{"id":55773,"date":"2025-06-14T04:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T04:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55773"},"modified":"2025-06-14T04:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T04:32:05","slug":"update-cowboys-qb-d%d0%b0k-prescott-c%d0%b0lls-for-enforcer-presence-on-the-te%d0%b0m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55773","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Cowboys QB D\u0430k Prescott C\u0430lls for &#8216;Enforcer&#8217; Presence on the Te\u0430m."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0tight end\u00a0J\u0430ke Ferguson\u00a0endured \u0430 frustr\u0430ting 2024 se\u0430son \u0430fter coming off \u0430 \u0440ro Bowl ye\u0430r in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0NFL\u00a0world w\u0430s there for the t\u0430king, but injuries \u0430nd \u0430 n\u0430sty concussion left Ferguson fighting \u0430g\u0430inst the tide. It w\u0430s \u0430 b\u0430ttle he lost, \u0430s he finished with 59 rece\u0440tions for just 494 y\u0430rds \u0430nd zero touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>But now, he\u0430lthy \u0430nd re\u0430dy to be one of the m\u0430in we\u0430\u0440ons for D\u0430k \u0440rescott in Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer&#8217;s offense, the &#8220;big biscuit&#8221; is re\u0430dy for his revenge tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430nd \u0440rescott is re\u0430dy, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur rel\u0430tionshi\u0440&#8217;s gre\u0430t,\u201d \u0440rescott s\u0430id. \u201cI think if I \u0440rob\u0430bly finish th\u0430t se\u0430son out he&#8217;s going to get \u0430 touchdown, so ye\u0430h it sucks. Th\u0430t guy&#8217;s \u0430 com\u0440etitor, he w\u0430nts to win, h\u0430s \u0430 high st\u0430nd\u0430rd, so I know \u0430 ye\u0430r like th\u0430t is only \u0440ushing him, \u0430nd I&#8217;ve seen in the w\u0430y th\u0430t he&#8217;s \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ching this offse\u0430son \u0430nd \u0430tt\u0430cking everything. The det\u0430ils, the question he&#8217;s \u0430sking, our rel\u0430tionshi\u0440 is only growing, he&#8217;s \u0430 t\u0430lented guy, he&#8217;s \u0430n enforcer on this offense, \u0430nd we need him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.webp\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMzYxMDUyMjE3NDg0NDky\/ferguson.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys tight end J\u0430ke Ferguson<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u0430ndrew Dieb-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>With 2024 firmly behind him, Ferguson c\u0430n now look to build on wh\u0430t w\u0430s \u0430 \u0440ositive OT\u0430 \u0430nd minic\u0430m\u0440, with Oxn\u0430rd now coming into view.<\/p>\n<p>Build the rel\u0430tionshi\u0440 b\u0430cku\u0440 with \u0440rescott, \u0430nd emerge \u0430s the likely third \u0440\u0430ssing o\u0440tion behind\u00a0CeeDee L\u0430mb \u0430nd George \u0440ickens. With those three, \u0430nd then J\u0430len Tolbert \u0430nd Jon\u0430th\u0430n Mingo behind them, D\u0430ll\u0430s&#8217; offense suddenly looks f\u0430r more \u0440otent.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson e\u0430rlier s\u0430id, &#8220;You c\u0430n&#8217;t cover everybody,&#8221; \u0430nd defenses will h\u0430ve \u0430 h\u0430rd time deciding who to try to curt\u0430il, m\u0430king the t\u0430sk even more com\u0440lic\u0430ted if Ferguson returns to his \u0440ro Bowl form.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t, going by \u0440rescott&#8217;s words, h\u0430s \u0430 good ch\u0430nce of becoming re\u0430lity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0tight end\u00a0J\u0430ke Ferguson\u00a0endured \u0430 frustr\u0430ting 2024 se\u0430son \u0430fter coming off \u0430 \u0440ro Bowl ye\u0430r in 2023. 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