Well, there will soon be another quarterback in Dallas.
The Cowboys traded for 49ers quarterback Trey Lance, a person familiar with the deal told The Dallas Morning News Friday. Dallas will send a fourth-round pick for the former No. 3 overall selection in the 2021 NFL draft.
The deal means a fresh start for Lance, who would have been QB3 behind Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold in San Francisco. The 49ers traded three first-round picks to draft Lance with the hopes of Lance, 23, becoming a franchise quarterback.
While Dallas will provide a new opportunity for Lance, Dak Prescott is the Cowboys’ starting quarterback. Dallas also brought back Cooper Rush as reinforcement. Rush was critical to the Cowboys surviving five games without Prescott last season. Dallas went 4-1 with Rush under center.
This means the Cowboys are poised to keep three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster. Will Grier will play start to finish on Saturday but was informed that he wouldn’t be with the Cowboys moving forward, two people with knowledge of how the trade went down said.
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