Cooper Rush

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Cowboys, QB Age: 30-158d Exp: 5 Years
Undrafted: 2017, Cowboys College: Central Michigan Agent(s): Chris Cabott (Equity Sports)

 

  • Current Contract

    Cooper Rush signed a 2 year, $5,000,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $1,250,000 signing bonus, $2,750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000. In 2024, Rush will earn a base salary of $2,250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,875,000 and a dead cap value of $625,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $5,000,000
    Signing Bonus $1,250,000
    Average Salary $2,500,000
    Total Guarantees $2,750,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,750,000
    Free Agent: 2025 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2023 Contract details by year 30 $1,500,000 $625,000 $2,125,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000($2,750,000) $2,750,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $2,750,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-625,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $1,250,000 2023 Cap Savings: $875,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $2,125,000 2024 Dead Cap: $625,000 2023 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $625,000 2024 Dead Cap: $625,000 2023 Cap Savings: $1,500,000

    Potential Out: 2024, 1 yr, $2,750,000; $625,000 dead cap
    2024 Contract details by year 31 $2,250,000 $625,000 $2,875,000 $625,000 $2,250,000($5,000,000) $2,500,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $625,000 2024 Cap Savings: $2,250,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $625,000 2024 Cap Savings: $2,250,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $625,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $2,250,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $625,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $2,250,000
    2025 Free Agent Year 32 UFA  
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2021-2022

    Cooper Rush signed a 2 year, $1,955,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including an average annual salary of $977,500. In 2024, Rush will earn a base salary of $2,250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,875,000 and a dead cap value of $625,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $1,955,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $977,500
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2020-2020

    Cooper Rush signed a 1 year, $1,250,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $100,000 signing bonus, $150,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,250,000. In 2024, Rush will earn a base salary of $2,250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,875,000 and a dead cap value of $625,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,250,000
    Signing Bonus $100,000
    Average Salary $1,250,000
    Total Guarantees $150,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $150,000
    Free Agent: 2021 / UFA

    2017-2019Entry Level

    Cooper Rush signed a 3 year, $1,670,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $5,000 signing bonus, $5,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $556,667. In 2024, Rush will earn a base salary of $2,250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,875,000 and a dead cap value of $625,000.
    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $1,670,000
    Signing Bonus $5,000
    Average Salary $556,667
    Total Guarantees $5,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $5,000
    Free Agent: 2020 / RFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $465,000 $5,000 - - - - - $470,000
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $555,000 - - - - - - $555,000
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $645,000 - - - - - - $645,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $50,000 $100,000 - - - - - $150,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $36,000 - - - - - - $36,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $72,529 - - - - - - $72,529
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $96,000 - - - - - - $96,000
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $920,000 - - - - - - $920,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $977,500 - - - - - - $977,500
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $19,900 - - - - - - $19,900
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $57,500 - - - - - - $57,500
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $1,250,000 - - - - - $2,750,000
    7 seasons $5,394,429 $1,355,000 - - - - - $6,749,429
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $2,250,000 - - - - - - $2,250,000
    $7,644,429 $1,355,000 - - - - - $8,999,429
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    10 seasons Player Cash Earnings $5,308,429 $1,255,000 - - - - - $6,563,429
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $86,000 $100,000 - - - - - $186,000

  • Transactions

    Mar 17 2023Signed a 2 year $5 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
    Sep 17 2022Signed to the active roster by Dallas (DAL)
    Aug 31 2022Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
    Aug 30 2022Released by Dallas (DAL), clearing $1.035M of cap
    Jan 4 2021Signed a reserve/future contract with Dallas (DAL)
    Nov 9 2020Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
    Nov 8 2020Signed to the active roster by Dallas (DAL)
    Oct 30 2020Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
    Sep 7 2020Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYG)
    Sep 5 2020Waived by New York (NYG)
    May 8 2020Signed a 1 year $1.25 million restructured contract with New York (NYG)
    May 5 2020Claimed off waivers by New York (NYG)
    May 4 2020Waived by Dallas (DAL)
    Mar 12 2020Assigned a 1 year $2.133 million original round tender by Dallas (DAL)
    Apr 30 2017Signed a contract with Dallas (DAL)

  • 2024 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Pass Att Pass Cmp Pass Cmp% Pass Yds Pass Yds/Gm Pass TD Pass INT Pass Rating Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Fum Prod Pts
    2023 DAL 8 8 62 5.6 24 18 75 144 18.00 0 1 72.22 12 -5 0 0 3.26
    2022 DAL 16 9 5 341 31.2 162 94 58 1051 116.78 5 3 80.04 9 6 0 2 56.64
    2021 DAL 17 5 1 113 9.2 47 30 63.8 422 84.40 3 1 105.1 9 -8 0 1 24.08
    2020 DAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2019 DAL 16 2 5 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2018 DAL 16 1 6 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2017 DAL 11 2 15 1.4 3 1 33.3 2 1.00 0 0 42.36 2 13 0 0 1.38
    Totals 85 27 6 542 - 236 143 60.6 1,619 59.96 8 5 - 32 6 0 3 85.36