{"id":132016,"date":"2025-12-17T21:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=132016"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:47:22","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-depth-chart-alert-the-return-of-the-cowboys-2024-breakout-star-is-quietly-changing-everything-behind-the-scenes-coaches-are-now-facing-uncomfortable-decisions-and-trevon-diggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=132016","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 DEPTH CHART ALERT: The return of the Cowboys\u2019 2024 breakout star is quietly changing everything behind the scenes. Coaches are now facing uncomfortable decisions, and Trevon Diggs may no longer be as untouchable as before. 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And any chance of Diggs showing out during the final three games and changing how the team views him might have just gone out the window.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\"><strong>MORE: <\/strong>New Cowboys&#8217; 2026 mock draft focuses on defense with elite EDGE, star LB<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">On Wednesday, the Cowboys opened the practice window for three players, including cornerback Josh Butler.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\">Josh Butler was a breakout star during the 2024 season<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Washington Commanders WR Noah Brown attempts to catch a pass as Dallas Cowboys CB Josh Butler defends. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Dallas dealt with injuries at the cornerback position throughout the 2024 season, with Diggs and DaRon Bland both banged up. That allowed Butler to come in and find a role in the secondary.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\"><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Chargers, Week 16 betting odds &amp; preview<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">Butler played in five games with three starts, and had a breakout campaign in Week 11. In a win over the Washington Commanders, Butler had 12 tackles and a sack, giving the Cowboys\u2019 struggling defense a spark.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">The following week, Butler suffered a torn ACL against the New York Giants, prematurely ending his season. Butler spent much of the offseason rehabbing his knee, recently claiming he has been ready to return for weeks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">Dallas has 21 days to activate Butler off the IR. Assuming they make that move, the Cowboys would be less inclined to give Diggs a shot down the stretch, since they would surely love to see if Butler can pick up where he left off.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-13\"><em><strong>\u2014\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Sign up for the Cowboys Daily Digest newsletter\u00a0<em><strong>for more free coverage from<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Dallas Cowboys on SI<em><strong>\u00a0\u2014<\/strong><\/em>Empty heading<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\">Dallas Cowboys-Chargers opening Week 16 odds show rare optimism<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\">Cowboys&#8217; NFL power rankings roundup shows fall from grace after Week 15<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\">NFC East power rankings, Cowboys crash back to reality after Week 15 disaster<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\">Updated Cowboys 2026 NFL draft order, list of picks entering Week 16<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\">Cowboys&#8217; Brian Schottenheimer earns surprising grade through first 15 weeks<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\">Meet Brenley Herrera: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader 2025 rookie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a real chance that Trevon Diggs never plays for the Dallas Cowboys again, especially with a 2024 breakout star returning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":132017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 DEPTH CHART ALERT: The return of the Cowboys\u2019 2024 breakout star is quietly changing everything behind the scenes. 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