{"id":28688,"date":"2025-02-25T08:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28688"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:05:56","slug":"blockbuster-move-cowboys-drop-stunning-decision-on-qb-trey-lances-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28688","title":{"rendered":"BLOCKBUSTER MOVE? Cowboys Drop Stunning Decision on QB Trey Lance\u2019s Future!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">After 18 months and only one regular-season start, it appears the Dallas Cowboys have given up on quarterback Trey Lance.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The Trey Lance experiment appears over, because the\u00a0quarterback\u00a0wasn&#8217;t good enough for it to ever really begin.<\/p>\n<p>Just 18 months and one regular-season start after the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys&#8217; surprising trade for him, the former No. 3 overall draft pick quarterback is officially not in the team&#8217;s future plans. Vice president Stephen Jones said on Monday that he expects Lance to leave in free agency, and for the Cowboys to pick a developmental quarterback in April&#8217;s\u00a0NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-607b968488744f9fa0c3c320e151e15c\" data-google-query-id=\"CNL_2rKu3osDFfGV6QUdFekhng\" data-ad-size=\"640x200\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/4e425813bc6453836a28f2b64a946b38.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.png 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.png 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.png 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.png\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Stephen Jones and Trey Lance Cowboys \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDcwNzIxNTgzMTYyODg5\/stephen-jones-and-trey-lance-cowboys-.png\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Stephen Jones and Trey Lance Cowboys<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">By Tony Fisher<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We took a shot on Trey, and wanted to do that,&#8221; Jones\u00a0told The Dallas Morning News. &#8220;We think the world of Trey. But us having\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0signed up for the long-term, I think he&#8217;s probably going to be looking for something different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a move that surprised most around the league, the Cowboys traded a fourth-round draft choice to the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0for Lance just before the 2023 season opener. Critics &#8211; including here and otherwise &#8211; lampooned a deal that sent draft capital in exchange for a quarterback who was running fourth-string in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-91776416f3e04c07b8a72ff960909577\" data-google-query-id=\"CKKdyLKu3osDFTOH6QUdl2gWEg\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/4e425813bc6453836a28f2b64a946b38.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After sitting out most of 2023, Lance got his chance to supplant Cooper Rush as Prescott&#8217;s backup in 2024. But in the preseason finale he threw five interceptions, and was underwhelming in his only start in the teams&#8217; last regular season game. He completed 20 of 34 passes for 244 yards and rushed for 26 in the 23-19 loss to the\u00a0Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>Lance showed flashes of his athleticism and elusiveness as a runner, but was predominantly inconsistent and off-target as a passer.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-e214fd804bb4491cab8b010e58fcb743\" data-google-query-id=\"CIb3ybKu3osDFTOH6QUdl2gWEg\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/4e425813bc6453836a28f2b64a946b38.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now, the Cowboys are prepared to choose a rookie over Lance as its long-haul quarterback prospect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think one of our goals is to get a young quarterback in the draft,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know where that&#8217;s going to be.\u00a0That&#8217;s why we gave a [fourth-round pick] for Trey. It seems like all the quarterbacks, even guys we have in the fourth round, go in the first. They always go so much higher than what you think.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\"><\/div>\n<p>Under rookie head coach Brian Schottenheimer in 2025 Prescott will be the starter, backed up again by Rush. If, that is, the Cowboys decide to re-sign him in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know how much we think of Cooper,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;We just don&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s going to cost. 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