{"id":51670,"date":"2025-05-28T01:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51670"},"modified":"2025-05-28T01:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:07:19","slug":"cowboys-urged-to-sign-bounce-back-trevon-diggs-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51670","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Urged to Sign \u2018Bounce-Back\u2019 Trevon Diggs Replacement"},"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\/05\/GettyImages-2174052289-e1748364599934.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2174052289-e1748364599934.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2174052289-e1748364599934.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2174052289-e1748364599934.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys potential target Rasul Douglas.\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"1040\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1188\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Cowboys potential target Rasul Douglas.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One thing that quickly became apparent in the wake of the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0being linked\u2013albeit very speculatively\u2013to a trade for Dolphins cornerback\u00a0Jalen Ramsey\u00a0is that virtually no Cowboys reporter has any intel suggesting the team has an appetite to make a deal for Ramsey. ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler mentioned the Cowboys as a potential landing spot for Ramsey, along with the Rams and\u00a0 Commanders, but even he was saying no deal is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to see why the Cowboys, even as they need cornerback depth, are not interested. Ramsey is expensive, having\u00a0signed an extension with Miami that carries a guaranteed $24 million, $17 million of which hits this season. The Cowboys also don\u2019t want to give up any picks, even late-round ones, for a player who likely won\u2019t stick around long.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey could be cut by the Dolphins after June 1, but even then, the Cowboys might balk at a player who would still be expensive and in decline.<\/p>\n<p>As veteran reporter\u00a0Ed Werder of WFAA noted\u00a0about the Cowboys-Ramsey link on Twitter\/X, \u201cI do not believe this has even been a topic of discussion within the Cowboys at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Cowboys in Need of Trevon Diggs Replacement<\/h2>\n<p>But with Trevon Diggs\u00a0 recovering from another knee surgery and likely only able to play at the tail end of the 2025 season, if at all, the Cowboys could use another proven name in the CB room. Former Bills flame-out Kaiir Elam will get a shot, as will third-round pick \u00a0Shavon Revel Jr. But there just is not enough depth on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>The option to bring back\u00a0Stephon Gilmore\u00a0is out there, too. But Pro Football Focus this week highlighted some players who had down years in 2024 but are ready for a bounce-back in 2025\u2013and one would be perfect for the Cowboys\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran CB Rasul Douglas, who is likely to be effective both on the payroll sheet and on the field, if the Cowboys can lure him to Dallas on a bargain deal. Douglas has been in the NFL for eight seasons, and has been with Philadelphia, Carolina, Green Bay and Buffalo in that time. He was part of the Eagles\u2019 2017 Super Bowl winner, and has played in 11 postseason games in his career.<\/p>\n<h2>Rasul Douglas Struggled in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s what\u00a0PFF said about Douglas\u00a0being ready for a bounce-back:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis underwhelming 2024 campaign may help explain why he remains unsigned. Douglas posted a 53.9 PFF overall grade, 102nd out of 116 qualifying cornerbacks, and his 51.6 coverage grade ranked 103rd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis performance resembled his early-career struggles in 2019 and 2020, but from 2021 to 2023, Douglas reestablished himself as one of the league\u2019s top cornerbacks. During that span, he ranked among the top 30 in PFF grade each season. \u2026 Despite his disappointing 2024 season, Douglas\u2019 recent track record and the fact that he turns just 30 at the start of the season make him a strong bounce-back candidate for any team needing veteran cornerback help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That would be the Cowboys. Douglas is not far behind Ramsey in terms of talent, but would come without much drama attached.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Cowboys potential target Rasul Douglas. 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