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Trey Lance’s time with the Dallas Cowboys will likely come to an end after the 2024 season.
According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, the Cowboys will decline Lance’s fifth-year option that would have paid him $22.4 million for the 2025 season, raising questions about his future with the team.
Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News initially reported on Feb. 29 that the Cowboys weren’t expected to pick up Lance’s fifth-year option. He will make $5.3 million in 2024 after the team picked up his $4.25 million roster bonus, per Spotrac.
The Cowboys acquired Lance from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round draft pick. Lance spent the 2023 season as the third-string quarterback behind Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush, and he didn’t see the field at all.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said that Lance will compet