Andy Dalton Contract Details With Cowboys Revealed

The Dallas Cowboys gave Dak Prescott an overqualified backup when they signed Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton to a one-year contract and waived former Central Michigan starter Cooper Rush.

We knew the Red Rifle's contract was worth upwards of $7 million, but now we have the full details. The deal is worth around $3 million in base salary, with the other $4 million coming by way of incentives.

Here's the breakdown:

• Dalton plays 50% of the snaps over the course of the entire season (including playoffs) to earn an additional $1 million.

• Partial playing time for Dalton both in the regular and postseason constitutes another bump in pay.

• Dalton plays an "active role" in the Cowboys winning the Super Bowl for the QB to earn the full $7 million.

Dalton threw 16 touchdowns against 14 interceptions, but those numbers came with a terrible offensive line and a rookie head coach in Zac Taylor.

Now that the Bengals are moving ahead with Joe Burrow, the former TCU star and Katy native returns to the Metroplex to give Mike McCarthy even more stability at the quarterback position.

Dalton could have competed for a starting job elsewhere, but he chose to come to Dallas and sit behind Prescott. With the two of them active on game day, there might not be a better quarterback duo in all of football.