Trevon Diggs’ departure from the Cowboys could reunite him with a familiar face he really admires
Trevon Diggs is set to become a free agent, and the playoff-bound Chicago Bears could come calling for aid.
With Trevon Diggs out of the Dallas Cowboys, there’s a decent chance we see him in the NFL playoffs in January.
After all, they say there’s no such thing as too many cornerbacks. And there’s one NFC contender that makes a lot of sense, largely because of a familiar face that Diggs once wanted as the Cowboys defensive coordinator: Al Harris.
Diggs could reunite with Bears DC Al Harris
Once the Cowboys secondary coach under Dan Quinn, Al Harris runs the most takeaway-happy defenses in the NFL in the Chicago Bears. No team in the NFL has more interceptions, and former Cowboys CB Nahshon Wright is tied for the most picks by a cornerback this season with five.
Diggs’ best football in Dallas came when Harris was coaching the Cowboys’ defensive backs. His respect for him showed when Quinn left to be the Washington Commanders head coach. In a post on social media, Diggs wrote “Harris for (defensive coordinator).” The Cowboys did not meet his request and instead opted for Mike Zimmer, while promoting Harris to assistant head coach.
Now that he’s set to become a free agent after clearing waivers, reuniting with Harris makes sense. Chicago is in dire need of cornerback help and though Diggs is far from the same player Harris coached earlier in his career, he could be solid depth for the playoff-bound Bears.
Why Diggs makes sense for the Bears
For more insight on the Bears’ need for cornerback help, I reached out to A to Z Sports Chicago’s Kole Noble. Here’s what he had to say about it.
Noble: “Chicago’s defense showed major signs of concern against the 49ers offense and really it was just a magnification of what the unit’s been struggling with all year.
“When the takeaway well runs dry, this defense gets exposed both against the run and the pass.
“A player like Diggs, theoretically, makes sense from a familiarity standpoint reuniting with Al Harris, but it doesn’t help the defense make up for the lack of pass rush. Yet, at this point, Chicago could take all the help it can get before the playoffs. Jaylon Johnson is still working his way back to elite form post-injury and in the meantime Nahshon Wright continues to be a liability in coverage. Diggs could slide into that outside CB2 role for the postseason if the price is right and Harris makes a strong case to add him. But who knows if one addition can actually make a meaningful difference.”
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