Source: Packers claim ex-Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs off waivers - ESPN

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers added some much-needed help in the secondary when they claimed former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs off waivers Wednesday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

A two-time Pro Bowler, Diggs was released a day earlier for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to skipping a team flight home from Dallas' most recent game against the Commanders in Maryland.

The Packers lost a pair of cornerbacks to injuries in Saturday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Nate Hobbs suffered a knee injury that could end his season, and Kamal Hadden sustained a season-ending ankle injury and already was placed on injured reserve.

Because Diggs was claimed off waivers, Green Bay inherited the remainder of the five-year, $97 million contract he signed in 2023, but because the deal has no remaining guaranteed money, the Packers could cut him without any salary-cap consequences after this season.

The move costs the Packers only one week's pay, $472,000, plus another $58,823 if he is active for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Minnesota Vikings. If Diggs had cleared waivers, he would have been a free agent.

Diggs has played in only eight games this season, missing time because of both a concussion and a right knee injury, and did not have a pass breakup or an interception. His lone tackle for a loss came in the tie against the Packers in Week 4.

The Packers have been thin at cornerback since they released Jaire Alexander in the offseason. Hobbs was supposed to play a key role after signing a four-year, $48 million contract as a free agent in the offseason, but he's battled knee injuries since the preseason.

Dallas coach Brian Schottenheimer addressed Diggs' exit earlier Wednesday, saying his