At the Dallas Cowboys’ Valley Ranch this week, there is a deep atmosphere of unease, where the team is going through a major defensive crisis and the heat of the upcoming NFL trade deadline.<\/p>\n
During this period, Owner and General Manager Jerry Jones has raised the team’s alert status, signaling that he is ready to make a deal that can support them in this Super Bowl race.<\/p>\n
For now, the biggest concern is about star cornerback Trevon Diggs’ health.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Jones appeared on the 105.3 The Fan podcast and described Diggs’s condition for the upcoming match against the Denver Broncos<\/a> as “questionable this week real questionable”.<\/p>\n Just a few hours later, Vice President Stephen Jones gave a more discouraging forecast, saying that Diggs and safety Donovan Wilson, both on Sunday, “are not going to be able to go.” Without those two, the Cowboys allowed Bo Nix to pass for 247 yards and four touchdowns in the 20-point loss at Denver.<\/p>\n This crisis is not limited to just a one-week absence.<\/p>\n Stephen Jones confirmed that the club was actively examining whether Diggs, who is going through “several things going on” and “pertaining to past injuries”, might need to be sent to injured reserve (IR).<\/p>\n However, the management declines to assess whether the young star has played his last game this year, taking the matter “week to week”.<\/p>\n This serious weakness in the defensive backfield – where there are already major injuries at safety and the corner situations have become “unknown” – has further intensified the trade buzz that has been going on for years, as a result of which the Cowboys are searching across the league for an impact player<\/a> who can strengthen the secondary.<\/p>\n This defensive urgency matches perfectly with Jones’s high-stakes management style; Jones even maintains that he does not gamble in ordinary card games.<\/p>\n Because his everyday decisions – whether about a player or about drilling an oil well – are in themselves a very big gamble.<\/p>\n Jones stated clearly that his sole criterion for adding personnel at the deadline is: the belief that the current roster “has a chance to be in competition and so under that criteria, and that’s a good way, and that’s all the reason in the world to have your alert sign up,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, in that case, I do have my eyes open and interest level up.\u201d [Timestamp \u2013 9:10]<\/p>\n