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OXNARD, Calif. — Trevon Diggs reported to 2025 training camp with his pockets roughly $500,000 lighter. That’s because the Dallas Cowboys’ front office opted to enforce a contractual clause that requires the All-Pro cornerback workout and rehab his surgically-repaired knee at the facility more this offseason than he eventually did. Diggs was rehabilitating his knee the entire time, but in …

To incentivize players to show up for the offseason, most teams use workout bonuses. The Cowboys are in the small minority that uses a salary de-escalator. It’s not about the player making extra money. It’s about losing the money he was due to make, if he doesn’t show up for the offseason program. And so, in lieu of cornerback Trevon …