The Dallas Cowboys have lost their backup quarterback of seven years to the Baltimore Ravens in free agency.

Cooper Rush signed a two-year deal worth up to $12.2M with the Ravens on Sunday, according to Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Rush appeared in 38 games and made 14 starts for the Cowboys, passing for 3,463 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Dallas recorded a 9-5 record in games where Rush started.

The team will now search for a new QB, with the NFL Draft possibly being a key option to find a replacement behind Dak Prescott.

COO Stephen Jones on the Cowboys’ backup quarterback, via Rapoport:

“We will evaluate the whole situation. You’re always wanting to have a young guy coming, that’s always a preference, and certainly that’s something we’ll look at in the draft to see if there’s a young guy to start bringing along. Obviously, we were focused on Trey Lance when we traded for him, and he was our young guy that we were bringing along. But all of those things are what we’ll start to evaluate with this draft, coach Schottenheimer, coach [Steve] Shimko, and Clayton [Adams], what’s available out there, what’s going to be in the draft, and make the best decision in terms of what we’re going to have behind Dak.”

In Prescott’s absence during the 2024-25 season, Rush completed 187 passes for 1,844 yards, 12 touchdowns, and five interceptions.