Best Dallas Cowboys player to wear jersey No. 14: Craig Morton

There are only two weeks left until the start of the Dallas Cowboys’ regular season.

This means that for 14 days you have to be nervous about whether CeeDee Lamb will be on the field in Week 1 for the game against the Cleveland Browns.

But before we get caught up in all that, let’s take a look back at the best player to ever wear number 14 for the franchise.

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Craig Morton – Quarterback

Quarterback Craig Morton, selected by the Cowboys in the first round and fifth overall in the 1965 NFL Draft, left his mark on the franchise.

Morton spent 10 of his 19-year career in Dallas, starting 47 games during that time. The former Cal Bear’s best season with the Cowboys was 1969, when the quarterback threw 21 touchdowns.

However, the team lost its only playoff game this season against the Cleveland Browns.

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Morton finished his career with a three-year stint with the New York Giants and a subsequent six-year resurgence with the Denver Broncos. During his time with the Broncos, Morton received MVP votes in two different seasons.

The name Craig Morton may not be the first quarterback that comes to mind in Dallas, but he is the first person that comes to mind when you think of the number 14.

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