Cowboys' Diggs out Sunday after home accident

FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys volition beryllium without cornerback Trevon Diggs connected Sunday against the Washington Commanders aft an mishap astatine his location Thursday enactment him successful the concussion protocol.

Head manager Brian Schottenheimer did not cognize the specifics of what happened, but Diggs was checked retired by the squad doctors connected Friday.

"This is the NFL and if you're unsure what's going to hap conscionable hold due to the fact that thing is going to happen," Schottenheimer said. "And you woody with it, and you don't suffer slumber implicit it. The biggest happening is conscionable the interest for Trevon that he's OK. But seems similar helium is."

Diggs has started each crippled aft spending grooming campy connected the physically incapable to execute database pursuing January country connected his near knee. He has dealt with a close genu wounded successful caller weeks. He has been credited with 20 tackles, 1 tackle for nonaccomplishment and 2 walk deflections.

Without Diggs, the Cowboys person Kaiir Elam disposable to commencement other DaRon Bland, but they are expected to activate Caelen Carson (knee) from injured reserve for him to marque his play debut.

Given the struggles of the Cowboys' defence -- past successful yards per crippled and 31st successful points per crippled -- it is not bully to suffer a decorated cornerback. The Cowboys person talked astir changes they would marque this week, which would see much man-to-man coverage, a spot of Diggs'.

"It doesn't change," Schottenheimer said. "We set ever erstwhile you get into crippled day, but it doesn't change. It's a bully plan. I similar the plan. We person to spell retired and execute the plan. It's going to travel down to america going retired and playing good against a truly bully Commanders offense."