{
  "id": 13243085,
  "title": "Cowboys TE position is a problem that just keeps getting worse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cowboys-te-position-is-a-problem-that-just-keeps-getting-worse",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:42:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cowboys-te-position-problem-just-224217644.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Dallas Cowboys' tight end position continues to pose problems for the team, with their starting tight end, Jake Ferguson, making costly mistakes that have been a recurring issue throughout his career. In a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ferguson fumbled away a perfect pass from Dak Prescott, resulting in an interception that essentially sealed the game for the Buccaneers. This blunder marked the latest in a series of errors by Ferguson, who has struggled with dropped passes, costly fumbles, and poor blocking. In 2024, Ferguson had arguably the worst tight end season in recent memory according to one metric, and his performance has continued to fall short of expectations. The splits for Ferguson this season favor leaving him on the sidelines, with the Cowboys being 0.056 EPA better when he's not in the game. With no clear and obvious replacement for Ferguson, the Cowboys may need to give Brevyn Spann-Ford more opportunities and target the tight end position less downfield.",
  "summary": "The Dallas Cowboys have a problem at TE and it's hardly a new development. Jake Ferguson gets major blame for the Week 5 loss but it's really a trend.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}