Cowboys are 'meeting extensively' with a big-name quarterback prospect
The Dallas Cowboys are in the market for a quarterback. Not to replace Dak Prescott, as some would presume, but to add depth to the position. Cooper Rush is set to hit free agency after starting his career 5-1 and the front office likely understands his price will be higher than your usual backup quarterback. […]
The Dallas Cowboys are in the market for a quarterback. Not to replace Dak Prescott, as some would presume, but to add depth to the position.
Cooper Rush is set to hit free agency after starting his career 5-1 and the front office likely understands his price will be higher than your usual backup quarterback.
And while many of this year's quarterback prospects are expected to go quickly in the NFL Draft, there are some with questionable status. That includes a guy the Cowboys have "met extensively with:"
Tennessee Volunteer Hendon Hooker.
According to The Draft Network's Ryan Fowler, the talented quarterback has met with several teams at length. Most of them are QB-needy teams but the Cowboys are also involved.
Hooker has caused quite a controversy around draft evaluators. Despite his high output on Josh Heupel's offense in the SEC, Hooker is believed by many to be a Day 3 prospect and nothing more.
After tearing his ACL in November, the once Heisman hopeful became a tough evaluation. Apparently, the Cowboys would be interested in him if he's on the board at the right time.
The team's decision-makers have never shied away from grabbing players with complicated injuries on their track record. Plus, you can never throw enough darts at quarterbacks in the Draft. That's how the Cowboys found Prescott with a fourth-round compensatory pick.
The last time the team selected a quarterback in the NFL Draft was in 2020. With a seventh-round draft pick, the Cowboys selected QB Ben DiNucci. It will take more than that to land Hooker.
After Dallas was eliminated from the playoffs, many suggested the possibility of not restructuring Dak Prescott's contract and drafting a player who could develop and give the team another long-term play.
But the reality is that the team is unlikely to find someone better than him and they need to restructure or extend the quarterback to open up much-needed cap space.
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