Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Giants have agreed to a restructured contract with new QB Cooper Rush.
According to Yates, Rush’s new deal has a base value of $1.25M, which includes some guaranteed money. He was previously due a non-guaranteed $2.133 million salary for the 2020 season, so this gives him security as he competes for a backup job this summer.
Rush is reunited with his former HC Jason Garrett, who is now the offensive coordinator for the Giants.
Rush was tendered as a restricted free agent by Dallas earlier this offseason. However, he became expendable after the Cowboys signed QB Andy Dalton over the weekend.
Rush, 26, went undrafted out of Central Michigan back in 2017. He later signed a three-year, $1.66 million contract with the Cowboys and managed to make the 53-man roster all three seasons.
Rush signed his $2.1 million restricted free agent offer after being tendered by the Cowboys this offseason.
For his career, Rush has appeared in five games for the Cowboys, completing one of three pass attempts for two yards. He has also rushed for 13 yards.
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Rush may not be too bad as a backup, but if he is asked to be a starter for several games in a row, the Giants are in trouble. He basically has had no plays in a regular season game. So it’s a gamble for them. But with Jason Garrett as O. C. The Giants are in big trouble anyway. He is a poor coach. Watch him on the sidelines of a game. All he does is clap & spit. It is really gross and annoying.