Jake Ferguson is a wild card in the offense, nobody is sure what he’ll do in 2025, but TE coach Lunda Wells believes.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson had an up-and-down 2024 season as he looked to continue the giant strides he made in 2023.

Coming off a 761-yard, five-touchdown season, the “big biscuit” was expected to further develop into one of the better tight ends in the NFL.

But the football gods intervened.

Ferguson suffered a knee injury in Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns and missed one week before returning against the Baltimore Ravens to play six games. However, a concussion interrupted his year again, and he never gained traction in a season that was overall poor for the franchise.

But now, tight ends coach Lunda Wells is looking forward to Ferguson putting 2024 behind him and getting back on track in 2025 – which starts with getting his body right.

“Last year was an unusual year for us as a team in particular, it was unusual for him with the knee injury in the first game, and then when he got it back, then boom, he’s out with a concussion,” Wells said. “So that was a tough year for him, so the biggest thing is just getting back on the horse, taking care of your body, and just putting your best foot forward this coming offseason to prepare you for the season.”

Coach Wells hints at changes for this season.

The Dallas Cowboys have experienced some turnover this offseason. After deciding not to re-sign Mike McCarthy, Brian Schottenheimer was named the next head coach. The Cowboys have been bringing in new voices for the 2025 season, but one coach who remains on the coaching staff is tight ends coach Lunda Wells. He discussed the changes that will take place on the offensive side of the ball and physicality is at the forefront.

Wells said, “There’ll be some similarity but one of the biggest things that we’re really focusing on offensively is being a little bit more physical up front, really on both sides of the ball, as a team being physical. Dominating the line of scrimmage.”

Cowboys Want to Be More Physical in 2025

This sentiment is felt throughout the entire organization. New offensive coordinator Klayton Adams said something very similar when speaking to reporters.

“The same thing that I want from every player on offense, and that is to create violence in the game, be aggressive, run, and hit. I think every decision that we make schematically needs to lean that direction. “

Klayton Adams

2025 NFL free agent RB best fits: Top landing spots for the best available running backs – Tyler Dragon, USA Today

Running back will be an issue until it is not.

Javonte Williams (2024 team: Broncos)

Best fit:Dallas Cowboys

The young running back totaled over 1,000 yards from scrimmage in two of his four seasons in Denver. However, he’s averaged under four yards per carry since a 2022 knee injury.

Williams’ modest 513 rushing yards led the Broncos. His opportunities decreased in the latter portion of the season in what ended up being a backfield-by-committee approach in Denver. A change of scenery appears to be what’s best for him. Williams will be 25 years old at the start of next season so he’s among the youngest free-agent backs.

Cowboys starting running back Rico Dowdle is a free agent. The Cowboys might select a running back in the 2025 NFL draft as they attempt to upgrade the position, but Williams would give Dallas some reliable insurance in the backfield.

This veteran could become the top Cowboys free agency target- Mark Heaney, Inside the Star

This free agent re-uniting with Matt Eberflus would make a lot of sense at Dallas’ price.

Right now, we don’t know if the team will join the rest of the league and sign some free agents this year, but we can start to build a list of guys that make sense for Dallas to pursue this offseason.

At the top of that list may be a recently released Chicago Bear with deep connections to the Cowboys’ new Defensive Coordinator, Matt Eberflus. Let’s take a look at this player, and what it would mean for Dallas to sign him.

The Player: DeMarcus Walker, Defensive End

On Friday, the Bears announced they were cutting veteran DeMarcus Walker, a starter on the defensive line since they signed him in 2023.

Eberflus brought Walker in because he fit the scheme there perfectly, and things worked out pretty well for the former Florida State Seminole. He never missed a game as a member of the Chicago Bears.

Walker also exploded statistically. He’s never had two years with more tackles, tackles for loss, or quarterback hits than he had in Chicago. In total, he ended up with 77 tackles, 32 quarterback hits, and nine sacks in 34 games.

Needless to say, he fits the Eberflus scheme pretty well, and it might be smart to stay within it as he enters his age-31 season. That is where the Cowboys free agency plans come into the equation.

With DeMarcus Lawrence likely to depart, Dallas has a major need on the defensive line, and Walker’s production could be the perfect replacement.

He is also getting up there in age, so the money shouldn’t be too lofty. If the Cowboys could get those same statistics this coming season for a one-year deal, it would be a no-brainer for this front office.

Cowboys free agency: Stealing a free agent from every NFC East team in 2025-Connor Livesay, Blogging the Boys

Subtraction by addition. How the Cowboys can bolster their roster by taking a player away from their NFC East rivals.

It was announced on Wednesday that the salary cap would see a large jump in 2025 from where it was in 2024, an increase even more than teams expected this offseason.

With the added cap space and some likely big restructures (Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb), and a potential Micah Parsons extension coming, the Dallas Cowboys could have north of $80M to spend this offseason.

With that money, the Cowboys would have resources to fill roster holes that are littered throughout their team. As of today, the Cowboys need starting caliber players at wide receiver, running back, cornerback, defensive tackle, defensive end, and linebacker and could use upgrades along the offensive line, safety, and tight end positions.

Today we will take a look at free agents from the Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants and see what players they could realistically go after from their division rivals.

Washington Commanders

Jeremy Chinn, SAF

Projected Contract: 3 yrs — $7.5m avg/yr

The Cowboys currently have their two starting safeties from the 2024 season returning in 2025, but with some recent slippage in play, safety is a position they could upgrade this offseason. Jeremy Chinn is a versatile safety that can do a lot of the interchanging Matt Eberflus likes in his safeties.

Chinn, just 26 years old is young, relatively affordable, and is a quality player against the run and the pass on the backend. The Cowboys could save just over $5M in releasing safety Donovan Wilson and could use the savings to bring in Chinn, who has been a much better players recently.