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Dak is determined and to return to form this season coming off of his 2024 injury.
No NFL team’s season officially ends in Week 9. However, the Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 campaign (7-10) was essentially dead in the water the moment three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott came up limping against the Atlanta Falcons.
Shortly thereafter, Prescott was ruled out for the year and underwent season-ending surgery for a torn hamstring. He’s now ready to roll for the Cowboys’ 2025 offseason program under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who noted on Tuesday that the 31-year-old 2023 NFL MVP runner-up is “progressing nicely.”
“He looks good,” Schottenheimer said. “You guys will see him out there today. He’s doing his normal stuff. He’s getting most of the work with the ones. We’re rolling some guys through there but you’ll see him. He looks good. I think he’s progressing nicely.”
Prescott looked smooth at Dallas’ second practice of organized team activities (OTAs) while throwing the football to all areas of the field. He even scrambled a few times was looked fluid when doing so, which makes sense considering he’s approaching being fully cleared to play. Presoctt’s sole limitation at the moment is playing full-contact football. That won’t be a factor for the next few months. Prescott is certainly tracking toward being fully cleared by the time Dallas opens the NFL’s 2025 season at the Super Bowl LIX champion Eagles in Philadelphia.
“Pretty much can do it all,” Prescott said. “Feel good. Yeah, I think I’m just not cleared for contact, which we’ve got a while for that anyways. Yeah, I’m out there in the team activities, feel good. Just trying to stay that way. Yeah, feeling great.”
This recovery pace has Prescott right on his originally-planned schedule. He previously told CBS Sports in December his plan was to start OTAs full-go, and that’s exactly what has transpired. He credits being where he is now with his injury occurring midseason and working tirelessly with Cowboys director of rehab Britt Brown and his personal physical therapist Luke Miller.
“I mean f---, I was hurt,” Prescott said. “Excuse me. My offseason started way earlier. Sorry for the language, but my offseason started way earlier so that’s really essentially why I’m ahead, on top of working with Brit working with this training staff and Luke [Miller]. I just show up and control what I can control healthy. Trying to stay healthy. Feels good. Yeah just trying to push the energy and make sure I continue to get better.”
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