{"id":8329,"date":"2024-12-07T03:11:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T03:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8329"},"modified":"2024-12-07T03:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T03:11:33","slug":"dallas-cowboys-qb-dak-prescott-shares-secret-to-motivating-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8329","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Shares Secret to Motivating Team.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1810441909-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1810441909-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1810441909-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1810441909-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"918\" data-img-load-time=\"929\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is sharing his secret to inspiring his teammates ahead of their Bengals matchup.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are gearing up for a Monday Night Football game against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0on December 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ahead of the game, the Cowboys have a\u00a05-7 record, so they still have a chance to get into the wild-card playoffs, if they play their cards right and win out.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys won their last two games with backup quarterback Cooper Rush playing in place of franchise\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott, who is\u00a0sidelined with an injury.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Prescott can\u2019t be on the field for the rest of the season, that\u2019s not stopping him from inspiring his teammates to play their best.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dak Prescott Motivates Dallas Cowboys From the Sidelines<\/h2>\n<p>So, how does Prescott motivate his teammates when he\u2019s not able to be on the field with them?\u00a0Speaking in an interview\u00a0with Anne Erickson for Heavy Sports, Prescott explained how he keeps his teammates in check.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s about knowing my teammates more than just their numbers and knowing their family,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cKnowing what motivates them and why they\u2019re inspired really more than motivated. So for me, being from the sidelines, able to just spark those conversations. Maybe say their kid\u2019s name. Maybe, \u2018Hey. Let\u2019s go get this money.\u2019 Whatever it is that I know motivates or inspires that guy to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThis is when everything that I preach about the camaraderie or the culture of the brotherhood that we have or the leadership that I\u2019ve invested long before now really comes into play with my teammates. The fact of knowing them more than their numbers and being able to get in with them off the field to lock them in on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the Cowboys\u2019\u00a0matchup against the Bengals, they\u2019ll take on the\u00a0Panthers,\u00a0Buccaneers,\u00a0Eagles\u00a0and, on January 5,\u00a0Commanders to cap off the regular season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dak Prescott Teams With Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods for Charity<\/h2>\n<p>This holiday season, Prescott is taking part in a holiday charity campaign with\u00a0Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods, which sees Prescott going up against fellow Texas sports greats Simone Biles, Chris Paul and Quinn Ewers.<\/p>\n<p>Prescott decorated the Dallas-area Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods store in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Denton\u00a0with a bunch of creative decorations, all with a football and Dallas Cowboys motif. In turn, Prescott, and each athlete involved, will receive a\u00a0<span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span>\u00a0Sports Matter grant to award to a local youth sports organization, or organizations, of their choosing through the<\/span><span class=\"xn-location\">\u00a0Sports Matter program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the same interview,\u00a0Prescott discussed\u00a0why he wanted to get involved with the Dick\u2019s campaign, noting that a big reason was, \u201cBeing able to give back to our youth and charity with the Sports Matter grant. That was huge, and honestly, Dick\u2019s, just having a lot of fun being the holiday season. Love decorating. Love getting into the holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prescott\u2019s favorite decoration at Dick\u2019s was the gingerbread locker room. \u201cWhen I walked over there, I was blown away,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s as good as my name being in the same locker room as some of these great teammates I play with, so I approve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is sharing his secret to inspiring his teammates ahead of their Bengals matchup. 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