NFL Hands Down Final Decision on Superstar Trevon Diggs — Dallas Cowboys Officially Face Consequences After Controversial Play.

Dallas, Texas – December 26, 2025

The Christmas Day win over Washington was supposed to give the Dallas Cowboys a rare moment to breathe after weeks of pressure. Instead, as soon as the final whistle blew, a much bigger question began to hang over the locker room: what will the NFL do about Trevon Diggs?

The horse-collar tackle by Trevon Diggs in the second half of Dallas’ 30–23 victory over the Washington Commanders didn’t just result in a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down. It opened the door to potential postgame league discipline, an area the NFL is known to enforce with little hesitation—especially when a play directly impacts a scoring drive.

The Cowboys understand that reality.
And now, they wait.

According to team sources, Dallas’ coaching staff has reviewed the play extensively, studying every replay angle and recent league precedent. Diggs is not viewed internally as a reckless player, and this marks the first time in his career he has been tied to a horse-collar violation. Still, the fact that the infraction was clearly flagged on the field—and immediately followed by a Commanders touchdown—makes the possibility of the NFL delivering a “final decision” very real.

Against that backdrop, head coach Brian Schottenheimer offered a brief but carefully measured response—one that subtly acknowledged what may be coming without revealing anything outright.

“We’re not running from anything that’s ahead of us,” Schottenheimer said. “There are moments when you can’t control the outside noise, you can only control how your team stands inside this building. And sometimes, how you respond to a league decision tells you more about who you are than the decision itself.”

It wasn’t a defense.
It wasn’t a challenge.
It was a signal that the Cowboys are preparing for every scenario, including the most uncomfortable one.

On the field, Dallas did enough to earn the win. Dak Prescott played clean football, avoided turnovers, and guided an offense that finally found rhythm. But off the field, the focus has already shifted to the NFL’s weekly game-day accountability report, where Diggs’ fate will soon be revealed.

For the Cowboys, this isn’t just about a possible fine. It’s about optics, about where the line is drawn between aggressive competition and league discipline, and about how a locker room responds when the spotlight moves away from the scoreboard.

The NFL’s decision is coming.
And whether they like it or not, the Dallas Cowboys are ready to move forward—whatever that ruling turns out to be.