However, after trading Chase Daniel, it left them with a backup who has yet to throw a pass in a regular season National Football League game.
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Moore, 27, was slated to be Tony Romo’s backup this season, and his injury obviously creates a huge hole in the depth chart. Backup quarterback Kellen Moore was sidelined due to a broken fibula during training camp practice on Tuesday.
Jared Smith was pushed into Moore by Lawrence Okoye, and Moore went down in a heap. He returned in November but was injured after only two more games.
News just broke the Dallas Cowboys backup QB Kellen Moore has suffered a broken ankle during practice. Dallas drafted former Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott in the fourth round this year, and undrafted free agent Jameill Showers is in his second year.
Dallas was in on the pursuit of free agent Nick Foles a day after Moore’s injury Tuesday, but the former NFC East rival in Philadelphia agreed to a deal with Kansas City. The Minnesota Vikings are also thought to be interested in Foles.
Quarterbacks Coach Wade Wilson has taken a leave from the Dallas Cowboys to tend to personal matters, coach Jason Garrett said.
With Moore’s injury and only rookie Dak Prescott and Jameill Showers, who spent most of past year on the practice squad, on the roster behind Tony Romo, Stephen Jones said the Cowboys will look for a “veteran-type quarterback”. Prescott is who most people will be watching as the quarterback competition heats up. He wouldn’t have the pressure of having to be a starting quarterback, he can get his life back together, and he can show that he is truly committed to getting his mind focused exclusively on football and not the many distractions he has been known to partake in. His career average is 3.3 yards per carry.
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Rushing for almost 4,000 yards during his college career, Elliot finished as Ohio States second all-time leading rusher. Now I will give the Cowboys credit about one thing they will find ways to be in the headlines this season, no matter if it’s losing or if they actually finding a backup quarterback that can win games. Romo told ESPN that Prescott is ready to step up and take on a bigger role in the offense. “So, I think that’s been as impressive as anything, his ability to pick it up and then go do it”. He was the first quarterback drafted by the Cowboys since 2009. If you make a mistake, it imprints in your head what you need to do and what exactly is going on.
