Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones insisted that a potential $250,000 contract incentive for backup quarterback Cooper Rush did not influence the decision to start third-stringer Trey Lance against the Washington Commanders. Jones claimed to have been unaware of the incentive until recently, but some social media users questioned his claim, pointing out that a general manager should be well-versed in their team's contracts.
The Dallas Cowboys opted to start third-string quarterback Trey Lance on Sunday vs. the Washington Commanders, a slightly eyebrow-raising decision considering Dallas was already eliminated from playoff contention and wouldn't gain anything from resting second-string QB Cooper Rush .that by hitting a certain snap percentage in Sunday's game, Rush could have triggered a $250,000 contract incentive.
"Those incentives are in there for the team and we put them in there so that if ... a back-up quarterback has to play, they've got the financial incentives," the owner said Sunday. "But they're usually put in there because of people representing him. And they should be. He did really earn some pretty serious incentives this year.
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