Every NFL team’s most surprising cut candidate

Dallas Cowboys — Will Grier

Will Grier has had an interesting career coming out of West Virginia University. He was drafted too high by the Carolina Panthers, who used a third-round pick to take him in 2019. Two years later, he was released. Grier jumped on with the Dallas Cowboys immediately, who didn’t even let him hit free agency and claimed him off waivers. He was waived one year later but caught on with the practice squad.

Grier is back on the Cowboys this offseason, but he has an uphill battle to make the roster. Both Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush have had amazing moments on NFL fields. Grier has not had such moments. In fact, his time in NFL games has been dreadful. It’s been a while, but Grier just isn’t even one of the best 100 quarterbacks in the league.

Maybe Grier does better now that he’s not playing under Kellen Moore, but the Cowboys just have bigger needs than to keep three quarterbacks. Grier seems like he’s been flying under the radar up until now. He had a really good college career, and he flashed skills that should have translated to the NFL. He always had a long way to make a real NFL career, but it’s hard to envision a world where he sticks on this roster.

The one saving grace for Grier is Prescott’s injury history. The Cowboys might keep three on the roster for that reason alone, but if Prescott does get hurt, they will likely find someone.