FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys caused quite a stir Friday night when the team sent a fourth-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for former No. 3 overall pick quarterback Trey Lance.
Lance, 23, was drafted with the No. 3 overall pick after the 49ers traded a large chunk of the draft stock to select the dual-threat playmaker out of North Dakota State. In two seasons with San Francisco, Lance saw the field in eight games, including two starts in which he threw for 797 yards and five touchdowns.
However, the writing was on the wall when the 49ers selected Sam Darnold as their No. 2 quarterback behind Brock Purdy earlier this week after Lance struggled during the 2023 preseason. first round pick, the team decided to trade with the Dallas Cowboys.
This throws an interesting hurdle in the depth of the Cowboys’ quarterback room, as Cooper Rush and Will Grier have had solid preseasons up to this point. The list will be cut on Tuesday, so it seems almost certain that at least one of them will be left without a place.
Lance is still owed $940,000 for the remainder of his 2023 contract and $5.3 million in 2024, all of which is guaranteed by Dallas. The Cowboys also have the ability to decide on Lance’s fifth-year option for 2025, which is reserved for first-round picks.
The only full season for Lance was his junior year in college, where he passed for 2,786 yards and 28 touchdowns and zero interceptions. On the ground, he rushed for 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns to help lead North Dakota State to an FCS National Championship. However, he played just one game in the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and has yet to start more than two games at the NFL level in any given season.
The Cowboys will be betting on Lance hoping to strike gold on a prospect who once had teams all over the league looking to position themselves to select his dual-threat capabilities.
2023-08-26 15:36:56
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