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The Dallas Cowboys signed quarterback Sam Howell in free agency to add more depth under center with Will Grier departing in free agency and ultimately retiring.
However, Grier will still be involved with the Cowboys next season and beyond after the team added him to its coaching staff just days before they report to training camp, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer.
“Former QB Will Grier is joining the Cowboys coaching staff as an offensive assistant, according to a source,” Archer wrote. “Grier retired on July 15 after signing with Carolina before the draft. Before joining the Panthers he contemplated joining the Cowboys coaching staff earlier in offseason.”
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Grier will presumably work with the Cowboys quarterbacks and help coach Dak Prescott, Howell, and Joe Milton.
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Grier is someone Cowboys fans are quite familiar with already as he had two stints with the Cowboys during his NFL career.
The first came in 2021 when he was claimed off waivers from the Panthers to replace Ben DiNucci as the third-stringer behind Prescott and Cooper Rush. He was cut a year later and added to Dallas’ practice squad, where he spent most of the season (he was elevated to the main roster for three games).
The Cowboys cut bait with Grier in 2023 after trading for Trey Lance from the San Francisco 49ers, and he ended up landing with the Cincinnati Bengals.
After stints with the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers, and Philadelphia Eagles, Grier ended up back in Dallas in 2024. He signed to the team’s practice squad, where he spent last season, though he was released in mid-March of this year.
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