The Dallas Cowboys are going through a tough 2024 season. Entering the final week of the season with a 7-9 record is not what Dallas expected. Especially after coming off three consecutive seasons in which they have won 12 regular season games.
Now it appears one starter will bolt for an NFC rival this off-season.
“He’s Out Of There” Cowboys Starter Expected To Bolt For NFC Rival
Cooper Rush is expected to land on a fascinating NFC team in the near future, according to one source:
The 31-year-old Cooper Rush is slated to become a free agent after the 2024 season, and the opportunity to start elsewhere may prompt him to leave Dallas when the new league year begins.
Rush has started eight games this season in favor of an injured Dak Prescott, whose 2024 campaign was limited to eight games before requiring surgery on a hamstring injury. Rush has fared well with a 60.7 completion percentage for 1,844 yards and 12 touchdowns against five interceptions.
Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports recently projected where the top 2025 NFL quarterback draft prospects, free agents and trade candidates will land. Benjamin projects that Cooper Rush will sign with the Carolina Panthers and back up Bryce Young.
Cooper Rush better get enough snaps for his bonus. It’d be really crappy to screw the career backup with a chance to earn an extra quarter million. https://t.co/t7udhSYnz8
— Chris (@c_f_89) January 4, 2025
Here is a look at Rush’s stats this season:
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| Date | Team | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||||||||||||
| 2024-12-29 | DAL | @ | PHI | L 7-41 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 147 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 22 | 5.3 | 2.75 | 9.8 | 50.7 | 1 | 7 | 3.45 | 4.83 | 2.41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-22 | DAL | TAM | W 26-24 | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 292 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 8.3 | 8.91 | 11.2 | 108.3 | 1 | 6 | 2.78 | 7.94 | 8.50 | 3 | -4 | 0 | -1 | -1.3 | 0 | |
| 2024-12-15 | DAL | @ | CAR | W 30-14 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 214 | 3 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 7.4 | 9.45 | 11.9 | 119.0 | 1 | 15 | 3.33 | 6.63 | 8.63 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2024-12-09 | DAL | CIN | L 20-27 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 183 | 2 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.2 | 43 | 5.9 | 5.74 | 11.4 | 77.8 | 3 | 17 | 8.82 | 4.88 | 4.74 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| 2024-11-28 | DAL | NYG | W 27-20 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 195 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 5.4 | 5.97 | 9.3 | 82.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.42 | 5.97 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| 2024-11-24 | DAL | @ | WAS | W 34-26 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 247 | 2 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 7.7 | 8.97 | 10.3 | 117.6 | 1 | 6 | 3.03 | 7.30 | 8.52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 2024-11-18 | DAL | HOU | L 10-34 | 32 | 55 | 58.2 | 354 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 64 | 6.4 | 5.98 | 11.1 | 75.9 | 5 | 34 | 8.33 | 5.33 | 4.92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | |
| 2024-11-10 | DAL | PHI | L 6-34 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.96 | 3.5 | 61.7 | 1 | 10 | 4.17 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | |
| 2024-11-03 | DAL | @ | ATL | L 21-27 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 115 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 4.6 | 5.40 | 8.8 | 77.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.60 | 5.40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2024-10-13 | DAL | DET | L 9-47 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 15 | 4.2 | 0.09 | 5.8 | 42.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.18 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| 2024-09-15 | DAL | NOR | L 19-44 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 6.0 | 42.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024-09-08 | DAL | @ | CLE | W 33-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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