As cornerback Trevon Diggs inches closer to a return, a debate has been brewing within the Cowboys fanbase. Not just about his health, but about where he should line up on the field. Suggestions have been flying in for Diggs to play as a safety. So, when the media raised the question, HC Brian Schottenheimer had his answer ready.

“Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer when asked if CB Trevon Diggs could play safety: “I wouldn’t even think of that,”” said Schottenheimer to the media, via The Athletic’s John Machota. “Views Diggs as a shutdown corner when he’s at his best.”

That was more than enough to silence those who had been suggesting a change of position. It is not unusual for a change of roles, especially for a cornerback, to do so in their veteran years and transition to safety.

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