ARLINGTON, Texas -- The injuries keep piling up for the Dallas Cowboys with Pro Bowl tight end Jake Ferguson suffering a first-half concussion and being ruled out for the remainder of Monday's 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans.
Ferguson had one catch for 11 yards on the Cowboys' first possession and was not targeted again before his injury was announced. Ferguson entered the game as the Cowboys' second-leading pass catcher behind wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Without Ferguson, the Cowboys had Luke Schoonmaker, Brevyn Spann-Ford and Princeton Fant at tight end. They combined for 10 catches in the first nine games of the season. Fant was elevated from the practice squad Monday with fullback Hunter Luepke inactive because of a calf injury.
Ferguson suffered a sprained knee in the season opener against the Cleveland Browns and did not play in the Week 2 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Of the Cowboys' 22 starters in the season opener, 11 players have missed games because of injuries, including quarterback Dak Prescott, who was placed on injured reserve Monday after undergoing season-ending hamstring surgery last week. Prescott arrived at AT&T Stadium on crutches and watched the game in the coaches' booth.
