Source: Westerners Breaking: Dak Chooses Trey Lance as His Backup; How Does Cooper Rush Feel?

ARLINGTON – Cooper Rush, Dak Prescott’s backup, entered the weekend being listed as “questionable” due to an illness, making him the only physical question mark for today’s Dallas Cowboys playoff game against the visiting Green Bay Packers here at AT&T Stadium. That meant planning for Trey Lance to practice and prepare to be QB2. And now we have the tentative Dallas decision: Rush, after not practiced this week, is “feeling OK,” a source tells CowboysSI.com.

Regarding Rush’s intention to play today, we will interpret that as a “yes,” hoping that “OK” doesn’t indicate a persistent problem or one that is likely to recur. Naturally, if MVP front-runner Dak Prescott—who leads the NFL in touchdown passes—is kept upright, this won’t be a problem. And the likelihood of such seems good, given that Dallas’ offensive line is healthy enough to start its ‘Best 5″ today.

The Cowboys traded for Lance back in September, giving a fourth-round draft pick to the 49ers with the plan to develop the QB who was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. … a move that did not work out in San Francisco as they moved on to Brock Purdy. Associated: References Cowboys Want to Sign Trey Again Lance, what about the fifth year? The Cowboys think that there has been “development.” Both Lance and the dependable Rush have guaranteed contracts worth $5 million for the following year, and both can still be included in the team’s 2024 strategy. But right away? It was up to us to decide who would be Dak’s backup. And now we know as long as Cooper Rush continues to report “feeling OK.”