Kicking toxic habits to the curb cannot happen overnight. The road to recovery takes time, but the Dallas Cowboys took some steps in the right direction when it comes to being more proactive with identifying and re-signing players they want to be a part of the team’s long-term future.
No, it wasn’t Micah Parsons, but news broke Sunday that Dallas re-signed Pro Bowl tight end Jake Ferguson to a four-year, $52 million contract with $30 million in total guarantees, per NFL Media. The Cowboys are re-signing Ferguson, their 2022 fourth-round pick, ahead of the final season of his rookie deal in 2025 even after an injury-plagued 2024 campaign. He suffered a knee injury in Week 1 at the Cleveland Browns last season that he was unable to fully shake. Ferguson’s injuries woes were compounded by a concussion in Week 11 against the Houston Texans and quarterback Dak Prescott suffering a season-ending hamstring tear in Week 9 at the Atlanta Falcons. All of that added up to Ferguson producing only 59 catches for 494 yards receiving and no touchdowns on 86 targets, making 2024 the first season of his NFL career without a touchdown catch.
“My knee hurt for sure,” Ferguson said of the 2024 season at mandatory minicamp. “The concussion was weird, but I’ve said this before: If I’m out on the field, I should be able to give it my all. So I definitely wasn’t satisfied with how I played the whole year last year. I don’t think I’ve ever played a full season and not scored a touchdown, so that was something I came into this offseason really working on.”
The season prior in 2023, Ferguson and Prescott made sweet music together. The tight end caught 71 passes for 761 yards and five touchdowns on 102 targets, which resulted in his sole Pro Bowl nod of his three-year career. Prescott threw an NFL-leading 36 touchdown passes that season and earned league MVP runner-up for his efforts. With a return to health in…
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