Dak Prescott needs to keep away from surgical procedure so the Dallas Cowboys quarterback can play once more this season after tearing his hamstring, proprietor Jerry Jones stated Friday.
Jones confirmed on his radio present that Prescott’s hamstring had been partially torn from the bone, a situation generally known as partial avulsion.
An entire tendon tear requires surgical procedure, and that is what occurred two years in the past in coaching camp when former Dallas left deal with Tyron Smith missed 13 video games. In Prescott’s case, Jones stated it may very well be just a few weeks earlier than it’s recognized whether or not surgical procedure shall be crucial.
The damage occurred in final week’s 27-21 loss to Atlanta. Cooper Rush will begin in Prescott’s place on Sunday in opposition to NFC East rival Philadelphia (6-2) with the defending division champion Cowboys (3-5) trying to keep within the playoff race after qualifying with a 12-5 file every of the final three seasons.
“He must take just a few weeks off earlier than we are able to see if surgical procedure is basically crucial,” Jones stated on his radio present. “He does not need surgical procedure. He needs to be on the sector and check out. He’s evaluating it. We’re evaluating it.”
Jones stated the Cowboys do not feel any urgency to put Prescott on injured reserve as a result of they could not want the spot on the 53-man lively roster presently. Prescott can be out at the very least 4 video games after an IR transfer.
Rush was 4-1 as a starter two years in the past, when Prescott was out after breaking the thumb on his throwing hand throughout a season-opening loss. Rush additionally received a recreation in 2021 when Prescott had a calf pressure.
A brand new ingredient changing Prescott is the presence of Trey Lance, the third general choose of the 2021 NFL Draft by San Francisco. The Niners traded him to the Cowboys final 12 months after Lance misplaced the battle for the backup spot, and he has been Dallas’ third quarterback ever since.
Lance took the vast majority of snaps within the preseason, so coach Mike McCarthy and his workers may consider a 24-year-old on an expiring rookie contract.
McCarthy has indicated he’ll keep on with Rush the identical means he did with Prescott, thus avoiding packages which may incorporate Lance, who’s by far essentially the most cell of the three quarterbacks.
Dak Prescott’s damage represents the failures of the Cowboys’ entrance workplace
Jones instructed in any other case on his radio present for an offense that has struggled even with a wholesome Prescott and has the second-worst speeding assault within the NFL.
“Oh, there’s a window for Trey Lance,” Jones stated. “There (are) packages we are able to work on. Let me be clear, it is not simply to provide Lance some taking part in time. It’s to carry some offense to the desk for us.”
Associated Press reporting.
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