Dallas passing on Donovan McNabb?

Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys have no interest in putting in a claim for quarterback Donovan McNabb, a source said Friday.

The Cowboys backup quarterback, Jon Kitna, has back issues and isn't expected to play this week at Arizona. Currently, Stephen McGee is the backup to quarterback Tony Romo.

"Right now we're going to stand pat with our quarterback situation," coach Jason Garrett said before Friday's practice.

The Vikings waived the 13-year veteran quarterback McNabb on Thursday, giving him the opportunity to sign with another team for the stretch run in a parting coach Leslie Frazier described as mutual.

put in claims for quarterback Kyle Orton when he was cut by the Broncos. But the Chiefs had priority in the waiver order and snatched him up.

The Bears lost Jay Cutler, possibly for the season, with a broken hand, and McNabb has expressed interest in playing for his hometown team. But Dallas stood above Chicago in the waiver order.

The Bears have not said whether they will try to claim McNabb, but like the Orton situation, if they did want him they'd have to hope 23 teams ahead of them don't want the quarterback.

Frazier pushed for the Vikings to trade a sixth-round draft pick this summer to the Washington Redskins in exchange for McNabb. He wanted stability he believed McNabb would bring to the offense after the NFL lockout kept rookie Christian Ponder from practicing with the team or working with his coaches until training camp.

McNabb went 1-5 as a starter, threw for only four touchdowns and completed just five passes of 25-plus yards. Frazier said he didn't regret the trade given the situation the Vikings were in this summer, and said he believes McNabb can still play in the NFL but stopped short of saying he can be an effective starter.

"I'm not certain about that. ... A lot depends on the team he goes to, if he goes to another team," Frazier said.

If McNabb somehow clears waivers in the next 24 hours -- which isn't likely -- he would become free to sign with any team. The deadline to put in waiver claims for McNabb is 4 p.m. ET Friday. The team awarded McNabb would assume the approximately $1.6 million remaining on his contract.