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Jones added that the team is “very thrilled” about Prescott’s rehab but noted that the franchise quarterback will have “some limitations” throughout their offseason programs. Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in Week 9 and underwent surgery to correct the issue. He threw for 1,978-11-8 in the nine games he did appear in last season while completing just 64.7 percent of his passes — his lowest mark since 2017. The early tenor has been optimistic that Prescott will be ready for the regular season, but we’ve seen both Prescott and Stephen Jones stop short of giving a timetable for his return.

This comes after Lance received no interest in free agency. Entering his age-25 season, Lance has thrown a grand total of 461 passes since high school and has never appeared to be an NFL-caliber quarterback. Last year with the Cowboys, Lance completed 25 of 41 pass attempts for 266 yards and an interception. He added 11 rushes for 41 scoreless yards over four appearances for Dallas. He has five touchdown passes over 12 games in the NFL since the start of 2021. Lance could finally get some playing time north of the border and perhaps revive his NFL career in the coming years. There’s a good chance Lance has taken his final snap in the NFL, however.

Another thing it wouldn’t be is inspiring, which the sentence “Grier will be 30 at the start of the season but he’s only played in two career NFL games” conveys well. Trey Lance is still available in free agency, but it appears the Cowboys have realized they’re not going to make that happen. Surely the Cowboys had to have had good pre-draft grades on Matt Corral or something like that, right? But no, here we are, staring down Will Grier starts behind a quarterback who has missed 14 games the last three seasons.

Doing a hit on NFL Live, Fowler said the Cowboys may not get a young backup quarterback with upside in the draft, so they might be interested in pursuing a trade. This is exactly how the Cowboys found themselves in the Trey Lance business, and with only Will Grier behind Dak Prescott after Cooper Rush joined the Ravens, the need is certainly there for Dallas. Milton has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason after his fabulous Week 18 game where he led the Patriots out of the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. With three years of team control left, the Patriots probably are in no rush to deal Milton unless they can get a Day 2 pick out of it.

Cooks re-joins the franchise that made him the No. 20 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Now 31, Cooks isn’t the explosive player he once was, and he’s coming off a season in which he posted career lows in catches (26), receiving yards (259), and YPR (10.0). Granted, he was limited to just 10 games last season, but it’s no secret that Cooks is on the back nine of his career. With Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed presumably locked in as the Saints’ top two receivers, Cooks’ role should be that of a WR3/WR4 in Kellen Moore’s offense next season. Outside of a dart throw in deeper leagues, it’s hard to imagine Cooks having much fantasy utility at this stage of his career.

Rush has been a serviceable backup for the Cowboys since joining the team as a UDFA in 2017. The 31-year-old signal caller went 4-4 as a starter last season while throwing for 1844-12-5, and led the team to four 26-plus point performances on the year. Rush can earn up to $12.2 million on his new contract, and should be an immediate upgrade over Josh Johnson, who served as the Ravens’ backup last season.

Campbell is unlikely to play ahead of Jalen Tolbert and Jonathan Mingo, meaning he is likely a depth signing for a Cowboys team longing for consistency behind alpha wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. 2025 looks to be shaping up as another high-volume season for Lamb and tight end Jake Ferguson considering the current state of their skill position corps.

Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the deal is worth “up to” $8 million. Fowler Jr. signed a one-year deal with the Commanders last offseason after spending two seasons in Dallas. He tallied 10.5 sacks and now returns to a Cowboys defense looking to replace pass-rush production following the departure of Demarcus Lawrence. Fowler Jr. was a successful part-time player in his previous Cowboys stint, totaling 10 sacks despite never playing more than half of the team’s defensive snaps in a game. He should start for Dallas this time around.

For some perspective, Justin Jefferson’s cap number for the 2025 season, per Over the Cap, is $15.17 million. This report offers a little more insight into the reportedly “insane” amounts of money Kupp has been asking teams for during his team visits. Kupp, 31, remains a reliable receiver and great route runner, but there’s no denying his production has fallen off in a big way since his 2021 season where he nearly set the league’s single-season receiving yards record. Injuries have taken their toll on Kupp, who has missed 18 regular season games since 2022. Every team negotiating with Kupp is well aware of his injury history, which could further complicate these negotiations. The Seahawks, Saints, and Broncos seem like the three most likely players in the Kupp sweepstakes at this time, although the Cowboys are also rumored to be in the mix at some capacity. Howe reports Kupp is willing to take less money to play at “a preferred destination,” but any teams willing to meet his financial demands could have an inside edge to get a deal done.