Free agent quarterback Cooper Rush reached agreement Sunday on a two-year contract worth up to $12.2 million with the Baltimore Ravens, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler.
The contract includes $4.2 million guaranteed for Rush, who becomes Lamar Jackson’s new backup with the Ravens.
Rush has proven to be a valuable backup quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, posting a 9-5 record in replacing Dak Prescott.
Rush, 31, posted career highs in yards (1,844) and touchdowns (12) in 2024, going 4-4 after Prescott was lost for the season with an avulsion of his right hamstring. While not flashy, Rush is dependable and mostly avoids mistakes. He had five interceptions last season.
He initially signed with the Cowboys in 2017 as an undrafted free agent from Central Michigan and served as Prescott’s backup for three seasons. Upon Mike McCarthy’s arrival in 2020, the Cowboys signed veteran Andy Dalton and Rush was released. He rejoined the Cowboys after a short stint with the New York Giants following Prescott’s season-ending dislocated and fractured right ankle.
In 2021, he won the backup job and held the role for the last three seasons. In 2023, he signed a two-year deal with the Cowboys, opting to not test the free-agent waters.
He has thrown for 3,463 yards with 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 38 games.
ESPN’s Todd Archer contributed to this report.
