Mountaineers in the Pros
Cowboys Keep Will Grier, Sign WVU Product to Futures Deal
As has become an annual occurrence, the Dallas Cowboys signed Will Grier to a reserve/future contract, as announced by the team on Monday.
Grier spent the entire 2025 season on the Cowboys’ practice squad.
The WVU product has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers during his professional career.
The Cowboys told Grier he would not be on the team moving forward the day before he took the field to start Dallas’ final preseason game in 2023. He put up one the best performances of his professional career in his Cowboys farewell, completing 29 out of 35 passes for 305 yards with two touchdown passes while playing the entire game. He also ran for 53 yards and scored two more touchdowns with his legs.
At the time, Grier opened up with Sports Illustrated’s Cowboys FanNation site about a tough 72 hours that taught forced him to endure a series of emotions.
Grier has only played in two regular season NFL games back in 2019, throwing for 228 passing yards and four interceptions.
Before being drafted by the Panthers, Grier spent two seasons as WVU’s starting quarterback in 2017 and 2018 after transferring from Florida.
Grier threw for a total of 7,354 yards and 71 touchdowns in his two seasons as a Mountaineer.
Find more coverage of Will Grier at WV Sports Now.
Daniel W Richards
February 3, 2026 at 12:54 pm
Greer was really, really good. i hope he still has it and gets a shot at the big time.
David WVU
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 pm
So many great memories of Will Grier’s accomplishments as a Mountaineer. Many of those passes going to David Sills and Gary Jennings. Gotta give credit to that O-line also. Keep paying your dues and your time will come.
jackson five
February 8, 2026 at 8:10 am
AFTER HIS LAST GAME WITH THE COWBOYS WHERE HE STARTED AND PLAYED THE ENTIRE GAME, I REALLY THOUGHT SOMEONE WOUL GIVE HIM A LEGIT TRY AT BEING A STARTER…. AT LEAST START 5 OR 6 GAMES AND GIVE HIM A CHANCE,,, IT NEVER REALLY HAPPENED,,, THERE SEEMED TO BE ALOT OF PRMISE IN HIS ABILITIES, BUT IT JUST NEVER HAPPENED,,, I THOUGHT HE WAS AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN GINO,, BUT IT JUST DIDN’T HAPPEN,, WELL , I WISH HIM ALL THE LUCK AND MAYBE HE’LL AT LEAST BECOME A BACKUP AND MAKE SOME GOOD MONEY,,