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Ferguson

Ferguson missed the previous two games after his second concussion of the season in Week 11, clearing the league’s five-step concussion protocol ahead of the team’s Monday Night Football game against the Bengals in Week 14. Expect Ferguson to be back on the field with no limitations as the Cowboys grind towards the end of the season.

Fantasy managers should expect Ferguson to take the field for the Cowboys’ Week 14 Monday Night Football game against the Bengals. After two games off, the capable tight end should be ready to handle a TE1-worthy workload.

Ferguson missed two games with a concussion he suffered in Week 11 against the Commanders, but the fact he’s a full participant to start this week is a great sign for his availability on Monday night against the Bengals. Assuming he doesn’t suffer any setbacks, we’d expect Ferguson to be out of concussion protocol and on the field for Week 14, where he’ll profile as a solid TE1 in fantasy.

He has not practiced since suffering the concussion in Week 11 against the Texans. It will remain the Luke Schoonmaker show against the Giants and Schoonmaker is a PPR Scheme TE1 flier this week. Ferguson’s concussion must be pretty serious for us to see no signs of even a limited practice at this point and fantasy managers reliant on him may want to start making other plans for Week 14.

Ferguson was listed as a non-participant for the second straight day due to a concussion he suffered in Week 11. He is considered a long shot to play Thanksgiving against the Giants. Luke Schoonmaker will be the primary tight end in Ferguson’s absence, with Week 14 the earliest Ferguson is likely to return.

Executive Vice President Stephen Jones stated earlier Monday that Ferguson would be a long shot to play on Thanksgiving in Week 13, which makes sense considering the veteran tight end suffered his second concussion of the season in Week 11. Luke Schoonmaker’s snap rate jumped to 65% in the absence of Ferguson against the Commanders, which should serve as a solid baseline expectation against the Giants on Thursday. Fantasy managers in a bind can continue to deploy Schoonmaker for as long as Ferguson remains sidelined.

Ferguson did not practice all week after getting concussed on Monday night against the Texans. On a short week, he’d need to start practicing in a hurry to be up. Cowboys lineman Zack Martin joins Ferguson as a “long shot,” while Tyler Smith has a “good chance” to play on Thursday.

The hits keep on coming for the Cowboys, who revealed on Saturday that they would be without both Martin (ankle) and Diggs (groin/knee). Ferguson will miss Sunday’s game after suffering a concussion in last week’s loss to the Texans, leaving the them without several key starters in what has the makings of a disastrous game on the road against the Commanders. Tight end Luke Schoonmaker, who caught 6-of-10 targets for 56 yards in last week’s game makes for a viable streaming option in place of Ferguson.

Ferguson logged his third straight DNP on Friday and will be forced to try again next week. Backup tight ends Luke Schoonmaker and Brevyn Spann-Ford split repetitions in Week 11, with Schoonmaker astonishingly finishing second on the team in targets (10) and Spann-Ford respectably tying for third with five of his own. Schoonmaker can be streamed as a low-end TE1 if need be but be warned: The Commanders’ linebacker corps is one of the league’s best. This will not be an easy matchup.

This doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said earlier in the week that Ferguson would be “hard-pressed” to play in Week 12 against the Commanders. Barring an unexpected turn of events, we’d expected Ferguson to be ruled out before the weekend, paving the way for Luke Schoonmaker to take his role as a viable tight end streamer after catching six passes for 56 yards on 10 targets in last week’s loss to the Texans.