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Diggs

Diggs played through the calf issue last week. He was limited in the first two practices of the week before being downgraded to a DNP on Friday. That’s when the illness designation was added to his practice report, so we’ll assume that is what caused him to be held out and not the calf issue. Players tend to play through illnesses, especially when they get Saturday to work through the ailment. Diggs should be no different. Linebacker Eric Kendricks is also questionable. He played through his shoulder issue last week and is likely to do so once again.

Diggs did not practice all week with what Jerry Jones deemed a calf “tear,” but will give it a go as the Cowboys try to get back to .500 against Atlanta. Eric Kendricks (shoulder), Linval Joseph (back), and Zach Martin (shoulder) are also active off the questionable line. Inactive for the Cowboys are Micah Parsons, Ezekiel Elliott, Andrew Booth, DaRon Bland, KJ Henry, Matt Waltezko, and Trey Lance. Elliott was deemed out for disciplinary reasons on Saturday. Bland and Parsons were ruled out on Friday with injuries. Lance is the third quarterback. The other three are healthy scratches.

Kendricks missed Week 6 with the shoulder injury plus a calf issue. He returned after Dallas’s Week 7 bye but was listed as questionable versus Atlanta. Kendricks is clearly not fully healthy, but the veteran should continue to gut it out through the shoulder injury. He has two sacks, two TFLs, and an interception in six games this year. Per Rapoport, cornerback Trevon Diggs remains a game-time call.

Per McCarthy, Diggs did some rehab work on Friday after missing the first two practices of the week. McCarthy told reporters he did “much better today than we could’ve anticipated.” The Cowboys will get a better idea of his status when he does more work during Saturday’s practice. They are already expected to be without Michah Parson and DaRon Bland this week.

Diggs has not practiced this week. This could spiral into an injured reserve situation for an already-beleaguered Cowboys defense. At the very least, it seems unlikely that Diggs will play in Week 9. Jones said he’s not sure if Diggs will miss the game or not.

Diggs missing both practices to start the week isn’t great for his Week 9 outlook, but he downplayed the severity of his injury on Wednesday, so the team may be taking a cautious approach with him for the time being. We’ll have a good sense of his Week 9 availability when the team releases its final injury report on Friday.

Diggs was in good spirits while talking with reporters after the missed practice and said that the issue wasn’t serious. The star corner should be back at practice later this week. Diggs has four pass breakups and one interception this season.

Diggs hurt his ankle during Thursday’s practice and was downgraded to a DNP on Friday. Despite the injury scare, he appears to be good to go. With pass-rushers Micah Parson and DeMarcus Lawrence out for this week, losing Diggs would have been another frustrating blow to the Dallas defense. He has one interception and three pass breakups this year.

Diggs was added to the injury report on Thursday as a limited participant. He was downgraded to a DNP on Friday, indicating he suffered the injury during practice and is on the wrong side of questionable for Week 5. The Cowboys are already without DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons. Losing their top corner will only make them an easier target for Justin Fields, who is coming off his first 300-yard effort as a Steeler.

Diggs hasn’t missed a game since returning from last year’s season-ending knee injury. While being added to the injury report on Thursday can be a concerning sign, a limited practice still bodes well for his Week 5 outlook. We’ll have more clarity on his availability on Friday when the team releases its final injury report.