{"id":32417,"date":"2025-03-12T03:10:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32417"},"modified":"2025-03-12T03:10:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:10:59","slug":"breaking-cowboys-could-release-97-million-star-to-pay-parsons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32417","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys \u2018Could\u2019 Release $97 Million Star to Pay Parsons.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2187364778-e1741737324519.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2187364778-e1741737324519.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2187364778-e1741737324519.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2187364778-e1741737324519.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys, Trevon Diggs, Micah Parsons\" width=\"780\" height=\"441\" data-img-load-time=\"119\" data-dom-ready-time=\"838\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Micah Parsons celebrating<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0need to make a few roster moves over the next few months to create cap space for the future. Among the potential options for the Cowboys to release includes\u00a0Trevon Diggs, who continues to play excellent football when he\u2019s on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Diggs has dealt with injuries, unfortunately, making him a potential trade or cut candidate. If the Cowboys could move him in a trade, that would be ideal, but K.D. Drummond of Cowboys Wire doesn\u2019t think that\u2019ll happen due to him being unable to pass a physical.<\/p>\n<p>However, Drummond noted that the Cowboys \u201ccould\u201d release him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThere are unsubstantiated rumors swirling that there are some people in The Star who wouldn\u2019t be too upset if Dallas walked away from from their big star cornerback who has spent the majority of his first two seasons under his new deal on injured reserve. The issue with these rumors is the source could be the guy who fills up the printer ink, not a high-ranking decision maker.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Diggs Could Be Cut<\/h2>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys have the ability to give\u00a0Micah Parsons\u00a0a long-term deal now, but saving money to give him that contract could be the better plan.<\/p>\n<p>According to PFN, Diggs has to be traded before March 16 to save any cap space, which would only be $3.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>PFN predicted the Cowboys would trade him, adding that it\u2019d give them money to sign their star edge rusher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiggs has a $9 million injury guarantee that becomes fully guaranteed if he\u2019s still on the roster by March 16. The Cowboys must trade him by then to save any cap room ($3.6 million). Dallas could potentially fetch a nice Day 2 pick, given that Diggs turns 27 in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, the Saints got picks in the third, fourth, and sixth rounds in exchange for Marshon Lattimore\u00a0and a fifth-round pick. Lattimore is two years older and came with one less year of team control than Diggs, so the Cowboys could reasonably ask for more than that. Moving to a more man-heavy scheme would benefit Diggs while letting the Cowboys shed some significant salary as they prepare to pay\u00a0Micah Parsons,\u201d\u00a0PFN wrote.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Should the Cowboys Move on From Diggs?<\/h2>\n<p>If the Dallas Cowboys need the money to pay Parsons and make other moves, moving on from Diggs makes sense. However, just trading or releasing him doesn\u2019t help much unless they get assets in return that they could use to improve their roster.<\/p>\n<p>Diggs injuries are worrisome, but the two-time Pro Bowler and one-time All-Pro selection can still be a valuable piece to the Cowboys defense.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tough situation for the Cowboys to consider, but there are benefits to doing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Micah Parsons celebrating The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0need to make a few roster moves over the next few months to create cap space for the future. 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