Cowboys legend Drew Pearson on team's QB issue: Call Colin Kaepernick, Cam Newton

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The Dallas Cowboys are entering the second week of the season with a quarterback conundrum after losing Dak Prescott for more than a month due to a fracture right thumb.

The Cowboys are likely to start Cooper Rush against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2 with Will Grier as the backup. While that might be the immediate option, Cowboys legend Drew Pearson said Monday the team should take a look at capable veteran starters like Cam Newton or Colin Kaepernick.

"It’s crazy. What they gotta do is pull out all stops. Call Cam, call Kaepernick, call anybody out there. I used to be a quarterback," Pearson told TMZ Sports. "I threw three touchdowns in the NFL – call me. But we got to have somebody there with experience, some game experience. I’m not talking about coming in and mopping up for somebody after the game is already won or already lost. I’m talking about somebody that’s been there. Been in the big time, knows how to be a starting quarterback in the National Football League."

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Dak Prescott, #4 of the Dallas Cowboys, warms up before kickoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium on Sept. 11, 2022 in Arlington, Texas.  (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Kaepernick has not played sine 2016. Newton looked like a shell of his former self.

Pearson wondered whether was even anyone available on the free-agent market healthy and in-shape enough to take the reins for the time being.

"Now, the question is, is there anybody out there in shape and capable enough to step in because that’s what we need. Cooper Rush, a nice backup. The other guy is a nice backup. But we need some solid bodies there as