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Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze and Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs.

That feeling of deja vu Dallas Cowboys fans got watching Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams hit wide receiver Rome Odunze for a wide open touchdown in a Week 3 loss wasn’t hard to decipher.

See a wide receiver for an opposing team running downfield for a massive gain? Look behind them and you’ll likely find NFL All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs.

It’s a miserable pattern the Cowboys have settled into and was underlined in a 31-14 loss to the Bears in Week 3 that dropped Dallas to 1-2 and made Williams, one of the NFL’s most embattled players, look like an NFL All-Pro.

“Trevon Diggs is on the Mount Rushmore of most overrated players in the NFL,” Philadelphia Eagles blog The Birds Blitz wrote on its official X account on September 21.

Video of Diggs slipping and falling as he tried to cover Odunze quickly went viral.

Trevon Diggs is COOKED 😭😭pic.twitter.com/AE1AO04RIS

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 21, 2025

Diggs One Of NFL’s Worst And Highest Paid CBs

According to Pro Football Focus, Diggs has a 53.9 overall grade through 3 games. That makes him one of the NFL’s worst cornerbacks on paper — he’s ranked 104th out of 148 eligible players at his position.

Unfortunately for the Cowboys, he’s also one of the NFL’s highest paid players at his position after he signed a 5-year, $97 million contract extension in July 2023 — a contract that runs through 2028.

With another NFL All-Pro cornerback in Daron Bland out with a foot injury less than one month after signing a 4-year, $90 million contract extension, the Cowboys are paying a lot of money at one position that’s producing negative results at this point.

In short — it’s been a disaster.

“Trevon Diggs tried to jam Rome Odunze at the line of scrimmage, but the Cowboys’ corner slipped and Rome Odunze finished the play with a 35-yard touchdown reception,” Marquee Sports Network’s Nicholas Moreano wrote on his official X account.

Internet, Media Love To Light Up Diggs

Few players in the NFL have been punching bags for the internet and NFL media like Diggs has been in recent years. That’s a direct result of his massive contract and the fact he’s missed 22 games due to injuries over the last 2 seasons due to a torn ACL in 2023 and re-injuring that same knee in 2024.

In total, Bland and Diggs have only played 4 games together over the last 2 seasons.

“The Dallas Cowboys defense is absolutely awful,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said on First Take on September 21. “You know it, I know it, anybody with 2 eyes can see it.”

“You look away for a quick second and you just might miss Trevon Diggs getting absolutely cooked every damn play!” Cowboys fan Ryan Mota wrote on X. “(Expletive) was so damn worried about Micah getting traded they should’ve sent him also.”

“Trevon Diggs is trash,” The Rantagonizer wrote on X on September 21. “Most overpaid player in Cowboys history. He makes Terence Newman look like Champ Bailey.”

“I’m afraid Trevon Diggs isn’t very good,” Cowboys fan account Cowboys Due Diligence wrote on its official X account on September 21.

“Trevon diggs burnt for a touchdown AGAIN FOR THE THIRD WEEK IN A (EXPLETIVE) ROW,” X user Dame Akumpo wrote.

Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame