{"id":11932,"date":"2024-12-18T02:34:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11932"},"modified":"2024-12-18T02:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:34:40","slug":"breaking-cowboys-could-lose-qb-to-vikings-in-startling-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11932","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Could Lose QB to Vikings in Startling Move.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1610715771-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1610715771-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1610715771-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1610715771-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1057\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1647\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys could lose a quarterback to the Minnesota Vikings next season, one NFL analyst and expert says.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>December football means injuries, but the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have been dealing with injuries for much of the season. One of the team\u2019s biggest losses has been losing their franchise quarterback,\u00a0Dak Prescott, to a season-ending injury.<\/p>\n<p>With Prescott out for the season, the team has been relying on\u00a0backup quarterback\u00a0Cooper Rush, who led them to a win on Sunday, December 15, against the\u00a0Carolina Panthers, with a\u00a0final tally of 30-14. During the Panthers game, Rush completed\u00a018 of 29 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns. The team also has a backup quarterback in\u00a0Trey Lance.<\/p>\n<p>But, one NFL analyst and expert is looking ahead and says the Cowboys\u2019 quarterback class may look different next season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Could Find the Grass is Greener Elsewhere<\/h2>\n<p>In a December 15 piece for Bleacher Report,\u00a0Matt Holder notes\u00a0that Rush could be a real find if the Cowboys don\u2019t keep him on next season.<\/p>\n<p>So, where does Holder think Rush could land? He thinks a post-Sam Darnold\u00a0Minnesota Vikings would be a good fit for Rush.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe big question facing Minnesota\u2019s front office this offseason is what to do with Sam Darnold, who has played well enough to earn a new contract and be a starter in 2025,\u201d\u00a0Holder noted. \u201cHowever, the organization also invested a first-round pick in\u00a0J.J. McCarthy\u00a0last spring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When McCarthy is back, Darnold might not stay with the Vikings. In that case, Minnesota would need a solid backup. That\u2019s where Rush comes in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIf the club lets Darnold walk to make way for McCarthy, signing Rush as a backup in free agency would be a smart move,\u201d Holder stated. \u2018That gives the young quarterback a good mentor, and the 31-year-old has plenty of starting experience to fill in when needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s another positive for Rush to land with the Vikings, too. Rush\u00a0is a Michigan guy, and being in Minnesota would bring offer the kind of Midwest lifestyle for which he\u2019s familiar.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>More Talk of Cowboys QBs Going to Minnesota<\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s interesting is that analysts, in the past, have also named Lance as a possible fit for the Vikings. Back in August,\u00a0CBS Sports\u2019 Cody Benjamin\u00a0named Lance as a potential trade candidate at the time and said the Vikings would make a lot of sense for the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe luster has worn off Lance quite a bit in recent years, with the former No. 3 overall draft pick struggling to secure the top backup job for the Dallas Cowboys,\u201d\u00a0Benjamin stated\u00a0in the August 15, 2024, story named, \u201c10 NFL players who could be traded next: Kenny Pickett, Trey Lance among potential candidates to be dealt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin added that \u201cthe ex-San Francisco 49ers prospect possesses long-term upside that could intrigue needier teams at the position. Dallas might just as well retain him with Dak Prescott entering a contract year, but considering the Cowboys are also letting Lance play out his rookie deal, it\u2019s possible they\u2019ve already seen enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as it turns out, Lance was very much needed this season, with Prescott out. But, once Prescott is healthy again, it\u2019s not outside the realm of possibility to believe that at least one Cowboys quarterback will end up in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys could lose a quarterback to the Minnesota Vikings next season, one NFL analyst and expert says. 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