Former Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush has agreed to a two-year, $6.2 million deal worth up to $12.2 million with the Ravens to backup Lamar Jackson.

Lamar Jackson will have a new backup in 2025. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler, the Baltimore Ravens are signing long-time Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush. It's a two-year, $12.2 million contract that includes $4.2 million guaranteed.

Rush is signing a two-year contract worth up to $12.2 million, including $4.2 million guaranteed, to join the Baltimore Ravens and back up two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson on Sunday, per ESPN. Equity Sports, Rush's agency, confirmed the deal .

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The Baltimore Ravens found a $12.2 million solution to the problem of Lamar Jackson's backup, by signing Cooper Rush in 2025 NFL free agency.

A new backup for Lamar: The #Ravens and former #Cowboys QB Cooper Rush have agreed to a 2-year contract worth up to $12.2M, per me and @TomPelissero. After a long stint in Dallas, Rush heads to Baltimore in a deal negotiated by @EquitySports CEO Chris Cabott. pic.twitter.com/5zPnbeH7lm

Kidding aside, the Ravens quarterback and two-time MVP has a new backup for the 2025 season. After spending the first eight years of his career with the Cowboys, Rush found a new home in free agency, inking a two-year deal with Baltimore on Sunday.

Quarterback Cooper Rush reached agreement Sunday on a two-year contract worth up to $12.2 million with the Ravens, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler.

Cooper Rush is headed to backup a quarterback in the AFC. Rush has agreed to a two-year deal with the Ravens, according to multiple reports. The initial numbers indicate Rush's contract is worth $12.2 million.

Rush has become a well-known figure in Dallas over the last seven years, primarily serving as Dak Prescott’s backup for most of his career.