The internal competition at Dallas Cowboys training camp between Trevon Diggs and Dak Prescott just became more heated.
Just a few days ago, Dak Prescott dismissed an NSFW insult aimed at him by All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs, who told the veteran QB to “shut your b**** a** up” after he ran out of bounds on a play.
Prescott, to his credit, has done enough damage control for one week.
“That’s a guy that I spend a lot of time with, we’re always going back and forth,” said Prescott, h/t FOX 4. “When you’re competing at a high level and you believe your side is better than the other side that’s mutual and that’s iron sharpening iron.”
That’s fair from Prescott, to a point. Both he and Diggs are pushing each other to be better. Their on-field relationship has little to with their camaraderie as teammates, or one would think.
Cowboys: Trevon Diggs-Dak Prescott drama gets worse
During Tuesday’s practice, Diggs intercepted Prescott on two occasions. In fact, they were back-to-back drives. However, it’s Diggs actions after the second interception which are getting headlines.
Trevon Diggs intercepts Dak Prescott on the sideline, and then fires the football into the sun pic.twitter.com/QsrsSCmOsN
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) August 8, 2023
That, uh, feels a lot like showing Prescott up, to say the least. Now, Dak knows his teammate better than I do, so odds are this is all water under the bridge. Nonetheless, it represents a pattern between Prescott and Diggs, and one has to wonder if it’s healthy for the team long term.
Diggs may mean no disrespect — in all likelihood, he’s just celebrating his interception in the heat of the moment — but there’s a time and a place for such things. For a player who had 14 interceptions over the course of his first two seasons, it’s surprising he’s unleashed such a media circus over what amounts to practice reps.
Hopefully, he and Prescott have a mutual understanding.
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