The Dallas Cowboys received more bad news recently about their starting quarterback, Dak Prescott.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Saturday that Prescott, who was the 2023 NFL MVP runner-up, is planning to have surgery for his partially torn hamstring, which will end his season.
Prescott seemed to injure his hamstring awkwardly during a throw in the Cowboys’ 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9.
Schefter mentioned that Prescott and the team are waiting for the opinion of another specialist, but the Cowboys’ medical staff expect that surgery will be necessary.
If surgery does happen, Prescott will be out for at least four months.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on 105.3 The Fan on Friday that Prescott “doesn’t want surgery” but admitted “there’s no question the injury is there.”
Jones added, “He wants to be on the field and go for it. He’s weighing that, and we’re weighing that. And we’ll just see how it goes here.”
It seems that a decision has been mostly made in the 24 hours since Jones’ comments.
With Prescott out, the Cowboys (3-5) will rely on backup quarterback Cooper Rush in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Under Prescott, Dallas has a 9-8 record without him, but they’ve done much better with Rush, holding a 5-1 record when he starts. However, they’ve only won one of three games against Philadelphia without Prescott.
