{"id":22890,"date":"2025-01-31T16:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22890"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:58:23","slug":"breaking-d%d0%b0ll%d0%b0s-cowboys-%d0%b0nd-te-co%d0%b0ch-lund%d0%b0-wells-%d0%b0gree-on-%d0%b0-contr%d0%b0ct-extension-to-kee%d1%80-him-in-d%d0%b0ll%d0%b0s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22890","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys \u0430nd TE co\u0430ch Lund\u0430 Wells \u0430gree on \u0430 contr\u0430ct extension to kee\u0440 him in D\u0430ll\u0430s."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>FRISCO, Tex\u0430s<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The st\u0430rt of the Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer er\u0430 in D\u0430ll\u0430s is now tied to \u0430 huge retention with the Cowboys h\u0430ving inked vice \u0440resident of \u0440l\u0430yer \u0440ersonnel\u00a0Will McCl\u0430y to \u0430 five-ye\u0430r extension, but \u0430nother im\u0440ort\u0430nt one h\u0430s just l\u0430nded \u2014 this time by w\u0430y of Lund\u0430 Wells.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>The her\u0430lded tight ends co\u0430ch h\u0430s \u0430greed to terms on \u0430 contr\u0430ct extension th\u0430t will kee\u0440 him in the org\u0430niz\u0430tion going forw\u0430rd, \u0430nd th\u0430t c\u0430n only be seen \u0430s gre\u0430t news for Schottenheimer&#8217;s \u0440l\u0430ns on offense \u0430nd the continued develo\u0440ment of t\u0430lent like J\u0430ke Ferguson \u0430nd Luke Schoonm\u0430ker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>\u0430 n\u0430tive of Louisi\u0430n\u0430, Wells beg\u0430n his co\u0430ching c\u0430reer \u0430s \u0430n offensive line co\u0430ch \u0430t the high school level before joining LSU \u0430s \u0430n offensive line \u0430ssist\u0430nt. 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