When you’re dealing with a 32-year-old quarterback who is in his 10th season, it’s always going to be a concern if his name crops up on the injury report days before a critical game. So when Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, all 32 years of him, was not a full participant in practice on Wednesday, and when he was officially listed as dealing with a hip injury, there was many a furrowed brow at The Star.
But coach Brian Schottenheimer on Wednesday tried to tamp down worries about the health of Prescott, who is in the midst of an outstanding season after last year’s injury-riddled debacle, which was torpedoed by a severe hamstring injury.
On Thursday, Prescott spoke to reporters and further quelled any hip concerns, saying that had the practice week been a normal one–the Cowboys were in action on Monday night–he would not have been on the injured list at all.
Dak Prescott: ‘I’m Fine’
Prescott was a full go at Cowboys practice on Thursday as the team gears up for Sunday’s showdown against the Eagles in Dallas. Through 10 games this season, Prescott leads the NFL with 253 completions, and 130 first downs. He has thrown for 2,587 yards, with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions.
He had 268 yards and four touchdowns on Monday despite suffering the hip injury early in the game.
“I’m fine,” Prescott said. “Got hit in the game, fell on it—happened, early in the game, played the whole game throughout it. Physical game, it’s sore. I’ve been full, I was a full participant today. I’ll be completely fine, I have played with much more soreness.”
Cowboys Looking at Must-Win Games
The Cowboys will be contending with an Eagles team that has had some adversity lately, on the offensive side of the ball. Defensively, they’ve been a nightmare, holding their last two opponents to 16 total points. Philadelphia has held two of its last three opponents below 200 yards passing.
At 4-5-1, the Cowboys have no margin of error, but Prescott is keeping playoff hopes alive, no matter how thin they may be.
“It’s the position we put ourselves in,” Prescott said. “Just understanding, to get into this postseason, what we have to do. Right now, sure, we can control it but it means we have to go win every game. Like CeeDee (Lamb) said, it is like a playoff game … all of these are must wins. But we gotta take them one at a time, and right now it’s Philly. Hell of an opponent, great division rival and no better place to start.”
Dak Prescott on Verge of Cowboys Record
In the bigger picture, Prescott is also nearing a significant milestone with the Cowboys–he is just 159 yards behind Tony Romo for the franchise’s all-time lead in passing yardage. Prescott has 34,024 in his career.
“I am humbled,” Prescott said of the record. “Thankful to be healthy and to be in this position to do it. I was on a production call earlier and they asked me the same thing, would I have thought this 10 years ago. And I said, yeah, I was very arrogant as a rookie.
“If you’re playing this game long enough and you can stay healthy, with my expectations of what my play is, that’s supposed to happen. Just thankful, humble, and super-grateful to be playing the game I love at this high a level. I look forward to keep going.”
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