Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson preaches day by day mindset for current team

The Dallas Cowboys are in the middle of a tough season. With a 3-6 record they have their work cut out for them if they want to be playing beyond the regular season, also an obvious statement. We may feel certain ways about the potential or future outlook of this current group, but it is difficult to ever expect the players within the locker room to back down from a challenge in general.

Such was clearly the case when I spoke to Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson on Tuesday. It was my first time speaking with Jake and may I say he is as cool and interesting as they come. We discussed a variety of topics which obviously included this season, the infamous sun and Ferguson's love of football in general.

You can watch our interview below:

One of the things we spoke about with Jake was his recent partnership with USAA.

Ferguson worked with USAA on Tuesday on a controlled fire of a turkey fryer to spread awareness and educate the public on how to stay safe and avoid home fires ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in USAA's Huddle Up for Home Fire Prevention & Safety campaign. You can learn more about the initiative right here .

Something I shared with Jake was that no Cowboys tight end has ever scored a touchdown against the Houston Texans . Obviously we are not talking about 100 years of history here, but that is a bit of a fun fact.

He (jokingly, to be clear, although with serious intent clearly) vowed to break the seal next Monday night.

Our thanks to Jake Ferguson and to USAA for the time!