{"id":2833,"date":"2024-10-31T07:59:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T07:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2024-10-31T07:59:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T07:59:44","slug":"update-trevon-diggs-issues-an-apology-following-a-disagreement-with-a-reporter-as-he-stands-up-for-his-performance-with-the-dallas-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2833","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Trevon Diggs issues an apology following a disagreement with a reporter as he stands up for his performance with the Dallas Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trevon Diggs spent much more time speaking with reporters on Wednesday than he usually does, if he even holds a weekly session at all.<\/p>\n
The reason was clear. Diggs was addressing questions for the first time since he had a confrontation with a television reporter while still dressed in his game uniform just minutes after a 30-24 loss to San Francisco last weekend.<\/p>\n
Diggs apologized to the reporter, who later expressed regret for any misunderstanding from a post on X, formerly Twitter, that questioned Diggs\u2019 involvement in a 43-yard completion to tight end George Kittle that led to a 49ers touchdown.<\/p>\n
The exchange between Diggs and the reporter, which happened just outside the locker room before it opened to the media, was captured on video. Diggs did not speak to reporters inside the locker room.<\/p>\n
\u201cI shouldn\u2019t have reacted the way I reacted. I apologize for that,\u201d Diggs said while looking at the reporter as he answered a question from another media member. \u201cMost of it caught me at the right time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
This incident raised many questions about Diggs\u2019 focus with the Cowboys (3-4), who are on their second two-game losing streak of the season as they prepare to face NFC South-leading Atlanta (5-3) on Sunday.<\/p>\nDallas Cowboys players celebrates after a field goal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The 2021 All-Pro defended himself against the view that he was checking his phone too soon after a game.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s 2024. Social media, this is it,\u201d Diggs said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a part of our life now. I don\u2019t see anything wrong with me going online after the game or anyone else doing it, checking what you want to check. Maybe I want to get away from the game and just scroll, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diggs was a second-round draft pick in 2020 from Alabama, where now-retired coach Nick Saban used to emphasize avoiding outside distractions he referred to as \u201crat poison.\u201d<\/p>\n
The smile from Diggs when he remembered his college coach\u2019s lessons seemed to show he knew he didn\u2019t pass the test.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, it may have been a little rat poison,\u201d said Diggs, who had the first season in 40 years with double-digit interceptions in the\u00a0NFL, finishing with 11 when he made All-Pro three years ago. \u201cFell for the bait a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the play in question, the Cowboys were using man-to-man coverage, and Kittle got away from safety Donovan Wilson for a big gain.<\/p>\n
Diggs was running with his own player when he glanced and saw Kittle. He kept pursuing and was credited with a tackle after forcing Kittle out of bounds at the Dallas 4-yard line. Diggs said this is why he was upset about the post.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was the last line of defense and I felt like I prevented him from scoring,\u201d Diggs said. \u201cI took the highest angle. I didn\u2019t think that my effort was a problem.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
Diggs missed practice on Wednesday due to a calf injury and is about a year past surgery for a torn knee ligament that kept him out for almost all of last season.<\/p>\n
Part of why his play was questioned is that it happened in a game where Diggs said he \u201cfelt like himself.\u201d He seemed to suggest this was the first time since his injury, which happened during practice.<\/p>\nTexans\u2019 Stefon Diggs Exits Game with Knee Injury, Adding Pressure on Houston\u2019s Depleted Receiving Corps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to say it\u2019s been hard. It\u2019s just been some getting used to,\u201d Diggs said. \u201cFelt like it\u2019s been a year since I had my surgery and it was like my year mark and I felt good. Banging and tackling and running and cutting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
Coach Mike McCarthy said he didn\u2019t see Diggs\u2019 outburst as a sign of trouble in the Dallas locker room, and owner\/general manager Jerry Jones had no issue with the 26-year-old\u2019s reaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all realize that we need to, if you will, have a \u2018bite your lip\u2019 where you need to,\u201d Jones said on his radio show. \u201cTo that end, you want to not overdo it. This is an emotional game. It doesn\u2019t alarm me in any way to see the manifestation of emotion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
Diggs acknowledged the frustration that led to the confrontation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is tough. We\u2019re losing. It doesn\u2019t feel good. I hate losing,\u201d Diggs said. \u201cYou want to win so bad and you do everything you can to win and you don\u2019t get the win. It\u2019s easy to get frustrated.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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