Watch: Cowboys sign Uncle Rico in hilarious deepfake

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Watch: Cowboys sign Uncle Rico from 'Napoleon Dynamite' in hilarious deepfake

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated Sep 14, 2022 9:39 PM ET

With Dak Prescott sidelined for the foreseeable future with a hand injury, the Dallas Cowboys may have to get creative at the quarterback position.

Sure, Cooper Rush won them a game last season and they feel confident in their backup, but why not bring in a real gunslinger?

How about someone who can throw a football "over them mountains"?

Perhaps it's time for Jerry Jones and the Cowboys brass to give Napoleon Dynamite's Uncle Rico a call, and thanks to this hilarious deepfake going around on Twitter — we can see what that would look like.

BREAKING: Dallas Cowboys sign Dak Prescott’s replacement… pic.twitter.com/q3jBHUH1tS
— TPS (@TotalProSports) September 13, 2022

This seems like a good opportunity to go over some of Uncle Rico's accomplishments.

We know he cooks (and throws) a mean steak.

He used to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile back in '82.

If his coach would have put him in during the fourth quarter, he would have been a state champion. There's not a doubt in his mind about that. He would have gone pro. He would have made millions of dollars and would be living in a big ol' mansion somewhere.