{"id":724846,"date":"2026-02-02T23:21:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724846\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:21:22","slug":"cowboys-ink-new-quarterback-as-dak-prescott-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724846\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Ink New Quarterback as Dak Prescott Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> put an elite offense on the field last season, but with the team perpetually just one play away from uncertainty via an injury to Dak Prescott, the Cowboys recently decided to add another level of insurance behind its four-time Pro Bowl quarterback. <\/p>\n

Dallas found that player in the form of 30-year-old Will Grier, who the Cowboys added to the roster on Monday, February 2. <\/p>\n

“The Cowboys have signed QB Will Grier to a Reserve\/Future contract,” Jon Machota of The Athletic reported via X<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Grier played for the University of Florida in 2015 and then started for West Virginia in 2017 and 2018 before joining the NFL<\/a> as a third-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in 2019. <\/p>\n

Read More: Cowboys\u2019 Stephen Jones Details Free Agency Plan<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dak<\/p>\n

Grier has just two games played on his professional resum\u00e9, both of which were starts for the Panthers during the 2024 campaign. He went 0-2 in those contests, completing 53.8 percent of his passes for 228 yards and four interceptions<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Grier joins a Cowboys quarterback room led by Prescott, still the highest-paid player in league history at $60 million annually who made the Pro Bowl this year following a 4,552-yard passing season<\/a> that included 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.<\/p>\n

The QB2 on the depth chart is Joe Milton III, for whom Dallas traded a fifth-round pick to the New England Patriots last spring, receiving Milton and a seventh-round selection in return.<\/p>\n

Dallas finished last season as the No. 2 ranked offense overall, producing 391.9 total yards<\/a> per game. The pass attack was also second in the league at 266.3 yards<\/a> per contest. <\/p>\n

Only the Los Angeles Rams bested Dallas in those two offensive categories. But regardless of their offensive success, the Cowboys still finished the year with a record of 7-9-1 and missed the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Read More: Cowboys Hire Defensive Assistant From Rival Packers<\/a>
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