98.5 The Sports Hub staff report
Any hopes and/or worries of Andy Dalton landing with the New England Patriots were put to rest on Saturday night, as the veteran quarterback signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys.
The deal, which was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, comes with $3 million guaranteed and can be worth up to $7 million.
Released by the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this week, the 32-year-old’s move back to Texas comes after a Bengals reporter suggested that the Patriots would be interested in Dalton, even after the worst year of his NFL career. That would’ve been a deviation from the expected plan in New England, of course, as the Patriots were not interested in swinging a trade for Dalton as recently as a month ago and already have four quarterbacks signed to their roster for 2020.
Under center for a straight-up dreadful Bengals team in 2019, Dalton threw a career-low 16 touchdowns in 13 starts, posted a 78.3 quarterback rating to go with 3,494 passing yards.
A second-round pick in 2011, Dalton has made his way to three Pro Bowls in his career, and heads to Dallas with a 70-61-2 record as a starter. The Bengals were 2-11 with Dalton as their starter in 2019.