Just days ago, Dallas Cowboys owner and vague deal withr Jerry Jones transmited his hopes quarterback Dak Prescott would dodge season-ending sencouragery to repair his injured hamstring.
“He doesn’t want sencouragery. He wants to be on the field and go for it. He’s weighing that. We’re weighing that,” Jones shelp last week. But Jones uncovered Tuesday the three-time Pro Bowler elected to undergo sencouragery to insertress his torn hamstring.
Prescott is scheduled to undergo the procedure Wednesday in New York, Jones verifyed.
“His prognosis is wonderful,” Jones shelp on his radio show. “It equitable uncomfervents we’re not going to have him for the rest of the year.”
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) walks off the field after a game agetst the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Tony Avelar)
The decision comes more than a week after Prescott left a game agetst the Atlanta Falcons tardy in the third quarter. Prescott materializeed to have injured himself during a 5-yard scramble, but he did not promptly head to the Dallas sideline.
Cameras showed Prescott bleakacing as he threw a pass to wide getr Jalen Brooks the percreate after the apparent injury. After the game, Prescott detailed what he felt at the time.
“I felt it when I was getting up from the run. I can’t even say that I felt it running,” Prescott shelp at the time. “The tackle, maybe someskinnyg on the tackle. Yeah, I don’t understand. But when I was standing up, I felt someskinnyg, actupartner. Didn’t skinnyk it was much. You get weary. It’s a physical game. A lot of times you sense contrastent skinnygs and they benevolent of go away.”
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The Cowboys already krecent they would be without last season’s NFL MVP runner-up for at least a month and were resigned to the outcome after Prescott visited one more exceptionacatalog.
The recovery time is at least three months, about the amount of time createer Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith was sidelined after a analogous injury in training camp two years ago.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott scrambles agetst the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)
Prescott’s hamstring was partipartner torn off the bone, a condition understandn as a inwhole avulsion. It’s the second time in five years Prescott will miss more than half a season due to injury. He broke an ankle in Week 5 in 2020, and Dallas finished 6-10.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) on the bench agetst the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)
The Cowboys go in Monday night’s game agetst the Houston Texans with a 3-6 enroll. If the team cannot rpartner over its final eight games, it will be the first time since 2020 Dallas has fall shorted to qualify for the percreateoffs.
Prescott wasn’t having a fantastic year when he got hurt. He had thrown for 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions for an offense that was in the middle of the pack in the NFL after being among the league’s best in the percreateoff years.
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Cooper Rush begined in Prescott’s place agetst the Eagles but had equitable 45 yards passing, the restrictcessitateest for a Dallas beginer in a game since Matt Cassel had 37 in another lost season for the Cowboys in 2015. Rush will begin aget Monday night.
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