{"id":46254,"date":"2025-05-05T09:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T09:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46254"},"modified":"2025-05-05T09:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T09:06:16","slug":"new-photos-emerge-of-dak-prescott-attends-nascar-wurth-400-as-calls-mount-against-cowboys-qb-for-playing-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46254","title":{"rendered":"New Videos Emerge of  Dak Prescott Attends NASCAR W\u00fcrth 400 As Calls Mount Against Cowboys QB for Playing Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">The roar of engines echoed down pit road, but it wasn\u2019t the only spiral cutting through the air. Amid screeching tires and a haze of motor oil, a perfect spiral arced across the asphalt\u2014not from a pro racer, but from a different kind of speed enthusiast. Helmet-free, in streetwear, and with a flick of the wrist,\u00a0<strong>Dak Prescott<\/strong>\u00a0reminded everyone that sometimes the off-field spotlight can burn just as hot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"scroll-1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Bad boys, big toys\u2014figuratively and literally. That\u2019s the vibe surrounding the\u00a0<strong>Cowboys<\/strong>\u00a0QB, whose luxury car collection includes a Ferrari, a G-Wagon, and a Cadillac Escalade. When you\u2019re the face of the NFL\u2019s most valuable franchise\u2014valued at $10 billion, per Forbes\u2014there are some perks that come with the pressure. Prescott, who inked a 4-year, $240 million contract, making him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in NFL history, is spending his offseason indulging a different kind of horsepower.<\/p>\n<div id=\"scroll-2\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">On Sunday, May 4, fans spotted him at the NASCAR W\u00fcrth 400, held at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Dressed in a bold color-block shirt, paired with a cap and sunglasses, Prescott looked relaxed and in his element, smiling, mingling, and even tossing a football around on pit road. It was an unusual sight at a racing event, but it drew plenty of attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c38414d905178a44 instagram-container instagram_instagram-container__A0OSr\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"jsx-c38414d905178a44 instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJPv0JIhhHS\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=538&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essentiallysports.com&amp;rp=%2Fnfl-active-news-dak-prescott-attends-nascar-wurth-400-as-calls-mount-against-cowboys-qb-for-playing-catch%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A38215.10000002384%2C%22ls%22%3A37864.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A38201%7D\" height=\"701\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Of course, attention isn\u2019t always without controversy. Prescott has found himself under scrutiny from critics who question whether his public appearances and playful offseason activities reflect the urgency\u00a0<a class=\"es-hyperlink-new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/category\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\/?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=website_internal&amp;utm_campaign=web_link_1\" target=\"_self\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/a><strong>owboys<\/strong>\u00a0fans expect after watching yet another season\u2019s hopes let down. Still, for now, the quarterback remains one of the NFL\u2019s biggest off-field stars\u2014living large, staying visible, and drawing heat from fans and media alike as speculation swirls around his next move, both on and off the gridiron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">While the visuals of him throwing the ball should have sent waves of happiness among the fans, they started trolling the leader. It\u2019s clear that recent seasons have frustrated them!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Dak Prescott found himself in the crosshairs of social media again\u2014this time for simply tossing a football at a NASCAR event. One fan took a wry jab at the quarterback\u2019s commitment to the team, writing,\u00a0<em>\u201cGetting ready for a 9-win season.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0The remark alluded to a bare minimum expectation after the disappointing 2024 campaign, when the Cowboys held a 3-5 record before Prescott\u00a0suffered an injury\u00a0in Week 9 against the\u00a0<strong>Falcons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Another troll, a self-proclaimed\u00a0<strong>49ers<\/strong>\u00a0fan, took things further, mocking both Prescott and Cowboys Nation:\u00a0<em>\u201cSo used to throwing to another team. Now all y\u2019all Cowgirls can bring the comments.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>It was a brutal dig, rooted in the team\u2019s postseason struggles. Despite nine seasons with\u00a0<strong>Dak Prescott<\/strong>\u00a0under center, the Cowboys have yet to reach an NFC Championship Game, let alone win a Super Bowl. That underachievement led another commenter to write,\u00a0<em>\u201cYou really actually showed this clown lol.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-loader_es-image-loader-aspect-ratio__X6IHP \"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-tag-node-img-loader-0\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200611125323\/dak-prescott-1.jpg\" alt=\"article-image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">One fan added,\u00a0<em>\u201cHe already lead the league with interception just now \ud83d\udc80,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0poking fun at the throw Prescott made at the NASCAR event. While some fans humorously supported the NASCAR staffer who caught the pass, others were less amused\u2014criticizing Prescott\u2019s leadership and playoff record.\u00a0<em>\u201cDude doing everything except helping his team be relevant \ud83d\ude44,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0one frustrated fan commented, capturing the overall mood of the thread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Of course, it\u2019s the offseason, and every player deserves some downtime. Still, the pressure on Prescott is mounting. Fans want trophies, not optics. Three decades of a championship drought are simply too much for such a fabled franchise. And while the quarterback undoubtedly shares that desire, 2025 is shaping up to be a make-or-break year for both Prescott and the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roar of engines echoed down pit road, but it wasn\u2019t the only spiral cutting through the air. 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