eight games this season, missing time due to injury and a right knee injury, and has no pass breakups or interceptions. Their only loss came in a Week 4 contest against the Packers.
Green Bay has been weak at cornerback since being released jair alexander In the offseason. Hobbs was expected to play a key role after signing a four-year, $48 million contract as a free agent in the offseason, but he has battled knee injuries since the preseason.
Dallas coach Brian Schottenheimer Diggs’ exit addressed Earlier Wednesday, he said his refusal to go home with the team after the Commander’s game on Christmas was “one of several factors” that led to his being waived. Diggs, a Maryland native, asked Schottenheimer in the locker room if he could stay in the area to be with family and was told no.
“It wasn’t the only factor,” Schottenheimer said. “I’m not the Grinch who stole Christmas. I love Christmas. I love my family. But at the end of the day we have a protocol that we go through, and that process was not followed.”
Even before this, this season had not been good for Diggs. He questioned defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus’ scheme and wanted to play more man-to-man coverage. After suffering an injury in an accident at home, Diggs was placed on injured reserve due to problems with his right knee. The Cowboys did not promote him to the 53-man roster until the practice window ended, with Schottenheimer saying Diggs needed to do “everything” right before returning.
It’s too early to know if Diggs will be able to play Sunday against the Vikings.
On Tuesday, the Packers signed cornerback shemar bartholomew And jaelyn simpson From the practice squad to the active roster to help compensate for their injuries at the position. They also added another cornerback to their practice squad on Wednesday by signing tyrann herring,
ESPN’s Todd Archer contributed to this report.
