ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Will Grier looked and also appeared as if his last act with these Dallas Cowboys was tossing for 305 lawns with celebrity quarterback Dak Prescott as his play-caller.
Bittersweet, undoubtedly, as the fifth-year gamer stated.
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Grier had a hand in 4 goals in a 31-16 sway the Las Vegas Raiders in a preseason ending Saturday evening, a day after the Cowboys showed up to load his third-string function by getting Trey Lance in a trade with San Francisco.
With Prescott in his ear, Grier finished 29 of 35 passes with 2 TDs and also competed 54 lawns with 2 even more ratings in a most likely Dallas farewell performance after 2 periods behind back-up Cooper Rush, and also not taking a breeze in the normal period.
Owner Jerry Jones stated Grier was psychological prior to the game, recognizing what the Lance trade indicated for his future. Grier validated as much after the game, stopping numerous times to accumulate himself while responding to concerns from press reporters.
“The hardest part on me is just leaving this place, to be honest,” Grier stated. “Got really close with the team. That’s the toughest part about what we do. I’ve been through harder things, and I’ll rebound and be just fine.”
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Damien Williams had a 24-yard goal run for the Raiders, that were playing a couple of hrs after NFL hurrying champ Josh Jacobs finished his agreement standoff by consenting to a one-year bargain.
The loss finished a 6-game preseason winning touch for Las Vegas, which was connected with Pittsburgh for the NFL’s lengthiest after Baltimore’s document 24-game run finished at Washington last week.
After Grier’s 15-yard racking up pass to newbie running back Hunter Luepke for a 21-10 lead late in the very first fifty percent, Prescott pumped his hands the exact same he way does after his very own TDs and also renowned with offending planner Brian Schottenheimer and also trainer Mike McCarthy.
When the game mored than, Prescott was much more restrained, mentioning that his ideas were with Grier as he addressed concerns concerning the enhancement of Lance.
“It’s a tough situation, honestly,” Prescott stated. “Love that guy to death over there. We’re going to welcome Trey and that’s what you do for a teammate. I’m a very selfless person, so that’s not going to change by any means. But my heart’s with that guy over there right now.”
Grier, whose just 2 regular-season video games came as a newbie with Carolina in 2019, took every breeze for the Cowboys with Rush established in the function behind Prescott.
The beginners rested for both groups, consisting of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo a week after his Las Vegas launching. Almost every Dallas starter really did not dip into all in the preseason.
Many that saw considerable activity have rare lineup circumstances comparable to Grier’s, consisting of Williams (6 lugs, 54 lawns) and also Dallas running back Malik Davis (10 lugs, 42 lawns).
The Cowboys rested Rico Dowdle and also newbie Deuce Vaughn, an indicator they are loading both areas behind lead back Tony Pollard.
The exact same held true for the Raiders, that relaxed Zamir White and also Ameer Abdullah after they invested every one of training school in the leading 2 areas while Jacobs kept away. Still, Williams left a solid last impact.
“He’s a pro, very physical,” trainer Josh McDaniels stated. “Just brings a tough mindset and attitude. A guy that brings some value to your football team in other ways as well. Fits in with our culture. Had a couple of really nice plays tonight, which was great to see.”
BY THE NUMBERS
Third-string Las Vegas QB Aidan O’Connell was 17 of 26 for 178 lawns, and also Kristian Wilkerson had 10 catches for 122 lawns.
Luepke, that was Lance’s colleague at North Dakota State, had 118 skirmish lawns (58 hurrying, 60 getting).
OBTAINING THEIR KICKS
Barring a late modification, the Cowboys are readied to begin the period with unverified 28-year-old newbie Brandon Aubrey, that missed out on from 59 lawns in the very first fifty percent yet made one from the exact same range after the break.
Dallas had a kicking ill fortune in the playoffs last period when Brett Maher missed out on 4 successive added factors in a 31-14 wild-card win at Tampa Bay.
The Raiders are established for their 5th complete period with Daniel Carlson, that has a profession precision price of 88%. The 28-year-old made a 62-yarder on the last play of the very first fifty percent and also was 3 of 3.
UP NEXT
Both groups open up the normal period when traveling Sept. 10. The Raiders play Denver, and also Dallas obtains the New York Giants in the very first Sunday evening game
