Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs facing lawsuit alleging $33,500 of unpaid rent

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs owes a former landlord $33,500 in unpaid rent and late fees after he defaulted on his lease, according to a lawsuit filed by the landlord, Rose Marie Yadegar, in December.

Diggs, who in 2022 made about $1.2 million playing for the Cowboys, according to Sportrac.com, also owes $11,000 for the final two months of his lease during which the landlord couldn’t find another tenant, $45.45 every two weeks for yard maintenance, property damage repairs totaling $3,400, and $531.15 for deep cleaning of carpets that were “soiled beyond normal wear and tear,” according to the lawsuit.

Attorneys for both Diggs and Yadegar did not respond to messages seeking comment.

Diggs’ attorney, Scott Becker, filed a response to the complaint denying the allegations.

Becker told WFAA-TV that he believes the suit is the result of “some misunderstanding or miscommunication going on with this rental property that ended sometime last year.”

Becker said it appears that some acquaintances of Diggs might have taken advantage of him.

“He thought this matter was completely resolved,” Becker told WFAA. “So, to have this situation arise out of the blue was a bit of a shock to him.”

Becker said Diggs wants to work out the issue and was unaware of any damage to the property.

According to the lawsuit, Diggs was leasing a home in the 3400 block of Hollow Pine Drive in Frisco with a one-year lease term and a monthly payment of $5,500. Yadegar alleges the only time she received money from Diggs was the first month’s payment. He vacated the property in July 2022, “in lieu of eviction,” the suit states.

The landlord is also seeking $2,500 for legal costs in the eviction process, as well as attorney fees agreed to in the lease, according to the suit.