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Despite all of the reported interest in Andy Dalton, the veteran won’t be joining the Jacksonville Jaguars and his former offensive coordinator Jay Gruden. Instead, he’ll be going back to his home state, Texas, to join the Dallas Cowboys.
Per Adam Schefter, his deal is one that will guarantee $3 million and allows him the opportunity to make up to $7 million.
Former Bengals’ QB Andy Dalton is signing a one-year deal worth up to $7 million that includes $3 million guaranteed with the Dallas Cowboys, source tells ESPN.
Dalton is returning to Texas.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 3, 2020
Dalton is from Katy, roughly three hours and 30 minutes away from Dallas. He attended the University of Texas Christian as a collegiate player where he finished his career as the winningest quarterback in the history of the program (with 41 wins).
Now, he’ll join the Cowboys who appear to have a franchise quarterback in Dak Prescott who is in the process of trying to get a long-term deal with the team. However, if he isn’t ready to see the field Week 1, Dalton gives them a respectable signal-caller who is a three-time Pro Bowler. Statistically, he’ll enter his run with the Cowboys with a 62% career completion rate (2,757-of-4,449) for 31,594 yards, 118 interceptions, and 204 touchdowns.
Per NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Jags had been eying Dalton before the draft with many speculating that the team would release him. Most tend to think it was for a backup role behind Gardner Minshew II and his decision to sign with Dallas might be proof of that. Now, the Jags will have to go back to the drawing boards if they aren’t fine with Joshua Dobbs and rookie Jake Luton behind Minshew.