Dallas Cowboys looking to add veteran to quarterback competition behind Dak Prescott
The Dallas Cowboys search for a veteran backup quarterback continues. They hosted veteran quarterback Jeff Driskel on a visit Friday but chose not to do a deal with him, according to sources.
Quarterback depth is one of the biggest remaining concerns for the Cowboys after they lost Andy Dalton to the Chicago Bears in free agency and did not address the position in the 2021 NFL Draft.
The trio of Garrett Gilbert, Cooper Rush and Ben DiNucci are the current options behind starting Prescott, who is returning after missing 11 games last season with a fractured ankle.
DiNucci and Gilbert each started a game for the Cowboys last season, their first career starts. Rush has completed one pass for two yards in three seasons. He has no starts.
Driskel, 28, has nine career NFL starts and has been on four teams since he entered the league as a sixth-round choice of the 49ers in 2016.
He spent 2016-2019 with the Bengals, starting five games in 2018. He also started three games with the Lions in 2019.
Driskel appeared in three games for Denver in 2020, starting one.
For his career, he’s completed 58.6 percent of his passes for 2,120 yards with 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
But the search continues.
This story was originally published May 7, 2021 at 9:06 AM.
