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It sounds like the Dallas Cowboys quarterback is progressing well in his rehab.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said his recovery from a torn hamstring is moving in a positive direction.
“Good, my health is good,” Prescott said Tuesday at a news conference promoting the Children’s Cancer Fund’s fashion show where he’s a co-chair with Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. “Doing a lot more, getting there 12 weeks or so out of surgery now, so I’m really looking to amp it up here recently. I got all my confidence and we’ll be fine.”
Prescott played in just eight games in the 2024 season before suffering a torn hamstring Nov. 3 against Atlanta.Prescott completed 64.78% of his passes for 1,978 yards with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He had a career-low 86.0 quarterback rating.
Prescott noted he’s excited to have new coach Brian Schottenheimer take over and bring an old-school approach to things, particularly when it comes to running the ball.
Schottenheimer wants to use more play-action passing, something Prescott believes will help the offense.
“He’s not going to take anything about this game lightly,” Prescott said. “He enjoys the work in it, old-fashioned, looking forwards to the grind and to some of the things we’re going to do.”
Dak Prescott remains optimistic about the team’s chance to compete with Philadelphia.
“I feel like we’ve competed with the Eagles and beat them for the most part when we’ve played them,” Prescott said Tuesday after announcing the models for this year’s Children’s Cancer Fund gala that will be held April 11. “I don’t want to say, ‘Check the record,’ when the other guy is holding the trophy, right? So credit to them. They’ve earned it, and they deserve it by all means. But, yeah, [we’re] very close.”
When asked how far the Cowboys are from doing what their NFC East rivals have done, Prescott also mentioned the Washington Commanders, who lost to the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.
“Especially even watching the NFC championship and those two teams — teams that we battle against each and every year a couple of times. As I said, [I] feel confident that we’ve gotten the better part each and every time. But just seeing such a dominating fashion [in Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs], credit to them. It’s our turn and it’s on us.”
The Cowboys have not played in a Super Bowl — or been to a conference title game — in 29 seasons. They are coming off a 7-10 finish, as Prescott played just eight games before having his season end because of a partial avulsion of...
