The Green Bay Packers have made their decision about the playing status of cornerback Trevon Diggs for the Week 18 game against the Minnesota Vikings.
According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Diggs will make his Packers debut on Sunday versus Minnesota just days after being claimed off waivers.
However, Fowler adds that the Packers are going to rest key starters, which has been the expectation all week given the fact that Green Bay can't move up in the wild-card standings.
"The Packers (locked into the 7 seed) will rest a significant number of key players today, but newly acquired corner Trevon Diggs will make his Green Bay debut vs. Vikings. He will see some action," Fowler reported.
Diggs was cut loose by the Cowboys on Tuesday.
While the timing was a surprising, the decision was not. Diggs was fully expected to be cut during the offseason after failing to live up to his contract.
Diggs' play had fallen off a cliff after signing his contract extension with Dallas, and he was also plagued by injuries.
The expectation was that Diggs would clear waivers, but the Packers did not let that happen and instead claimed him.
Now, Diggs will have an opportunity to get some run in the postseason while also auditioning for other teams around the NFL before he inevitably hits free agency.
Diggs is still under contract through 2028, but he has no guaranteed money left on the remainder of his deal and while it's possible Diggs plays well enough that the Packers decide to keep him in 2026, they won't do so at his current salary.
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