UPDATE: Dallas Cowboys to start former Texas A&M QB, sign another as backup
September 2, 2016 aggies, college football, dallas cowboys, nfl, texas a&m.
Jameill Showers #7 of the Dallas Cowboys throws a pass during a preseason game against the Houston Texans.(Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
UPDATE: Jameill Showers, the former Texas A&M quarterback, played the entire game for the Dallas Cowboys Thursday night in a 28-17 loss to the Houston Texans.
Showers, who is hoping to secure the backup role behind Dak Prescott, struggled with his consistency. He completed only 10 of 25 passes for 91 yards, a touchdown, an interception and a fumble. He also led the Cowboys on a quick, three-play drive that culminated in Dan Bailey's 52-yard field goal.
Former Aggie quarterback Jerrod Johnson, who was signed earlier Thursday, did not play.
EARLIER: The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans meet tonight in their final exhibitions of the season.
Jameill Showers, formerly of Texas A&M, is expected to get the start at quarterback for the Cowboys. With Tony Romo out with a back injury, Dallas wants to keep rookie Dak Prescott on the sideline to protect him from injury. Showers probably will start the season as Prescott's backup.
"We think he's got a future," Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said. "He's got all the intangibles you look for. He throws one of the better balls, I think, that I've seen come through here. He can really spin it."
Earlier Thursday, the Cowboys also signed former Aggie quarterback Jerrod Johnson as an emergency option. Johnson was cut by Baltimore after playing in two preseason games. He completed two of eight passes for 19 yards in those contests.
Showers never started at A&M and he played in only 11 career games. He was signed by former coach Mike Sherman. He ended up as Johnny Manziel's backup in 2012. After Manziel won the Heisman as a redshirt freshman, Showers transferred to Texas-El Paso, where he was a two-year starter. The Cowboys signed Showers as a free agent in 2015.
Johnson finished his career at A&M in 2010. He was a two-year starter but eventually lost his spot to Ryan Tannehill, who was a first-round NFL pick in 2012.
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