The Dallas Cowboys waited all week, choosing inaction to keep hope alive. The proper action was to read the writing on the wall, that quarterback Dak Prescott’s hamstring injury from Week 9 had played his last snaps for the foreseeable future. The club didn’t make a move though, choosing to not yet place Prescott on the Reserved/Injured list, holding out hope that a second opinion was going to give him a shot at an early return.
On Saturday, though, it appears the truth has eventually surfaced. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Prescott has opted to go the route of surgery, and it will knock him out for the rest of 2024.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott is planning to undergo season-ending surgery on his partially torn hamstring, pending the opinion of one final specialist, sources told ESPN.
Prescott is flying to New York to meet with the specialist, but Cowboys doctors already believe he needs the… pic.twitter.com/r5Qy9gnYid
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 9, 2024
Prescott’s year was a disappointing one, as he leaves the Cowboys with an overall record of 3-5 on the season, and in the midst of a three-game losing streak. The Cowboys nine-year starter was enduring one of (if not) the worst season of his career.
Completing under 65% of his passes this year, Prescott has already thrown eight interceptions on the season in just eight games, on pace to break his season high. His 3.8 touchdown throw percentage will end up as his worst of the year as the Dallas offense has struggled to find a compliment to WR CeeDee Lamb. Lamb himself got off to a slow start on the season, and when added to a rushing attack that wasn’t going anywhere and Prescott’s season-long decrease in mobility, the offense has plummeted from their normal spot near or at the top of NFL offensive rankings.
Now the team will be under the direction of their backup signal callers, Cooper Rush and/or Trey Lance.