The Dallas Cowboys The injury fever doesn't seem to be going away anymore. The club, which has already lost its franchise quarterback Dak Prescott for the rest of the year, has struggled to get its downfield targets involved. CeeDee Lamb was recovering from early season bouts when Prescott was lost in Week 9. He didn't get much help.
Brandin Cooks had just nine catches in four games when he was placed on IR with a knee injury. He will return to the lineup in Week 13 against New York, but how much will he be able to contribute? The plan was, in most cases, unable to seriously involve Kavontae Turpin in the offense. The development of third-year wideout Jalen Tolbert, second-year player Jalen Brooks or freshman Ryan Flournoy has been slow. The only established guy, TE Jake Ferguson, appears to have regressed from his 2023 Pro Bowl.
And a concussion suffered in Week 11 will force Ferguson to miss his second straight game when the Cowboys face the Giants on Thanksgiving afternoon.
The third-year Wisconsin native caught 71 targets for 761 yards and scored five touchdowns in 2023. He has failed to reach the end zone so far in 2024, disappointing fantasy owners left and right.
In his wake, Dallas will have second-year second-round pick Luke Schoonmaker and 2024 UDFA Brevyn Spann-Ford. Schoonmaker had his best game as a pro on Monday after Ferguson's loss; He had been pushed to the back foot as Spann-Ford had usurped his snaps. The team also added Princeton Fant to the roster, coming from its own practice squad.
