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QB1 is staying in that role to end the regular season.
In the moments following a listless 34-17 defeat at the hands of the Chargers in the team’s 2025 home finale on Sunday, the veteran quarterback was asked whether it would be difficult to muster up intensity from here on out with a postseason berth now off the table.
Prescott sighed and then paused for a full five seconds before replying.
“Honestly, I guess it’s different when you do this, and I’m not firing any shots, but I’ve said it over and over,” the 32-year-old said in a careful, measured tone. “This is our job. Like, we’re blessed. You know how hard we’ve worked and the sacrifices we’ve [made] to even get to this league? To get to 10 years in, for myself? To be healthy? I said it to the team … this game has given us so much; how could you cheat it? And so to answer, I don’t know anything else. I’m not going to cheat this game. I’m going to give this game everything that I have, and that’s just how my mind works.”
Cowboys first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer has said that he intends to play to win the final two games of the season as he attempts to finish with a .500 record and continue building a highly competitive culture that carries into the offseason.
Executive vice president Stephen Jones echoed that mindset on Monday by stating emphatically that Prescott would, in fact, be the starter on Christmas Day when the team lines up in Washington.
A big part of the offensive evaluation in the last two games will be watching how Tyler Smith does as the starting left tackle.
Tyler Smith moving could cause contract drama
Though Smith is up to do whatever the team needs him to do, he understands this is a business. In the offseason, he became the highest-paid guard in the NFL at $24 million per year. The only problem? The highest-paid tackle in football makes $28.5 million a year.
Could the difference lead to Smith demanding more? If so, it could be a little bit of unexpected drama. Though the difference wouldn’t be massive, disagreements on positions are commonplace in the NFL.
“Ultimately, I’m going to do what’s best for the team,” Smith said postgame. “Also, I’m a smart player. I understand who I am, where I am, and ultimately what I’m getting paid to do. So I’m going to be smart, we’ll have those conversations when we have those conversations.”
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