Cowboys, QB Andy Dalton reach agreement on one-year deal
Todd Archer/ESPN Staff Writer
Andy Dalton is returning home.
Released by the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday, Dalton
agreed to a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Saturday.
The quarterback's deal has a base value of $3 million and could be worth up to
$7 million, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Before being selected by the Bengals in the second round of
the 2011 NFL draft, Dalton played at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. He lives in
Dallas, which means he will not have to move his family during an offseason
that has been made uncertain due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With CeeDee Lamb pick in NFL draft, Cowboys asking offense
to lead way
Many assumed Dalton, 32, would be in position to find a spot
with a less secure starter than Dak Prescott, such as the Jacksonville Jaguars
or New England Patriots, but he opted to remain close to home.
Cincinnati drafted LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the No. 1
overall pick last week, making Dalton expendable. Dalton was set to earn $17.7
million in the final season of a six-year, $96 million contract. In nine
seasons with the Bengals, Dalton had a 70-61-2 record and helped them to the
postseason in each of his first five seasons, but he was unable to win a
playoff game. He holds the franchise record for touchdown passes with 204 and
is second in passing yards (31,594), but he was benched after an 0-8 start to
the 2019 season.
The Cows seem to be doing all the right things lately. I think they lampooned Jerry Jones on that yacht Draft Time so they could do it up right. Now they get the best backup QB on the market.
I'll be honest, I wanted Red Rocket to be the Bills backup because I hold a special attachment to him. He's the man who single handedly put the Bills into the playoffs a couple years ago with his comeback against Baltimore.
But Dallas got him. And as ambivalent as I am about Dallas, if Red Rocket ends up on the field I will be rooting for him.
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