{"id":37031,"date":"2025-02-27T02:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=37031"},"modified":"2025-02-27T02:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:25:46","slug":"breaking-cowboys-decision-on-cooper-rushs-future-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=37031","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys\u2019 Decision on Cooper Rush\u2019s Future Revealed&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After three straight seasons with a 12-5 record, the Dallas Cowboys ended the 2024 season 7-10, missing the NFL Playoffs for the first time since Mike McCarthy\u2019s first year with the team in 2020.NFL apparel<\/p>\n<p>Leading the Cowboys to a 3-4 record, quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a hamstring injury in Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons, leaving him out for the rest of the year. This made way for Cooper Rush to take over the starting job.<\/p>\n<p>In eight starts, Rush led Dallas to a 4-4 record and even had them winning four out of five games at one point. The 8th-year quarterback finished with 1,844 passing yards, 12 touchdowns and five interceptions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.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%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.jpg 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\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush (10).\" width=\"5447\" height=\"3633\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNzA1NjIwMjYzNzc0MDMz\/usatsi_24732056.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\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\">Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush (10).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, the Cowboys enter the offseason with a need at the quarterback position. Prescott remains under contract through the 2028 season after signing a four-year, $240 million extension. Rush and 3rd stringer Trey Lance, on the other hand, are free agents<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with\u00a0Dallas Morning News, Cowboys COO and co-owner Stephen Jones, the son of Jerry, spoke about his backup QB of eight years, mentioning Dallas will have to be \u201ccheap\u201d if they want to bring Rush back.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou know how much we think of Cooper,\u201d Stephen Jones said. \u201cWe just don\u2019t know what he\u2019s going to cost. When we\u2019re paying Dak what we\u2019re paying him, unfortunately, we do have to go cheap there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Jones also spoke on Lance, who he doesn\u2019t expect to be back in Dallas in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe took a shot a Trey and wanted to do that,\u201d Jones added. \u201cWe think the world of Trey. But us having Dak signed up for the long-term, I think he\u2019s probably going to be looking for something different.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Other Super Bowl merchandise\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\"><strong>Other Super Bowl merchandise<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>With Lance potentially on his way out, it appears Stephen Jones and the Cowboys may look at a quarterback in the upcoming 2025 NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou know, I think one of our goals is to get a young quarterback in the draft,\u201d Stephen Jones continued. \u201cI don\u2019t know where that\u2019s going to be. That\u2019s 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. 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