Dallas Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs and Reporter Mike Leslie Bury the Hatchet with a Can of “Deez Nuts” After Their Heated Confrontation

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs and WFAA reporter Mike Leslie have seemingly squashed their beef, over a can of “Deez Nuts”.

The two engaged in a heated confrontation outside the locker room after the Cowboys’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.

The incident stemmed from a social media post by Leslie during the game, questioning Diggs’ positioning on a play where 49ers tight end George Kittle made a big reception.

What is Trevon Diggs doing on this play? https://t.co/YDBLTR9cib

— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) October 28, 2024

Diggs, visibly upset, confronted Leslie outside the locker room, exchanging heated words. “Out of that whole play, that’s what you got from that?” the NFL star angrily asked Leslie in front of a crowd of other reporters near their locker room door.

“That’s what you got from that? Out of that whole play, that’s what you got from that?”

“We can talk about it more,” Leslie replied.

“We can talk about deez nuts,” Diggs said back before walking back to the locker room.

Trevon Diggs came out of the locker room before the media was welcomed inside to say something to @MikeLeslieWFAA about this tweet. https://t.co/1ppFoUcoaa pic.twitter.com/JqYSDUSGyg

— Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) October 28, 2024

However, the two have since reconciled, with Diggs presenting Leslie with a can of “Deez Nuts” as a humorous gesture of apology.

Cowboys PR informed me that the video violated their social media policy, so here’s some pictures instead. pic.twitter.com/9N7Wxs4lvh

— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) October 30, 2024

Diggs later admitted on Micah Parsons’ podcast that he had let his emotions get the best of him in the heat of the moment.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy also addressed the incident, emphasising the importance of maintaining composure and representing the organization professionally.

“I think we have to be better in those moments,” McCarthy said to ESPN. “I always talk about staying on a high road. That’s part of our responsibility in this business.

“But I’m not ignorant or naive to the fact that this generation, that’s part of the world they live in, the social media world. You have to manage that. That’s part of being a professional athlete, and that’s part of representing this organization properly.”