{"id":25463,"date":"2025-02-12T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25463"},"modified":"2025-02-12T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:00:13","slug":"update-news-dak-prescott-provides-update-on-his-recovery-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25463","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE NEWS : Dak Prescott Provides Update On His Recovery From Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dak-Prescott-4-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 95vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dak-Prescott-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dak-Prescott-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dak-Prescott-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Dak Prescott Provides Update On His Recovery From Injury\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Sam Hodde\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the many reasons the Dallas Cowboys fell apart this season was the hamstring injury quarterback Dak Prescott suffered in Week 9 during a loss at the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Cowboys dropped to a 3-5 record, and they were already teetering on the brink of disaster, but Prescott\u2019s injury, which ended his season, tipped them over.<\/p>\n<p>He had to have surgery on his leg, but he recently gave a positive update on his recovery.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy health is good,\u201d Prescott said, via Jon Machota of The Athletic. \u201cDoing a lot more, getting there. I think I\u2019m what, 12 weeks or so out of surgery now, so I\u2019m really looking to amp it up here recently, got all my confidence and we\u2019ll be fine.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=robmarv01&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1889424214270091370&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoldwire.com%2Fdak-prescott-provides-update-on-his-recovery-from-injury%2F&amp;sessionId=e96877fd5c42b86d768ffec30654ce2a505b230d&amp;siteScreenName=thecoldwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1889424214270091370\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Prescott\u2019s injury coincided with a five-game losing streak that Dallas wasn\u2019t able to recover from.<\/p>\n<p>Backup Cooper Rush was able to lead them to four wins in their following five games, but it simply wasn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n<p>In his eight games in 2024, Prescott played beneath his standards by throwing for just 1,978 yards and 11 touchdowns with eight interceptions after he was a leading NFL MVP candidate in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But the Cowboys need a lot more than a healthy and productive Prescott in order to gain respectability next season.<\/p>\n<p>They have a huge hole at running back, and they are arguably the worst team in the NFL when it comes to defending the run, and those aren\u2019t their only shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p>Given their salary cap situation, which has been massively affected by the four-year, $240 million contract extension Prescott received, it will be difficult for them to address all of their needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Sam Hodde\/Getty Images) &nbsp; 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