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Cooper Rush Net Worth: How Rich is Cowboys Quarterback Actually?

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November 1, 2021

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Cooper Rush is a 28 years old American football quarterback. He is best known for playing in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. Cooper was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He got his first start as a starter for the Cowboys against Minnesota Vikings on October 31, 2021. As of 2022, Cooper Rush net worth is estimated to be around $4 million.

Full Name	Cooper Rush
Birth Date	November 21, 1993
Birth Place	Charlotte, Michigan, U. S.
Profession	Football Quarterback
Wife	Lauryn Rush
Net Worth	$4 million

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Early life

Cooper Rush was born on the 21st of November, 1993 in Charlotte, Michigan, United States. He was born to his parents, Matthew and Frances Rush. For his study, he joined the Lansing Catholic High School. He was a three-year starter at quarterback for his high school football team. He shined as a quarterback throughout his high school days, where he led his team to get back-to-back victory in regular seasons in 2010 and 2011.

Cooper Rush Net Worth & Career

Cooper was also the key player who led his high school team to win the state runner-up title in 2011. He showed a good game in Division 5 regional championship games. Rush even set Michigan state records with five touchdown passes. Despite showing brilliant games throughout the championship game, he failed to get the championship title to his high school team.

Rush continued to show brilliant game after he became a four-year starter at Central Michigan University. He joined Central Michigan University after receiving only a football scholarship offer. As he entered a sophomore year, along with University’s football team, he made it into the 2014 Bahamas Bowl. At the end of the post-season college football game, he set all-time record for all bowl games with seven touchdown passes.

In 2015, he had his best season as a junior. In the first 13 games, he scored 3,703 passing yards which became a new school single-season record. Rush also completed 66.3% of his passes for 3848 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. As he entered into a senior year, he had a low completion percentage of 59.8%. His production also dropped down to 3540 passing yards and 23 touchdowns. At the end of his college career, he had 12,894 passing yards and 90 touchdowns.

Cooper was signed as an undrafted free agent on May 12 by the Dallas Cowboys. Initially, as a rookie, he competed as the third-string quarterback in the training camp along with Zac Dysert. In 2018, he remained as the backup at quarterback, and in 2019, he was not even challenged for the backup quarterback role. In March 2020, he was signed as a restricted free agent for a year with the Cowboys.

However, he was waived by the Cowboys on May 4, after they signed Andy Dalton. In September 2020, Rush was signed into the new York Giants’ practice squad. Though, he was soon released from the Giants practice squad on September 29, 2020. In October 2020, he got back to Dallas Cowboys and was signed to its practice squad.

On January 4, 2021, Rush signed a future contract with the Dallas Cowboys. Cooper recently played as a starter for the Cowboys against the Minnesota Vikings, where he helped the team to win with a score of 20-16 with 2 touchdowns.

Personal Life

Cooper Rush is married to a lady named Lauryn Rush. There is not much detail available on his marriage. Cooper shares a daughter with his better half, Lauryn.