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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Will Grier. <\/p>\n
The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> are trying to improve across the board in 2026 \u2014 even if that means in what seem like meaningless backup roles.<\/p>\n Just 2 days after signing a former 17-game starter to compete to be quarterback Dak Prescott<\/a>\u2018s backup in Sam Howell<\/a>, the Cowboys parted ways with another quarterback, veteran Will Grier<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Cowboys quarterback room is now Prescott, Howell and Joe Milton.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Cowboys are back down to 3 QBs with the release of Will Grier,\u201d NFL reporter Tom Downey wrote<\/a> on his official X account on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Grier, 30 years old, spent 4 seasons with the Cowboys in 2 separate stints in 2021 and 2022 then 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the addition of Sam Howell, the Cowboys released Will Grier,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Todd Archer<\/a> wrote on X. \u201cHe spent last year on the practice squad and was re-signed to a futures deal in January. Back to three QBs on the roster.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Grier Seemed Like Trade Bait in 2025<\/p>\n The Cowboys may have been able to part ways with Grier in exchange for a draft pick at some point last season, and \u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Mo Moton<\/a> predicted that might happen before the trade deadline.<\/p>\n \u201cIn April, the Dallas Cowboys acquired big-armed Joe Milton<\/a>\u00a0III from the\u00a0New England Patriots<\/a>, which means Will Grier<\/a> could fall to third on their quarterback depth chart,\u201d Moton wrote on August 9. \u201d \u2026 Grier has put together solid preseason outings in recent years. Now, he can showcase himself to draw interest from other teams that see him as a No. 2 quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n From Big 12 Star to NFL Journeyman QB<\/p>\n Grier set the national high school record with 837 passing yards in a single game as a senior at Davidson Day School in Davidson, North Carolina, before starting his college career at Florida.<\/p>\n Grier, 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, started as a redshirt freshman at Florida before he was suspended for one season for using performance-enhancing drugs. He transferred to West Virginia, where he was the starter for 2 years. Grier was named Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2017 and All-Big 12 in 2018 after he threw for 3,864 yards, 38 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.<\/p>\n Grier was selected by the\u00a0Carolina Panthers<\/a>\u00a0in the third round (No. 100 overall) of the\u00a02019 NFL draft<\/a>. He spent 2 seasons with the Panthers<\/a>, 2 seasons with the Cowboys in 2021 and 2022 before spending time with the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>,\u00a0Patriots<\/a>,\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u00a0over the last 2 years.<\/p>\n Grier made his only 2 career starts as a rookie in 2019, going 0-2 with 228 passing yards, no touchdowns and 4 interceptions.<\/p>\n Dallas Cowboys Traded for Quarterback in 2025<\/p>\n The Cowboys made somewhat of a surprising move to trade for Milton, who was a late round pick by the\u00a0Patriots<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n He won his 1 start as a rookie in a meaningless regular season finale against the Buffalo Bills<\/a> \u2014 a game in which the playoff-bound Bills weren\u2019t playing their starter and winning cost the Patriots the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0draft.<\/p>\n It was also the end of the road for Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, who was fired after 1 season and replaced with Mike Vrabel, who led the Patriots to a Super Bowl appearance.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Cowboys\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Dallas Cowboys quarterback Will Grier. 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