In a Knee Brace, Jake Ferguson Kept His Veterans Day Date at the Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington
The Cowboys tight end, sidelined for multiple weeks by a knee sprain, appeared Wednesday at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington in a significant brace on his left knee — a week after Dallas named him its nominee for the NFL's Salute to Service Award.
ARLINGTON — Jake Ferguson cannot play for a few weeks. He still showed up. The Cowboys tight end appeared on Wednesday at a special event at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington wearing a significant brace on his left knee, on the Veterans Day his off-field work has been built around for years.
The brace matches the medical news. Ferguson sprained the posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee in the third quarter of Sunday's 27-23 win over the Colts, and head coach Brian Schottenheimer said on Monday that the Cowboys expect him to miss multiple weeks. He will sit out Sunday's game against the 49ers at minimum, with Thanksgiving following soon after.
The museum relationship predates the injury. Last week the Cowboys named Ferguson their nominee for the NFL's 2026 Salute to Service Award, which recognizes support for the military community; he is one of 32 nominees leaguewide. He has helped connect Arlington ISD students with Medal of Honor recipients and is scheduled to take part in the museum's Salute to Service Character Playbook program this year, and he was a finalist for the award last season as well.
Fan voting will help pick three finalists, expected in January 2027, and the winner will be honored at NFL Honors during Super Bowl LXI week, with USAA giving $25,000 to military aid societies in the winner's name and the NFL Foundation matching $25,000 for the winner's chosen military charity. On the field, the 4-5 Cowboys host the 7-1 49ers on Sunday without him — Luke Schoonmaker, expected back from a groin injury, and Brevyn Spann-Ford lead the tight-end room in his place.
