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The Panthers will be without one of their key offensive players for at least four weeks.

Carolina is placing Adam Thielen on injured reserve after he suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s victory over the Raiders, according to multiple reports.

Related players: Diontae Johnson, Xavier Legette, Jonathan Mingo, David Moore, Chuba Hubbard

Thielen sustained the injury while catching a 31-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Thielen is expected to return to the field at some point in 2024, the story said. The rookie Legette and Mingo, along with Moore, all move up the depth chart. Legette had two catches for 42 yards and Mingo caught three for 18 in Week 3. Both players have six total catches this season. Look for Hubbard to likely remain heavily involved in the passing game, too.

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy on TE Jake Ferguson (knee): "Jake looked good today. I'd put him at a full practice (participation) assessment."

Looks like Ferguson should return Sunday against the Ravens after missing last Sunday's game.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Schoonmaker had a nice showing in a spot-start, hauling in all of his targets for a 6-43-0 stat line in Week 2. We would assume that he goes right back to his back-up role if Ferguson is a full go. Ferguson will return to his low-end TE1 projection against the Ravens.

Mike McCarthy said CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs will be limited today "not of high concern," MM said. Mazi Smith has a back issue and Cowboys still trying to figure that out.

Related Players: Brandin Cooks, Jalen Tolbert, Jalen Brooks

Looks like Lamb is on pace to be cleared ahead of Week 3. Fire him up everywhere.

Ezekiel Elliott and Rico Dowdle have carried the load at running back, but the Cowboys signed Dalvin Cook to their practice squad in August so they could turn in his direction in an effort to find a spark. Team owner Jerry Jones threw cold water on that idea during an appearance on 105.3 The Fan, however.

Jones said he is “pleased” with how the backs have performed and that he doesn’t expect the team will call Cook’s number.

The Cowboys are averaging less than four yards per carry through the first two weeks of the season, the story pointed out. But Jones was quoted in the story saying, "I don't see a change that could involved Dalvin Cook this week."

Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones on 1053 The Fan said TE Jake Ferguson (knee) was “real close” to playing yesterday.

Related players: Luke Schoonmaker

“The expectation is for him to be back” this week Jones said via the post. While the Cowboys probably missed Ferguson, Schoonmaker stepped in and played pretty well in terms of fantasy production and finished with a line of 6-43-0 on six targets. The Cowboys play in a later afternoon game on Sunday so hopefully owners have plenty of time to adjust, but Ferguson seems to be pointing in the right direction at least as of now.

Jake Ferguson is officially doubtful for Sunday. John Stephens is out. All other Cowboys enter the game without a status designation.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Now locked in as the No. 2 pass-catcher, Brandin Cooks should be started as a WR3/4 anywhere you have him. Schoonmaker makes for a decent streaming option for managers looking to avoid a goose egg.

Jerry Jones says he’s optimistic about Jake Ferguson (knee) playing Sunday vs Saints.

The news about Ferguson continues to be on an upward trend since his injury on Sunday. Ferguson is dealing with a bone bruise and a minor sprain to his MCL, but over the last 24 hours there is a lot of optimism he'll be a go in Week 2. The Cowboys do have an early game on Sunday so owners will have plenty of time to adjust lineups either way. It's hard to imagine Ferguson will be at 100% but stranger things have happened. Injury reports should tell us more as the week goes on.

Jake Ferguson could still play Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

Ferguson was diagnosed with a bone bruise and a minor sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee suffered Sunday in Week 1 vs. the Browns, according to Archer. It's great news for owners as things didn't look so great for Ferguson less than a day ago. Ferguson may not be 100% for Week 2 even if he does play, so owners may still want to have a backup plan in place. We likely won't know a whole lot more until later in the week.

Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson is going to undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of his left knee injury, but X-rays were negative.

Todd Archer of ESPN reports Ferguson’s ACL is intact.

“I think we dodged a big one,” Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “Talking to him, he gave me a lot of confidence that he’ll be OK.”

Related players: Luke Schoonmaker

Ferguson caught three passes for 15 yards in Sunday’s win over the Browns. It's not clear if Ferguson will miss time, but owners should probably prepare as if he will. With Ferguson possibly out, Schoonmaker could be next up. Given Ferguson's potential in this offense, Schoonmaker could make for a productive fantasy player at the position as well if Ferguson does have to miss time, and is at least worth a look in deeper leagues.

The Cowboys agreed to terms with quarterback Dak Prescott on a four-year extension worth $240 million.

Prescott becomes the first player to receive a contract averaging $60 million per year and shatters the previous record of $55 million that was shared by Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence. After an offseason full of speculation about Prescott’s future, the Cowboys get the deal done after all. They now have Prescott at $60 million per year and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb at $34 million per year. The next step is Micah Parsons. But for now, the quarterback saga is over in Dallas.