The Dallas Cowboys have signed tight end Jake Ferguson to a 4 year, $52M contract extension which will tie him to the club through the 2029 NFL season.
The deal will feature a $12M signing bonus, and $30M in guaranteed money. Ferguson, who was set to enter the final year of his rookie contract, has now inked the most lucrative deal for a tight end in Cowboys history.
The 6’5″ 244lbs pass catcher was limited to just 14 games in 2024, posting career lows in Y/R (8.4), Succ% (39.5), Catch % (68.6) and yards per target (5.7). However, Dallas’ front office believe his down year was the result of injuries and bad luck more so than a step backwards developmentally.
Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer spoke to reporters recently about Ferguson saying “He’s a great leader. He’s lighter [this season]. He’s moving around really, really well. I think last year you look at the first game against Cleveland and he gets his knee pretty banged up. And then he’s got a concussion mid-season at some point. That’s so uncharacteristic of [Ferguson]…[He’s] a really, really good player in this league. He has always been. He’s one of those guys that as a young player, second-year player, there was leadership. He’s an enforcer. He’s a guy that plays the game the right way. He plays the game on the edge.”
“I have zero doubts in my mind that his production will get back to where it was the year before. I think last year was just kind of one of those years that you look back on your career and it was more of a fluke than anything.”
Ferguson appears to be back to 100% health this offseason, as he and his teammates prepare to kick off their 2025 NFL campaign against the defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles on September 4th.
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