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Get it done early, Dallas.
Bland and Ferguson each enter their fourth season in the league and are scheduled for free agency in 2026. Jones said they want to keep both players around and want to begin looking at extensions for them.
Bland burst onto the scene in 2023 when he recorded nine interceptions with five pick-sixes. He missed 10 games in 2024 but has proven himself to be one of the premium ball hawks in the NFL.
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson runs after a catch against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Ferguson also broke out in 2023 with 71 receptions for 761 yards and five touchdowns. His production slipped this past season but he was dealing with nagging injuries and the loss of Dak Prescott.
With the number of holes the team still has to fill, trading back would be a great option.
NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter believes they should go to that well again in 2025.
In a list of six win-win first-round trades teams should make, Reuter’s first order of hypothetical business is a deal between Dallas and Denver that leaves both clubs in better shape than they currently are.
The Cowboys and Broncos should swap first-rounders, Reuter says, with Denver taking over the 12th overall pick and also getting Dallas’s fifth-rounder, No. 149. The Cowboys get the 20th pick plus an additional second-rounder, No. 51, to go with the 44th overall selection they already own.
With the 12th pick, Broncos head coach Sean Payton would likely have his choice of this year’s two premier tight ends, Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland. He could also look at wide receivers Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona) and Matthew Golden (Texas), he writes, “if Courtland Sutton is not in the team’s plan past his upcoming contract season.”
QB2 is up for grabs.
The Most Likely: Quinn Ewers, Texas
Quinn Ewers, the former Longhorn and Texas native, is easily the most likely candidate to join the Cowboys quarterback room.
Formerly a projected first-overall pick, Ewers’ career in Austin never blossomed as some thought it would. His passing struggles and talent limitations took his draft stock from first-round lock to a solid middle-to-late round option.
I personally felt that Texas would have been better off with Arch Manning in the College Football Playoff, but they rode with their veteran instead.
As he heads into the NFL Draft, Ewers projects as a backup with moderate potential to become a starter one day. He has the size, experience, and occasional “wow...
