Cowboys' Trevon Diggs Reveals How He Plans to Recoup $500K Pay Cut originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Trevon Diggs publicly addressed the Dallas Cowboys ’ frustration with his offseason decisions, specifically his decision to undergo injury rehab far from the franchise's facilities instead of doing it in-house.

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs gave up $500,000 of his $9 million salary in 2025 after failing to be available for over 84 percent of the team's offseason program as he rehabilitates from the cartilage issue that ended his 2024 campaign.

The Cowboys are forging ahead with Diggs’ replacement until he returns. He expressed confidence that things are progressing in his rehab work. He disputed on X that he’s behind in his recovery and also made note that the Cowboys knew of his plans this offseason

The Cowboys confirmed that they have enforced the de-escalator clause in Trevon Diggs' contract, lowering the cornerback's base salary from $9 million to $8.5 million, because he didn't rehab enough at the team facility.

Diggs opted to rehab an injury away from the team's facility, and it wound up costing him a half-million dollars