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Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs. <\/p>\n
One of the 1st things Mike McCarthy did when he was hired as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> in January was begin the process of making sure 1 of his former players, quarterback Aaron Rodgers<\/a>, would come back for a 22nd and final NFL<\/a> season to play for him.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not much of a leap to think McCarthy might be on the lookout for more of his former players to see how they might fit on the Steelers. NFL.com\u2019s Grant Gordon<\/a> believes former Dallas Cowboys<\/a> cornerback Trevon Diggs<\/a>, who played the 1st 5 seasons of his career for McCarthy from 2020 to 2024, is the \u201cBest Fit\u201d for the Steelers as a free-agent addition before the season.<\/p>\n \u201cThe season that stands out in bold print for Diggs\u2019 career was his All-Pro 2021 campaign with the Cowboys and Quinn as his defensive coordinator,\u201d Gordon wrote. \u201cDiggs\u2019 head coach was Mike McCarthy and his DB coach was Joe Whitt. Both are in Pittsburgh now. Granted, the Steelers also house plenty of veterans: Jalen Ramsey<\/a>,\u00a0Jamel Dean<\/a>,\u00a0Asante Samuel<\/a> Jr.\u00a0and\u00a0Brandin Echols<\/a>. They\u2019re mixed with myriad rookies \u2014 draft picks and undrafted free agents, alike \u2014 accompanying an extension-seeking Joey Porter<\/a> Jr. Diggs likely isn\u2019t getting signed as more than a flier or a depth add. Makes sense it would be a squad with familiar faces.\u201d<\/p>\n Mike McCarthy Comes Home to Coach Steelers<\/p>\n McCarthy, who won a Super Bowl as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, is a Pittsburgh native and will be just the fourth head coach of the Steelers<\/a> since 1969 following Chuck Knoll, Bill Cowher, and Mike Tomlin \u2014 all 3 of whom won Super Bowls in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n \u201cComing home: The Steelers are working towards a deal to hire Mike McCarthy as their head coach, per sources,\u201d\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero<\/a> wrote on X in January. \u201cMcCarthy grew up in Pittsburgh. Now, at age 62, the Super Bowl winner gets a chance to coach the team he grew up rooting for.\u201d<\/p>\n McCarthy coached the\u00a0Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0for 5 seasons but did not see his contract renewed following the 2024 season after the Cowboys went 7-10 \u2014 that followed 3 consecutive seasons with a 12-5 record and 3 consecutive playoff berths.<\/p>\n The Cowboys turned to\u00a0former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer<\/a>\u00a0as their new head coach and went 7-9-1 in 2025, capping the season with an embarrassing loss to the\u00a0New York Giants<\/a>\u00a0in Week 18.<\/p>\n \u201cMike McCarthy and Steelers GM Omar Khan worked together in New Orleans in 2000, and now will work together again in Pittsburgh,\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter<\/a>\u00a0wrote on X.<\/p>\n Trevon Diggs Fell Off After Massive Payday<\/p>\n Diggs signed a 5-year, $97 million contract extension with the Cowboys in July 2023, then played in 22 out of 51 possible regular-season games over the following 3 seasons.<\/p>\n After his release, Diggs was claimed off waivers by the\u00a0Packers<\/a> on December 31 \u2014 just one day after the Cowboys released him.<\/p>\n Diggs\u2019 absence in 2025 included missing 8 games following a mysterious, at-home accident<\/a>\u00a0that, many months later, he said came from a\u00a0television falling on his head<\/a>\u00a0as he tried to mount it on an outdoor patio.<\/p>\n The final straw for the Cowboys came when Diggs asked to stay in the DMV with his family after an away game against the Washington Commanders<\/a>\u00a0on Christmas Day \u2014 Diggs is a D.C. native \u2014 and not fly home on the team plane.<\/p>\n The Cowboys refused his request. Diggs stayed anyway and they cut him.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs. 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