Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Working with trainers Wednesday
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Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Ferguson (ankle) will work with the Cowboys' training staff during Wednesday's practice, Briana Aldridge of CBS News Texas reports.
Such comments are an indication that Ferguson will go down as a DNP to kick off Week 9 prep, something that'll be revealed on Wednesday's injury report. Ferguson is tending to a low-ankle sprain in the wake of this past Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Has chance to play Sunday
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Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday that Ferguson (ankle) has a chance to play Sunday at Indianapolis, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
Ferguson hurt his ankle early in Sunday's eventual overtime loss to the Cardinals, eventually was ruled out and then diagnosed with a low-ankle sprain. Schottenheimer's comments one day later follow the general belief that players often are able to gut out such injuries, but how Ferguson fares in practice Wednesday through Friday will determine his availability for Week 9.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Sustains low-ankle sprain
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Ferguson suffered a low-ankle sprain during Sunday's loss to the Cardinals, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
Ferguson picked up an ankle injury on the Cowboys' first drive of the game and eventually was ruled out after halftime. He thus finished Week 8 without a target, making it his second contest in a row with no catches in the box score. Low-ankle sprains typically can be played through, but Ferguson's status will be watched to get a sense of his potential to suit up next Sunday at Indianapolis.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Ruled out for rest of game
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Ferguson (ankle) won't return to Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Joe Hoyt reports.
Prior to his exit, Ferguson wasn't targeted by QB Dak Prescott. In his absence versus Arizona, Brevyn Spann-Ford and James Mitchell are available to handle TE duties for the remainder of Sunday's contest.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Injures ankle Sunday
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Ferguson suffered an ankle injury during Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Tommy Yarrish of the Cowboys' official site reports.
Ferguson exited on the Cowboys' first offensive possession and is questionable to return. With Luke Schoonmaker (groin) inactive, Brevyn Spann-Ford and James Mitchell are the active healthy tight ends for Dallas.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: TEs to Sit
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This is actually a good matchup for Ferguson since the Cardinals are No. 7 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, and five tight ends have scored at least 10.8 PPR points against Arizona this season. But Ferguson will need a touchdown to reach that total, and he has not found the end zone since Week 3. He also had his worst game of the season in Week 7 at Philadelphia with no catches on just one target. And he has combined for eight catches for 43 yards and no touchdowns on 14 targets in his past four games. It's easy to sit Ferguson in most formats in Week 8.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Blanked on MNF
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Ferguson failed to haul in his lone target during Monday's 38-21 win over the Eagles.
Monday was the first time since Week 8 of the 2025 season that Ferguson failed to record a catch, and the only pass he saw from Dak Prescott was on a broken play in the red zone early in the fourth quarter. Ferguson's 38 offensive snaps were only two more than fellow tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford, and the latter's role in the offense has grown over the last few weeks at the expense of the former. Week 8 against the Cardinals presents itself as a bounce-back opportunity for Ferguson, seeing as Arizona's defense ranks 27th in the NFL in fantasy points allowed per game to tight ends.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: TEs to Sit
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Ferguson has scored 4.9 PPR points or less in three consecutive games, and he's going to be disappointing when he doesn't score a touchdown. The last time he found the end zone was Week 3 against Baltimore, and he has combined for eight catches for 43 yards on 13 targets in his past three outings against Houston, Tampa Bay and Green Bay. The Eagles have only allowed one tight end to score a touchdown this season, which was Tommy Tremble in Week 6.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Two catches during SNF
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Ferguson caught two of three targets for 13 yards during Sunday night's 23-13 loss to the Packers.
Ferguson matched his season low with two catches, and he has now been held to 23 or fewer yards in five of six contests to open the season. The tight end hasn't found the end zone since Week 3, and through six games, he's caught 17 of 24 targets for 115 yards and three scores. Ferguson reeled in a career-high 82 passes over 17 regular-season contests in 2025, and he has some work to do to return to that form in 2026.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: TEs to Sit
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CeeDee Lamb (quadriceps) practiced in full Wednesday, which means he's on track to play in Week 6 against Green Bay. That makes it tough to trust Ferguson in the majority of leagues. He'll still be a touchdown-or-bust tight end, but he hasn't scored in the past two games against Houston and Tampa Bay and combined for 9.0 PPR points over that span. The Packers are also No. 8 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends.
Ferguson brought in three of six targets for 19 yards in the Cowboys' 24-16 loss to the Buccaneers on Thursday night.
Ferguson was a distant second in targets to George Pickens' 13, but the veteran tight end failed to eclipse 25 receiving yards for the fourth time in the first five games. Ferguson's night -- and by extension, that of the Cowboys -- ended on a very sour note when he had a late fourth-quarter pass from Dak Prescott bounce off his hands and result in an Alex Anzalone interception that helped seal the victory for Tampa Bay. Ferguson has mustered a modest 15-102-3 line on 21 targets heading into a Week 6 road matchup against the Packers on Sunday night, Oct. 18.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Three catches in Week 4 win
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Ferguson caught three of four targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 34-30 win over the Texans.
Ferguson is averaging a career low 2.5 yards after catch per reception and just 0.71 yards per route run through four games to begin the season. He has three touchdowns on the year but otherwise has caught just 12 passes for 83 yards on 15 targets in Dallas' high-volume passing attack. He's merely fighting for scraps behind CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens and has devolved into a touchdown-or-bust fantasy bet.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Reaches end zone again in Brazil
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Ferguson caught three of five targets for 23 yards and a touchdown while also losing a fumble during Sunday's 34-31 loss to the Ravens.
Ferguson was able to reach the end zone for the second straight week, connecting with quarterback Dak Prescott for a 19-yard score in the third quarter. The tight end did have a mishap early in the fourth quarter, losing a fumble after reeling in a short pass from Prescott. Ferguson has now caught nine of 11 targets for 72 yards and three touchdowns over three contests this season, and he'll face a tough test against the Texans dominant defense in Week 4.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Bounces back with two TDs in win
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Ferguson caught all four of his targets for 43 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys' 37-20 win over the Commanders on Sunday.
After a quiet Week 1 against the Giants in which he caught just two passes for six scoreless yards, Ferguson bounced back with a pair of red-zone touchdowns against Washington. His four targets were still just fourth on the team, tied with Javonte Williams and behind CeeDee Lamb (nine), George Pickens (eight) and Ryan Flournoy (six) on a day Dak Prescott attempted 31 passes. Ferguson is shaping up as a touchdown-or-bust fantasy tight end headed into Week 3 versus Baltimore.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Quiet in Week 1
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Ferguson caught both of his targets for six yards during Sunday night's 28-20 loss to the Giants.
Ferguson along with quarterback Dak Prescott, amongst others, did not play during the preseason, and the team never really got into a groove on offense Week 1. The tight end remains the unquestioned No. 1 option at his position with Dallas, and he'll have a chance to be more involved Week 2 against Washington.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: TEs to Sit
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Ferguson had a solid season in 2025 with 82 catches for 600 yards and eight touchdowns on 102 targets, but the best stretch of his season came in four games when CeeDee Lamb was dealing with an ankle injury. From Weeks 3-6, Ferguson had 30 catches for 204 yards and four touchdowns, which equate to 37 percent of his receptions, 34 percent of his yards and 50 percent of his touchdowns. Ferguson struggled when Lamb and George Pickens were healthy, and both are fine for Week 1. We could see Ferguson score against the Giants, but they allowed just five touchdowns to tight ends in 2025. I'm not expecting Ferguson to have a big game in this matchup.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: One catch in season finale
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Ferguson caught one of two targets for five yards in Sunday's 34-17 loss to the Giants.
Ferguson was able to play in Week 18 after opening the week limited at practice with a calf issue, but he was limited to just one catch for the second straight week. The tight end sputtered into the finish line this season, failing to reach 20 receiving yards in each of his final four contests. Ferguson completed his fourth campaign in Dallas having reeled in a career-high 82 passes on 102 targets for 600 yards and eight touchdowns over 17 regular-season contests, and he'll likely enter next year as the team's undisputed No. 1 tight end.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Cleared to play
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Ferguson (calf) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at the Giants, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
Ferguson didn't finish last week's game but will be available for the season finale after upgrading to full practice participation Friday. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones noted that the team could remove key veterans at some point Sunday, but there hasn't been any hint of that from the coaching staff.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: DNP on Wednesday
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Ferguson (calf) didn't take part in Wednesday's practice, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
Ferguson didn't play after halftime of last Thursday's win at Washington due to a calf injury, ending Week 17 action with one catch (on two targets) for six yards and one touchdown. He was spotted working with Cowboys trainers on the side Wednesday, per Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, so his lack of activity to begin Week 18 prep isn't a surprise. Ferguson will have two more sessions this week to put himself in a position to suit up Sunday at the Giants.
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Cowboys' Jake Ferguson: Won't return Thursday
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Ferguson won't return to Thursday's contest at Washington due to a calf injury, Joe Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The Cowboys made the announcement not long after halftime, but prior to that point there was no indication Ferguson was dealing with a health concern. In any case, he'll finish Week 17 with one catch (on two targets) for six yards and one touchdown. Luke Schoonmaker and Brevyn Spann-Ford will be Dallas' options at tight end for the rest of Thursday's game.
