Are Cooper Rush and his wife Laurynn saying a sort-of goodbye to the Cowboys because of coming NFL free agency?

After missing a huge chunk of the campaign due to a hamstring injury, Dallas Cowboys cornerstone star Dak Prescott is expected to make a full recovery in time for the new season.

Rush, who had started every game since Dak Prescott's hamstring injury, was replaced as the starter by Trey Lance vs. the Commanders

As WFAA's Ed Werder noted, the actual dollar figure that Rush *could* have earned Sunday was a $250,000 bonus for reaching the 55% snap threshold on the season.

Despite leading the Dallas Cowboys to four wins in his final five games, Cooper Rush was rewarded with being benched

Dallas Cowboys owner responded to questions on if quarterback’s contract incentives had any effect on Trey Lance earning the start on Sunday.

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. However,

Nate Robinson compares his Celtics experience under Doc Rivers to the Cowboys’ Cooper Rush incentive controversy.

Jerry Jones wanted to make it clear that one is not connected to the other. “I didn’t even know about it until I read about it, so nothing at all,’’ the Cowboys owner said of that clause in Rush’s contract.

Who will start the final Dallas Cowboys game of the season? It’s a popular question heading into Sunday’s matchup against the Washington Commanders.

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