The Dallas Cowboys suffered from injuries all season long, and there was no position group that was safe. Just as the passing offense finally got WR2 Brandin Cooks back, they lost another key member of the receiving corps.

TE Jake Ferguson has been sidelined the past two weeks due to concussion symptoms. He recently opened up about the severity of the illness, citing that his mental state was so impaired that he once burst into a fit of tears simply because he couldn’t find his cell phone. Given that toughness, it begs the question of whether he would be willing to play against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14.

Fortunately, the answer is yes. Ferguson has been practicing all week and with no setbacks, he will play for the Cowboys on Monday Night Football. The two games he missed were short weeks; He was injured in a Monday night game against Houston and missed the Washington game six days later, followed by the Giants game just four days later.

In his absence, Dallas turned to second-year second-round pick Luke Schoonmaker, along with 2024 UDFA Brevyn Spann-Ford. The team also added Princeton Fant to the roster, coming from its own practice squad. It is assumed that Ferguson will be active again and Fant will be among the inactives on Monday.