Packers release CB Trevon Diggs after brief stint

The Green Bay Packers have released cornerback Trevon Diggs, the Packers announced Tuesday.

By releasing Diggs, the Packers will save just over $15 million against the cap in 2026.

The 2021 first-team All-Pro honoree was released by the Cowboys on Dec. 30 with three years left on his contract and subsequently claimed off waivers by the Packers one day later.

Diggs, 27, appeared in just two games for Green Bay: The regular-season finale against the Minnesota Vikings where he played 33 snaps and the Packers' wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears where he played just one snap.

Diggs broke out onto the scene in 2021 where he led the league in interceptions with 11, returning two for touchdowns, and was named to the Pro Bowl along with the All-Pro nod. He was rewarded with a five-year, $97 million extension in July 2023.

But Diggs has dealt with multiple injuries since then, playing in just 21 of a possible 50 games. He tore his ACL two games into the 2023 season and missed the final six games of 2024 with a left knee injury.

Diggs found himself on the injured reserve list again this past season, reportedly to help strengthen a problem with his right knee, though he also reportedly suffered a concussion at his home.

He was released by the Cowboys shortly after he didn't fly home with the team on Christmas after a win over the Washington Commanders. Diggs asked coach Brian Schottenheimer if he could stay in Maryland to spend the holiday with family and was denied, then Diggs skipped the team flight.

Schottenheimer said that Diggs was waived for multiple reasons, not just because he didn't fly home with the team.

In 67 career regular-season games (64 starts), the 2020 second-round pick has 20 interceptions, 63 passes defended and 242 tackles across six seasons.

In other moves, the Packers signed defensive linemen Jaden Crumedy and quarterback Kyle McCord to reserve/future contracts.

McCord, 23, was selected in the sixth round out of Syracuse in last year's draft and has yet to make his NFL debut.

Crumedy, 25, appeared in eight games (zero starts) across two seasons for the Carolina Panthers, where he registered 15 tackles and one-half sack. The Panthers selected him in the sixth round of the 2024 draft.