{"id":33904,"date":"2025-03-18T02:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T02:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33904"},"modified":"2025-03-18T02:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T02:24:10","slug":"ravens-swoop-for-new-qb-ex-cowboys-star-cooper-rush-signs-2-year-12-2m-contract-in-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33904","title":{"rendered":"Ravens swoop for new QB: Ex-Cowboys star Cooper Rush signs 2-year, $12.2m contract in Baltimore.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lamar Jackson has a new backup quarterback in Baltimore after the team agreed on a two-year, $12.2million contract with Cooper Rush.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rush started eight games for the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span>\u00a0last season in the wake of Dak Prescott&#8217;s season-ending injury, going 4-4 as QB1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He became a free agent at the end of the season and is now heading to the Ravens on a deal with $4.2m guaranteed money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 31-year-old posted career-high figures in yards (1,844) and touchdowns (12) in 2024, throwing five interceptions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rush was undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft before being picked up by the Cowboys, where he remained until May 2020, when he was waived and then later picked up by the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">New York Giants<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He never made it off the practice squad in\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">New Jersey<\/span>, though, eventually being cut and then picked up again by the Cowboys for a second stint in Dallas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5358236ecb358369\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/16\/16\/92090423-14504713-Dallas_Cowboys_QB_Cooper_Rush_was_listed_on_this_week_s_injury_r-a-33_1742141695568.jpg\" alt=\"Cooper Rush has signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens after leaving Dallas\" width=\"634\" height=\"411\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Cooper Rush has signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens after leaving Dallas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6557928b0615c63c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/16\/16\/92090639-14504713-The_Cowboys_are_in_this_position_after_starting_QB_Dak_Prescott_-a-34_1742141699279.jpg\" alt=\"Dak Prescott's injury last season allowed Rush to play the majority of games for the Cowboys\" width=\"634\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Dak Prescott&#8217;s injury last season allowed Rush to play the majority of games for the Cowboys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-69fb7a6e5db28f24\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/16\/16\/95349313-14504713-Lamar_Jackson_typically_wears_his_hair_in_braids_as_seen_in_the_-a-35_1742141734212.jpg\" alt=\"Rush will be backup to Lamar Jackson (pictured) for the Baltimore Ravens next season\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Rush will be backup to Lamar Jackson (pictured) for the Baltimore Ravens next season<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He won the backup job in 2021 and held that role for the past three seasons, providing a much bigger role than anticipated in the most recent campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"connatix-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rush&#8217;s exit fills a hole for Baltimore behind Lamar Jackson, and creates one for Dallas who will now need a backup quarterback of their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As it stands, Will Grier is the only quarterback behind Prescott in the Cowboys roster, and the team is expected to use the NFL Draft next month to bolster its ranks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lamar Jackson has a new backup quarterback in Baltimore after the team agreed on a two-year, $12.2million contract with Cooper Rush. 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