Dallas Cowboys seem to be coming apart at the seams after their last defeat, San Francisco 49ers for the fourth consecutive season.

After the game, All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs emerged from the locker room and confronted a local reporter about a tweet sent during the Week 8 game at Levi’s Stadium.

The reporter questioned Diggs’ effort on the big play, and the star defender took notice of those comments.

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Diggs confronted the reporter by saying “You don’t know football” and “stay in your lane, stop playing with me” before returning to the locker room to cool off.

On Monday, Diggs appeared on teammate Micah Parsons’ podcast and addressed the situation.

Diggs admitted that his emotions got the best of him, but he felt unfairly criticized by the reporter.

“”I felt it was unnecessary. I felt like he was trying to use my name for clicks. I saw (the text) by chance after the game, I clicked on it and saw who it was and I was like, ‘Oh.’ he is here. ‘I just saw you.’ So I went up to him and told him how I felt,” Diggs said.

“I felt like there was a lot of emotion. We got beat, we got out, we just came off a loss. I’m a competitor so you know I wanted to win. There’s a lot of emotion and I let my emotions get the best of me.

“But at the end of the day, it still doesn’t make it right for anyone to say anything or try to throw dirt on your name and make you look like you’re doing a bad job. Yesterday was my toughest game. I knew I did everything I could, I set the limits, I did everything to help my team win.” I felt like I did it with me.”

It’s understandable why Diggs feels this way, especially after his best tackling effort of the season.

And with the way the season has gone, it’s nice to see some fire from the players. Hopefully the team can put that energy to good use when they return to the field against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9.

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