{"id":17743,"date":"2025-01-08T08:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T08:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17743"},"modified":"2025-01-08T08:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T08:26:32","slug":"breaking-cowboys-jerry-jones-said-he-didnt-know-about-cooper-rushs-contract-incentive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17743","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys\u2019 Jerry Jones Said He \u2018Didn\u2019t Know\u2019 About Cooper Rush\u2019s Contract Incentive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dallas Cowboys opted to start third-string quarterback Trey Lance on Sunday vs. the Washington Commanders, a slightly eyebrow-raising decision considering Dallas was already eliminated from playoff contention and wouldn\u2019t gain anything from resting second-string QB Cooper Rush.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0it was reported\u00a0that by hitting a certain snap percentage in Sunday\u2019s game, Rush could have triggered a $250,000 contract incentive. That revelation that led to some speculation that the Cowboys benched him to\u00a0avoid paying out the cash.<\/p>\n

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Asked flat-out whether the possible payday contributed to the team\u2019s decision, Jones said that he \u201cdidn\u2019t know\u201d about the incentive until he \u201cread about it,\u201d and that the prospect of paying the quarterback contributed \u201cnothing at all\u201d to the choice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose incentives are in there for the team and we put them in there so that if \u2026 a back-up quarterback has to play, they\u2019ve got the financial incentives,\u201d the owner said Sunday. \u201cBut they\u2019re usually put in there because of people representing him. And they should be. He did really earn some pretty serious incentives this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch that quote below:<\/p>\n

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