Dallas Cowboys tight ends coach Lunda Wells and Jake Ferguson at training camp at the River Ridge Fields in Oxnard, California. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Cowboys' Lunda Wells trolls Jake Ferguson for lazy drill after new deal

Originally posted on Dallas Cowboys on SI
By Josh Sanchez | Last updated Jul 27, 2025 4:35 PM ET

The Dallas Cowboys broke out the checkbook on Sunday morning to ink star tight end Jake Ferguson to a massive contract extension that makes him the seventh-highest-paid tight end in the NFL.

Ferguson signed a four-year deal worth $52 million in new money, including $30 million guaranteed.

But while Ferguson was the man of the hour and the talk of the town during Sunday's training camp practice, he was still subject to some light-hearted trolling.

While running through the gauntlet during the team's first padded practice, Ferguson got a little loose carrying the ball. That led to a friendly jab from tight ends coach Lunda Wells, who joked, "All that money you got. You tryna put it on the ground now?"

Cowboys TE Coach Lunda Wells is too funny.

He had a few words for newly paid Jake Ferguson:

“All that money you got. You tryna put it on the ground now?” #DallasCowboys #cowboys pic.twitter.com/hJaTpjt2xD
— Sam Gannon (@SamGannon87) July 27, 2025

Well played, Coach.

Not only have the players been having fun during their first training camp under Brian Schottenheimer, but the coaching staff has been turning up as well.

How can we forget the coaches using a backboard as a surfboard to kick off practice on Saturday afternoon? It's high-energy always for the 'Boys.

Let's hope the energy can continue throughout the regular season and it results in wins during the fall. That's when everything really matters.

This article first appeared on Dallas Cowboys on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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