Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Monday’s loss to the Texans that he has no desire to see Trey Lance before the end of the season. The Cowboys gave up their fourth-round pick at quarterback, and Lance, who has yet to play in a game in Dallas, becomes a free agent in March.
This trade will likely go down as one of the worst in team history.
49ers general manager John Lynch admitted his team got more than expected for Lance.
San Francisco used the 124th overall pick on safety Malik Mustapha, who played in 10 games with six starts, but the Cowboys could draft a running back at that spot. Bucs rookie Bucky Irving (125th overall), 49ers rookie Isaac Guerendo (129th overall) and Jets rookie Braelon Allen (134th overall) all had success this season.
But the Cowboys would do it again.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones admitted for the first time the uncertainty surrounding Dak Prescott’s future prompted the August 2023 trade.
The Cowboys didn’t sign Prescott to a contract extension until a year later.
“[Lance] is a top-tier pick, a guy we had at the top,” Stephen Jones told 105.3 The Fan on Friday. young talent and we didn’t feel like we could get anything in terms of quality that we could get with Trey. As it turned out, we ended up signing Dak long term. So obviously that means a little less need in terms of us having to rush to do something with Trey. It’s actually tough because Trey, I’m sure, wants to see what’s out there now that we’ve made a long-term commitment to Dak. But I don’t regret it at all.”
Jerry Jones said Cooper Rush will continue to play because he gives the Cowboys (3-7) their best chance to win with Prescott out for the season with a torn hamstring. So Lance will continue to sit and then likely leave without even starting a regular season game.
The Cowboys will give up a fourth-round pick and pay him $6.25 million for two seasons of nothing.