Cowboys Trade Rumor: Could Cooper Rush Start for Seahawks?

FRISCO – The NFL Draft is way within the rearview mirror now, and for probably the most half, free company has settled down a bit. However each single franchise continues to be seeking to enhance its roster, and the Dallas Cowboys are not any exception.

Commerce rumors dominate fan discussions and social media at this level within the offseason, whereas discuss present hosts and armchair normal managers supply their opinions on what strikes will take their crew from pretender to contender.

Cooper Rush and coach Mike McCarthy

Cooper Rush

Cooper Rush, Garrett Gilbert, and Dak Prescott

The Cowboys are clearly set at quarterback, as Dak Prescott enters the second 12 months of his four-year, $160 million contract. However the Seattle Seahawks cannot say the identical, as they’ve shipped their long-time franchise quarterback, Russell Wilson, to the Denver Broncos in a blockbuster commerce earlier this offseason.

That commerce despatched quarterback Drew Lock again to Seattle, however Bleacher Report thinks the Seahawks are nonetheless on the lookout for their beginning signal-caller for 2022 and past.

If that is the case, then the Cowboys is likely to be ready to assist – for the precise value. 

Dallas boasts quite a few potential backups on its roster, together with Cooper Rush, Ben DiNucci, and Will Grier, all of which have NFL expertise. However because of Rush’s efficiency in Week 8 final season on the highway in Minnesota, he may very well be an interesting possibility for a crew needing assist at quarterback.

Rush accomplished 24-of-40 passes for 325 yards and threw two touchdowns main the Cowboys’ to a win in a hostile setting.

What would Dallas need in return? 

Cooper Rush and Dak Prescott

Cooper Rush

Cooper Rush

Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy stated the crew wants a punt returner. McCarthy stated not too long ago that “participant acquisition by no means stops. That’s positively one thing we’ve obtained to get answered.”

If the Cowboys are desirous about getting operating again Tony Pollard and extensive receiver CeeDee Lamb extra concerned within the offense, they will not need them returning punts and kicks too. And proper now on the depth chart, Pollard is the No. 1 kick returner whereas Lamb is listed because the No. 1 punt returner.

Seattle might supply DeeJay Dallas, who’s a flexible operating again and return specialist. Final season for the Seahawks, Dallas returned 33 kicks for 764 yards, a median of 23.2 yards per return. He additionally carried the ball 33 occasions for 138 yards and caught 21 passes on 23 targets for 133 yards.

Versatility is what the Cowboys might use extra of on the roster, and Dallas may very well be the participant to offer that whereas taking on kick return duties to unlock Pollard and Lamb for larger roles in offensive coordinator Kellen Moore’s offense. 

After all … if Cooper Rush can be a starting-caliber quarterback … why ought to the Cowboys give him up for somebody who specializes within the relatively-unimportant function of kick returner?