The Dallas Cowboys have been in search for a developmental quarterback to be the eventual successor for Dak Prescott. Dallas has struck two recent trades with their eyes on young signal-callers.

First, the Cowboys traded for Trey Lance in 2023, a move that did not prove to amount to much in the way of a permanent solution. Despite being a former top-three draft pick, Lance did not show enough promise to give the Cowboys confidence before the quarterback signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Dallas went on to make another trade for quarterback Joe Milton during the 2025 offseason. Yet, the Cowboys now have their eyes on another young signal-caller.

Dallas considered using as much as a conditional second-round pick to select Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby had the NFL opted to host a supplemental draft, per CowboysRoundtable.com’s Mike Fisher.

Let’s dive into the latest rumors on the Cowboys’ interest in potentially landing a new quarterback.

Cowboys Rumors: Dallas Considered Giving Up a 2nd-Round Pick for Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby

As a recap of the Sorsby saga, the quarterback is fighting for his college football eligibility after admitting to gambling on the sport, including his own team. There was talk Sorsby could enter the supplemental draft, but the NFL opted to take this option off the table.

During this draft, teams can bid on college players who were not in the traditional NFL draft by giving up a future draft pick. The Cowboys were considering giving up a second-round pick for Sorsby had the supplemental draft happened, per Fisher.

“An NFL source tells CowboysRoundtable.com that the Cowboys were ‘very interested’ in selecting Sorsby as a developmental prospect behind Dak Prescott,” Fisher wrote in a July 9, story titled, “Source: Dak Prescott’s Cowboys Were ‘Very Interested’ in Drafting QB Brandon Sorsby.”

“How interested? Maybe so much so that Dallas might’ve spent a second-round pick for a shot at the 6-3, 235-pound player, whose statistical body of work comes via two seasons as the Cincinnati starting quarterback, where he threw for over 5,600 yards and 45 touchdowns.”

Brendan Sorsby’s Projected NIL Value for 2026 Is $5 Million

For now, it appears the Cowboys will have to wait until the 2027 NFL draft for their chance to land Sorsby. The signal-caller transferred to Texas Tech from Big 12 foe Cincinnati over the offseason.

Sorsby is not expected to be eligible to play this season. The signal-caller threw for 2,800 yards, 27 touchdowns and five interceptions while competing 61.6% of his passes in 12 games during the 2025 season.

Sorsby added 580 rushing yards and nine TDs added on the ground. What Sorsby would have commanded in the supplemental draft (from the Cowboys or otherwise) may never be known.

Sorsby’s NIL deal with Texas Tech has been estimated to be as much as $6 million annually with On3 projecting this number to be closer to $5 million.

NFL Draft 2027: Brendan Sorsby Is Viewed as a Potential 1st-Round Pick

The quarterback appears to have a wide range of opinions regarding his NFL future, which is undoubtedly complicated by the gambling drama as well. ESPN’s Ben Solak labeled Sorsby as a potential first-round pick based on his talent.

“In the context of recent NFL drafts, in which players such as (Michael) Penix, (Bo) Nix and Ty Simpson were first-round picks, I would have expected Sorsby to go in the first round of the draft this past April,” ESPN’s Ben Solak detailed in a June 17, story titled, “Brendan Sorsby to NFL supplemental draft: Best traits, fits.”

“He’s far from a perfect prospect, and sitting a year would help him a ton. But he has the combination of size, arm talent, speed and feel that make a plus starter in the league.”

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Still Has 3 Seasons Remaining on a $240 Million Contract

Prescott’s career does not appear to be anywhere close to finished. The quarterback’s four-year, $240 million contract is slated to go through 2028.

Prescott is 32 years old in an era where quarterbacks appear to be playing longer than any position not named kicker.

It will be worth watching how aggressive the Cowboys continue to be in their pursuit of another quarterback. There is always the chance Milton develops into a viable player making this a complicated question ahead of the 2027 NFL draft.

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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The eighth annual Nexstar Sports Awards and Hall of Fame banquet kicked off at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2026, inside D.L. Ligon Coliseum on the campus of Midwestern State University.

Originally named the Inspirational Story of the Year Award, the Noel Johnson Courage Award was renamed in 2021 in honor of its namesake, former Midwestern State Women’s Basketball Coach Noel Johnson, who passed away in 2020 after a 14-month battle with ovarian cancer.

RECIPIENT — Karon Martinson (Woodson High School)

Billy Graham once said, “A coach will impact more young people in a year than the average person does in a lifetime.”

And after 30 years as an educator and coach, Karon Martinson has impacted thousands, with that number continuing to grow as athletes share the lessons and values she has instilled in them.

The same way that her coaches impacted her as a teenager in Albany, Texas.

“I had great coaches in high school and I knew early that I would love to pursue that,” said Martinson.

A multi-sport talent in high school, Martinson played tennis collegiately at Hardin-Simmons, after which her coaching career began at Meadow ISD. Followed by stops in Iraan, Rankin, Sierra Blanco, Grand Falls, Munday, Throckmorton (twice) and finally in Woodson.

“You get to coach it all (at small schools), so you don’t have favorites,” said Martinson. “You’re a seasonal coach and you like it all. I’m highly competitive, so I jumped in with both feet on everything I did.”

But what drives someone for 30 years to go from volleyball season to basketball season, to tennis and track over and over and over again?

“I just had a thrill of taking kids past the point of where they felt like they could go,” said Martinson. “I felt like that was a calling. Convincing that kid that they can do more than they think they’re capable of doing. I love seeing the kids succeed.”

She’s mentored athletes through the thrill of victory and the pain of failure, drawing on lessons and experiences accumulated over three decades.

But five years ago, she had to start leaning on doctors’ wisdom after noticing shaking in her right hand.

“When I first came to Woodson five years ago, I noticed like right now when I get excited I’m going to tremor more,” said Martinson. “So in a ballgame, getting worked up, you know, tense moments and stuff, I noticed that I would shake a little bit and only my right side, my right hand is the only tremors you’ll see.”

First, doctors tried medication but saw minimal success and provided no diagnosis.  

“For two years we’ve treated this as essential tremors; we didn’t realize it was Parkinson’s,” she said. “It’s a progressive disease that affects people differently. The only thing that I’ve noticed is a tremor. I’m tired. Stress is not good. So my job of being a coach is not great on this.”

And, while the tremors may have been evident to others, she has battled privately.  

“When I got the phone call from you, you were the first person I told. You’re the first person I openly said that in public,” Martinson said. “The reason I was not wanting it to be out is because I say I’m an open book and you have to be an open book to kids to trust you and talk to you and to talk freely about things that might be bothering them. If they knew I had Parkinson’s two or three years ago, I’d have been treated differently.”

She didn’t want sympathy. It was business as usual. Parents chewing her out, just like they had in years past. Kids second-guessing her decisions.  She simply wanted to experience all that comes with coaching as she had before.

Martinson realizes others have suspicions, but she has chosen not to address her battle.  

Until now.  

“They see the shaking. They’re probably talking about it in the locker room. But I didn’t want it to change my relationship with them,” Martinson said about her athletes. “We pray a lot around here. We’re a praying school. I’ll only hold a couple of people’s hands. I don’t want them to feel uncomfortable. I want them to feel at ease with me.”

Student athletes have trusted her for decades.

This lifelong coach is making a career of teaching others to overcome obstacles they didn’t believe they could overcome.

Now, as her career comes to an end, it’s Karon’s turn to heed her own advice.

Parkinson’s is not the final whistle, just another opponent to battle in the game of life. 

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It started off as what appeared to be an innocent enough game of footsie, with Dallas Cowboys analyst RJ Ochoa of Blogging the Boys doing an interview with star pass rusher Von Miller. When the subject of the Cowboys was raised, Miller–a free agent who went to high school in DeSoto and college at Texas A&M–made clear he would not mind landing at The Star. He told Ochoa that “it would be great” to sing with the Cowboys.

Miller doubled down on that notion later by posting a photo of himself in a Cowboys uniform with a, “Shh” emoji, suggesting there was something in the works that might end with him getting a contract in Dallas.

But the Cowboys, who are lacking in depth when it comes to pass rushers,  apparently were not happy with the discussion and quickly moved to shut down speculation in the media. If there was hope that the team might ink the eight-time Pro Bowler and former Super Bowl MVP, the Cowboys snuffed it out.

Cowboys Media Knock Back Von Miller Rumors

One by one, Cowboys beat reporters took to social media to let fans and observers know that there has been no discussion of signing Miller.

From NFL Network, where Jane Slater covers the Cowboys: “Von Miller, a free agent, is not expected to sign with the Cowboys or in any talks with them currently, per @SlaterNFL. Miller posted an image of himself in a Cowboys uniform on Wednesday.”

From veteran Clarence Hill of DLLS Cowboys: “Per source, the Cowboys, who report to training camp in two weeks, have no interest in adding Miller to the roster.”

Dallas Morning News beat writer Joseph Hoyt wrote, “ICYMI: A person familiar with the team’s thinking indicated yesterday there’s nothing imminent between the Cowboys and Von Miller.”

Reason for Quelling Von Miller Speculation?

Obviously, someone at The Star wanted to halt the Von Miller-to-the Cowboys chatter before it really got going. It would be fair to wonder why–other than the fact that Dallas is not, in fact, planning to add him. But, perhaps, the reason is to keep the focus on the addition of Rashan Gary from the Packers, a move that has been slightly overlooked.

Or perhaps it is to ensure that the confidence of  young players like Malachi Lawrence and Donovan Ezeiruaku does not get shaken. Dropping Miller into the mix makes sense from the perspective of adding an experienced hand who knows how to get to the quarterback, but Dallas insists it is happy with its current mix of players.

Cowboys Lean on BT Jordan

Either way, the Cowboys are not panicking about what is perceived to be a weak pass rush, even without Von Miller. The team struggled to get sacks last year, and the team’s leader in that category–Jadeveon Clowney–is also a free agent who is not likely to sign back in Dallas. They’re hoping that the addition of Gary (who had 7.5 sacks last year) and improvement from young guys will be enough.

They’re also counting on new coach BT Jordan, recognized around the NFL as a puss-rush guru, to bolster the group.

“He’s done it in the past, helping (pass rushing) rooms get over that hump,” Ezeiruaku told reporters. “He did it the last two years in Denver. With that help, I think we have the room to do it, to produce a lot of pressure and get the quarterback on the ground.

“He breaks the pass rush down to a science in a way. He’ll show you the film, he’ll show you his drills that he teaches and then show you it working in games. It’s kind of like he has the secret formula.”

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The Dallas Cowboys still probably haven’t seen the best from defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.

Williams, obtained in a midseason trade with the New York Jets in 2025, has the potential to be the NFL’s best interior defensive lineman. In 2026, for the 1st time in his career, he’ll enter a season on a team with actual, realistic hopes of being a contender and a defense that seems to cater to his strength almost everywhere he looks.

That’s why Williams landed at No. 6 on ESPN’s annual preseason position rankings for defensive tackles compiled by league executives, coaches, and scouts.

“After six-plus seasons with the Jets, a full year on a different team should benefit Williams,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote on July 9. “Quinnen Williams finished fifth in run stop win rate (43%) among 204 qualified players in 2025. As a pass rusher, his 19 pressures in seven games with Dallas more than doubled his total in eight games with New York (eight) before he was traded. And the Cowboys are hopeful Williams increases his pass-rush profile in 2026. His 2.5 sacks marked his lowest total since his rookie year in 2019.”

Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams took the No. 1 spot in the poll for the 1st time after leading his team to a Super Bowl win — he’d been in the Top 10 every year since the rankings began in 2020.

“The Jets will knock you down — the same thing happened to Leonard Williams — but I expect Quinnen to be better in Dallas, be rejuvenated a bit,” 1 anonymous NFL coordinator told Fowler. “As far as skill sets, he’s still so gifted and such a matchup problem.”

Cowboys Shocked NFL by Trading for Williams

Williams, an NFL All-Pro and 3-time Pro Bowler, was part of a mass influx of defensive talent who joined the Cowboys in the 2nd half of the season, along with another trade for Cincinnati Bengals inside linebacker Logan Wilson, along with the inside linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and cornerback Shavon Revel making their season debuts after injuries.

The Jets sent Williams to the Cowboys in exchange for a 2026 2nd- round pick, 2027 1st-round pick, and Cowboys defensive tackle Mazi Smith, a 2023 1st-round pick.

“Blockbuster: The Cowboys are trading for Jets Pro Bowl DT Quinnen Williams, sending a first-round pick and more to NYJ, per The Insiders,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account. “New home for one of the NFL’s best to team that values interior DLs, as NYJ builds for the future.” 

Williams, 6-foot-3 and 303 pounds, was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and signed a 4-year, $96 million contract extension in July 2023 that keeps him in Dallas through the end of the 2027 season.

If Williams has another All-Pro or Pro Bowl season in 2026, it’s a lock that the Cowboys will likely reward him with another lucrative contract extension.

Cowboys Have Potent 1-2 Punch on Interior DL

The deal for Williams gives the Cowboys arguably the NFC East’s best 1-2 punch on the interior defensive line behind just the Philadelphia Eagles duo of Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis — both of whom made ESPN’s Top 10 list of defensive tackles with Carter at No. 3 and Davis at No. 6.

The Cowboys already have Pro Bowler Kenny Clark at one of the defensive tackle spots, with Clark part of the preseason trade that sent edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for 2 first round draft picks. Clark was among those “receiving votes” in ESPN’s poll.

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Upon the Protect College Sports Act’s introduction, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark was among those to voice support for the bipartisan bill. He said it will help bring stability to college athletics, but acknowledged there’s still work to do.

Yormark confirmed he plans to be in Washington, D.C. next week as negotiations continue about the Protect College Sports Act. The bill is on track for the Senate floor after a markup and Commerce Committee vote last month, and Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has the authority to call it for a full vote.

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In the meantime, conversations have taken place with sponsors Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Yormark said they will keep going next week. He stressed the need for progress instead of the “perfect” legislation as the Protect College Sports Act addresses key issues.

“When I look at the bill … there was a lot of negotiation that was being done, a lot of horse-trading that was being done,” Yormark said Tuesday at Big 12 Media Days. “I look at where we’ve landed right now as progress over perfection. Nothing is going to be perfect, but the question is, can we make progress? Are we better off with a bill than without one?

“When I think about some of the elements of the bill that I like, it starts with agent restrictions, which we need. Federal preemption, limited liability protection, the transfer portal, eligibility, cap circumvention, just to name a few. They’re not perfect as currently written, but they will help resolve some of the chaos that’s currently in the system and deliver a more stable model for collegiate athletics moving forward.”

Brett Yormark: ‘A lot to like’ about PCSA

Shortly after the Protect College Sports Act’s introduction, the Big 12 and ACC made their support clear for the bill. However, the Big Ten and SEC said they do not support the legislation as it’s currently written. They have also circulated potential revisions, Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported.

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Brett Yormark said more talks will take place about possible changes. It’s part of the back-and-forth when it comes to the legislative process. As he looked at the heart of the bill, though, he sees the good it can do for college athletics.

“Next week, I’ll be on the Hill, and we’ll discuss areas that could be tweaked and refined,” Yormark said. “But I think at the core there’s a lot in there to like. It’s not perfect, don’t get me wrong. But there’s a lot to like. And I know, having spoken to both Senators, again, it was a major negotiation, and you got to have give and take in those situations.”

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