Dak Prescott – Hamstring bettering, might play sport ‘if I needed to’
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he’s progressing in his restoration from his season-ending hamstring damage.
A lot so, in actual fact, that Prescott stated he would be capable to swimsuit up proper now if wanted.
“If I needed to play a sport right now, I positively might try this,” Prescott stated Friday on the thirty fifth annual Youngsters’s Most cancers Fund gala. “It is about shifting ahead wholesome to verify I can play 17 instances, 20 [games] — no matter we get to when the time’s proper.”
Signed to a four-year, $240 million contract extension in September that made him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL historical past by way of annual common worth, Prescott performed simply eight video games earlier than sustaining his season-ending damage.
With 11 landing passes and eight interceptions, Prescott was on tempo for considered one of his worst statistical seasons.
Prescott, 31, stated Friday that he plans to take part in organized staff actions in some capability after they start subsequent month.
“I am getting near the place I need to be. I do not need to put a proportion on it,” Prescott stated. “I do know we have staff actions developing, think about myself being concerned in some type if not all.
“Then once more I simply perceive my age, what I’ve had, what I’ve went via, it is about being my finest within the fall. So I am not dashing something, however I am the place I need to be.”
A 3-time Professional Bowl choice, Prescott owns a 76-46 document in 122 profession begins since being picked by Dallas within the fourth spherical of the 2016 NFL draft. He has thrown for 31,437 yards with 213 touchdowns and 82 interceptions.
