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Cowboys Benched Cooper Rush for Trey Lance with $500K Contract Incentive on the Line

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush would have received $500,000 in incentives if he played 55 percent of the team's offensive snaps this season. However, that won't happen after Dallas benched Rush for Trey Lance on Sunday against the Washington Commanders.

Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports provided more information on Rush:

Justin DeSales of The Dallas Express also offered more insight.

"Dallas has averaged roughly 68 offensive snaps per game this season and could likely reach this number against Washington if the game gets out of hand, which would be beneficial for Rush if the team opted to start him over Lance, per Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.