Picture a Texas-sized rodeo where the star quarterback isn’t riding a bull but straddling the border between NFL relevance and a Slap Shot-style hockey subplot. Jerry Jones, the Cowboys’ silver-haired ringmaster, has never shied from drama. But this off-season, the plot thickens faster than a pot of gumbo at a tailgate. Rumor has it that America’s Team might be eyeing a play-caller with ties to the Great White North—and no, it’s not Brett Favre.
The Cowboys’ quarterback room is thinner than a rookie’s playbook after Cooper Rush bolted for Baltimore. Enter Trey Lance, the former No. 3 pick now linked to the Saskatchewan Roughriders via their CFL negotiation list. Per TSN’s Dave Naylor, this doesn’t guarantee a deal, but it’s a lifeline for a player whose NFL stock has dipped lower than a Hail Mary in a blizzard.
Lance, 24, hasn’t started a game since 2022 and spent 2023 glued to Dallas’ bench. But is there a Dallas comeback around the corner?
Clarence Hill Jr. seems to believe so. “Prescott and journeyman Will Grier are the only quarterbacks on the roster. Also, don’t rule out a return of Trey Lance,” Hill wrote on alldlls. Lance’s college résumé still whispers potential—3,026 passing yards and 33 passing TDs at North Dakota State. Yet his NFL journey has been stuck in neutral. But a Dallas comeback seems unlikely at this point. Besides, Trey Lance’s move to the Canadian Football League isn’t sudden. His Saskatchewan connection runs deep.
From @clarencehilljr: “Prescott and journeyman Will Grier are the only quarterbacks on the roster. Also don’t rule out a return of Trey Lance.”
Cooper Rush signed with the Baltimore Ravens this offseason. They could also look to the draft as well.
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Lance’s dad, Carlton, suited up for Saskatchewan in one season. Now, history might be repeating itself. The Roughriders’ aging starter, Trevor Harris (38), could use an heir. For Lance, the CFL offers a chance to reboot—think Rocky IV training in Siberia but with fewer snowbanks and more shotgun snaps. And if he dominates up there, NFL doors may reopen. Meanwhile, Dallas eyes Texas QB Quinn Ewers in the draft and journeyman Will Grier as Prescott’s backup. Lance’s future?
As clear as a foggy Lambeau Field. Lance’s NFL resume reads like a canceled sitcom: 143 pass attempts, four starts in 2024, two teams in four years. The CFL isn’t a demotion—it’s a proving ground. Remember Warren Moon?
He tossed 21,228 yards in Canada before becoming a Hall of Famer. For Trey Lance, Saskatchewan offers snaps, swagger, and a shot to silence the “bust” chatter. Meanwhile, switching gears faster than Emmitt Smith in open field, Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer addressed Micah Parsons’s contract stalemate.
Schottenheimer’s Micah Parsons pep talk amid Trey Lance’s CFL move
“He’s an elite player,” Schottenheimer declared at the NFL owners meetings. “He’s a guy we think can wreak havoc on opposing offenses for a long time in a Cowboys uniform.” Parsons, due $24M in 2025, wants a deal eclipsing Ja’Marr Chase’s $40.25M/year. But Jerry Jones’s wallet is tighter than a goal-line stand.
“Micah has said all along that he plans on being there. Again, it’s a business, right? There’s a lot of factors that go into a deal,” Schottenheimer added, channeling his inner Wolf of Wall Street. “We have a ton of time, and we’ll take it day-by-day. Again, my conversations with Micah have been great and I think he’s in a good spot. It’s business, as he understands.” That sounds positive, indeed.
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Parsons, with 52 sacks in four seasons, is worth every penny of his $36M/year ask. But Jerry Jones’s frugality is legendary—like a Seinfeld episode where the soup nazi runs a salary cap. Schottenheimer’s optimism aside, Parsons’s camp knows leverage. Besides, the Cowboys’ offseason is a Texas two-step…
One foot in QB uncertainty, the other in a contract tango. The Trey Lance CFL move is a Hail Mary with a maple leaf twist, while Parsons’ deal looms larger than a Dallas skyline. As Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” For Jerry Jones, that might mean betting on Canada—or breaking the bank.
Will the Cowboys’ gamble north of the border pay off, or is this just another chapter in Jerry’s wild rodeo? Y’all decide.
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