Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is likely headed to injured reserve, and his team is in dismal form. At 3-5, the Cowboys are 2.5 games behind the Green Bay Packers for the NFC’s final wild card playoff spot.

Dallas will turn to quarterback Cooper Rush on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, but that doesn’t mean Rush’s backup, Trey Lance, won’t be a factor in the future.

“Oh, there’s a window for Trey Lance. There are packages we can work on. Let me be clear, that’s just not to get Lance some playing time, that’s to bring some offense to the table for us,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told KRLD-FM Friday morning in Dallas via Jon Machota of The Athletics. “He’s a big threat with his legs.”

Dallas acquired Lance from the San Francisco 49ers in August 2023; the third pick of the 2021 draft has just four NFL starts to his name.

The North Dakota State product is green, but still only 24, so whether the Cowboys can turn him into a weapon in the future remains to be seen.