Cowboys decline $22.4M option on QB Trey Lance

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The Dallas Cowboys declined the fifth-year team option that would have paid backup quarterback Trey Lance $22.4 million guaranteed in 2025.

Lance is the QB2 behind Dak Prescott, who enters the final season of a four-year contract that disqualifies the Cowboys from using the franchise tag to retain him next spring.

The Cowboys, who insist they will bring back Prescott with a n