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NFL: Cowboys, QB Dalton agree to terms on one-year NFL deal

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/05/04/nfl.jpg"/><figcaption>In this file photo taken on December 28, 2019 Andy Dalton #14 of the Cincinnati Bengals waves to the crowd following the game against the Cleveland Browns at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Michael Hickey, Getty Images North America/AFP.</figcaption></figure></div>NEW YORK -- Andy Dalton, released by the Cincinnati Bengals after nine years as a starting quarterback, has agreed to terms on a one-year NFL contract with the Dallas Cowboys.The Cowboys, who announced the deal in a Saturday night website posting, have a starter in Dak Prescott, who will make $31.4 million in the 2020 season after being named the team&#x27;s &quot;franchise&quot; player in March.Dalton, who lives in Dallas and was a star at nearby Texas Christian University, would be a major upgrade as a backup over Cooper Rush, who has thrown only three passes in three seasons behind Prescott.The Cowboys want to sign a long-term deal with Prescott, one that could make him the NFL&#x27;s top-paid passer, by a July 15 deadline.Dalton, 32, completed 2,757 of 4,449 passes for 31,594 yards and 204 touchdowns with 118 interceptions in nine seasons with Cincinnati.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2020/05/03/pba-open-cancelling-45th-season-due-covid-19-67955">READ: PBA open to cancelling all of 45th season due to COVID-19</a></li></ul>The Bengals, first-round playoff losers in Dalton&#x27;s first five seasons, have endured four losing seasons since, including last year&#x27;s league-worst 2-14 campaign. That flop led Cincinnati to draft college star quarterback Joe Burrow with the top overall pick and set up Dalton&#x27;s release on Thursday.Former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant, who was released by the club in April 2018 after eight seasons in Dallas, ripped the move by the Cowboys in a series of Twitter postings.&quot;Nothing against Andy dalton because I think he&#x27;s a great player..but the cowboys are extremely out of line... Pay Dak,&quot; Bryant wrote.&quot;I guess the cowboys viewing the QB position a plug in piece because of the dominant offense.&quot;&quot;Dak should have got paid as soon as the season was over.&quot;The Cowboys have not won a Super Bowl, or even reached a conference final, since taking their third NFL title in four seasons in the 1995 campaign.Dallas went 8-8 last season, missing the playoffs for the third time in five seasons.Prescott, 26, has guided the Cowboys for four seasons, going 40-24 as a starter.<div> © Agence France-Presse</div>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

Andy Dalton, released by the Cincinnati Bengals after nine years as a starting quarterback, has agreed to terms on a one-year NFL contract with the Dallas Cowboys.

Andy Dalton, released by the Cincinnati Bengals after nine years as a starting quarterback, has agreed to terms on a one-year NFL contract with the Dallas Cowboys.