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Dak Prescott needs a new backup following Cooper Rush’s NFL free agency departure, and it could be a familiar face.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Trey Lance stand on the field during practice. \/ Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0need to find a new backup quarterback for Dak Prescott, following Cooper Rush’s departure from Dallas to the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0during the first week of\u00a0NFL\u00a0free agency.<\/p>\n

Outside of Prescott, the only quarterback on the roster is Will Grier.<\/p>\n

As the team searches for a new primary backup, there will be options in the\u00a0NFL Draft\u00a0but another possibility is reuniting with a familiar face.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0ESPN’s Todd Archer, you cannot rule out a Trey Lance return. Lance started the 2024 regular-season finale against the Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance scrambles in the pocket against the Washington Commanders. \/ Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Their search for Dak Prescott’s backup could lead them back to\u00a0Trey Lance\u00a0with Cooper Rush gone, but they also have\u00a0Will Grier\u00a0on the roster,” Archer wrote. “They hope to add a quarterback in the draft, too.”<\/p>\n

In his lone start in Dallas, Lance threw for 244 yards and rushed for 26 in an underwhelming effort.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance throws during the first quarter against the Washington Commanders. \/ Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

While Lance didn’t show much, the Cowboys did use a fourth-round pick to acquire Lance from the San Francisco 49ers, so maybe they will kick the tires on the Lance experiment one more time to get something in return.<\/p>\n

Things haven’t worked out for Lance in the NFL so far, but when you are a top-five pick there will be a handful of chances. It looks like another opportunity in Dallas could be coming his way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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