![]() ![]() "Last year you guys made me executive of the year. "I'm just really taken aback by the fact that we're sitting here with four wins after this year," Jones said following the Cowboys' worst season since a 1-15 showing in 1989, the year he bought the team. It was the biggest drop-off in wins in franchise history following a 12-4 year that included the NFC East title, a playoff win and Jones' belief that he addressed the biggest weaknesses - pass rushing was the most glaring - coming out of a divisional-round loss to Green Bay. ![]() 2 is the top priority now after he missed 12 games with a twice-broken left collarbone in a first-to-worst season of 4-12. All eyes will be on Rush as he's expected to make his second career start against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2.IRVING - Backup quarterback wasn't on the list of needs a year ago when Dallas owner and general manager Jerry Jones thought he had maybe his best offseason. Soon, the world is going to learn all about the Cowboys' new temporary quarterback. ![]() He went 7-for-13 after coming in to replace the injured Prescott, throwing for 64 yards. On Sunday, Rush was promoted to the active roster just before the game. He also appeared in three other games, where Rush went 6-of-7 for 97 yards and one touchdown. He made that first NFL start at the Vikings, going 24-for-40 with 325 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. He also had no passes and no rushes in the two games he played in 2019, again in blowout wins.Īfter playing in no games in 2020 (and spending a month on the New York Giants' practice squad before being re-signed by the Cowboys), 2021 was Rush's first time in the spotlight. Rush made one appearance in 2018, in a blowout win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in which he had zero pass attempts and zero rushes. He made one more appearance in 2017, this time replacing Prescott in a 37-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and throwing one incomplete pass. That game was the first of 10 that Rush would appear in over the next several years for the Cowboys. (Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) Cooper Rush has 11 appearances as a pro so far He completed 1-of-3 passes for two yards, and rushed twice for 13 yards, which is exactly what you want from a backup QB in garbage time.Ĭowboys backup quarterback Cooper Rush is expected to start in place of Dak Prescott for 6-8 weeks as Prescott rehabs his broken thumb. He leveled up from third-string QB to second-string QB in his first season, and appeared in his first NFL game in Week 7, replacing Prescott in garbage time of a blowout win over the San Francisco 49ers. Rush was not selected in the 2017 NFL draft and ended up signing as an undrafted free agent with the Cowboys, where he's spent most of his career. He remained the starter throughout college, ending his career with 49 straight starts. He went to college at Central Michigan, and was initially the third-string QB as a freshman, but got the starting spot after three games due injuries and bad play by the two quarterbacks ahead of him. He was a three-sport athlete in high school, and was the football team's starting QB for three years, including two undefeated seasons. Not bad, right? But let's look beyond that one game and find out more about Prescott's temporary replacement. Cooper Rush in his only start, won the game and completed 60% of his passes for 325 passing yards and 2 TDs while throwing one INT.ĭallas looks like they will be relying on Rush to make sure that their season doesn’t go to waste. ![]()
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