{"id":38629,"date":"2025-04-05T03:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T03:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38629"},"modified":"2025-04-05T03:54:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T03:54:55","slug":"former-dallas-cowboys-quarterback-trey-lance-signs-with-surprise-new-team-in-deal-that-sends-shockwaves-through-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38629","title":{"rendered":"Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance signs with surprise new team in deal that sends shockwaves through the NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2289145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25120369-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25120369-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25120369-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25120369-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25120369-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25120369-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25120369-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance in uniform\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/trey-lance\/\">T<\/a>rey Lance\u00a0has gone from possibly being the future of the San Francisco 49ers to being passed around from team to team.<\/p>\n<p>After signing with the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers, the former No. 3 overall pick will get his next shot at competing for an\u00a0NFL\u00a0quarterback job.<\/p>\n<p>No team was reportedly fielding interest in him, and the Canadian Football League was on the table.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to ESPN\u2019s\u00a0Adam Schefte<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/adam-schefter\/\">r<\/a>, Lance and the Chargers agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $6.2 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1908259163945525414&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fformer-dallas-cowboys-quarterback-trey-lance-signs-with-surprising-new-team%2F&amp;sessionId=5f234e152794756a6f3d9e51c395f59bea0bb41f&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1908259163945525414\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Trey Lance, formerly projected as franchise quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers, would lose his job to Brock Purdy and then get traded to the Dallas Cowboys in 2023 for a fourth-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Many thought he would be the guy in waiting after Dak Prescott, but he would find himself seeing regular-season playing time as a backup to Cooper Rush in 2024 after Dak Prescott was sidelined with a season-ending injury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us &amp; JamX\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>Lance looked quite good in his first start as he went 20-of-34 for 244 yards in a Week 18 loss to the Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-trey-lance-unlikely-to-get-real-chance-to-shine-in-los-angeles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trey Lance Unlikely to Get Real Chance To Shine In Los Angeles<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2164108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2168286928.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2168286928-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2168286928-595x397.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2168286928-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2168286928.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ARLINGTON, TEXAS \u2013 AUGUST 24: Trey Lance #19 of the Dallas Cowboys walks off the field after a preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers at AT&amp;T Stadium on August 24, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Justin Herbert has a new backup in Los Angeles. On Friday, the Chargers struck a one-year deal with former Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance.<\/p>\n<p>Lance is now the third quarterback on the Chargers\u2019 roster, joining Taylor Heinicke behind Herbert.<\/p>\n<p>Lance was selected by the 49ers as the No. 3 overall pick in 2021, and although his career started off as him being the future, things have been going terribly for him.<\/p>\n<p>Lance made just four starts in two seasons with the 49ers. He did not play in a single regular season game in 2023, his first season with the Cowboys. 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