Dak Prescott is headed to injured secure, along with his timetable to go back from Sunday’s hamstring shock nonetheless opaque.
Day the travel has now not been formally made, Cowboys government vp Stephen Jones mentioned right through an interview with team affiliate 105.3 The Fan the crew must do it. He additionally mentioned the crew didn’t know whether or not Prescott would be capable of play games once more this season.
“I think it’s probably no way he can be back in the four-week timeframe. We’ll put him over there and we’ll have that roster spot to use in terms of the next four weeks and go from there.
“Clearly a tricky, difficult condition, shedding him for that duration of day, however we’re getting to do what’s in the most productive passion of Dak, and at this time I don’t assume someone is aware of whether or not it’ll be 4 weeks, six weeks or the season. We’ll simply must proceed to observe that and spot the place it takes us.”
Prescott went down with the injury last week towards the Atlanta Falcons and has had his situation up within the breeze within the days since. Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones on Wednesday conceded an IR stint was likely, however the extra relating to information got here Thursday when it was reported Prescott’s injury might require season-ending surgery.
ESPN’s Todd Archer stories Prescott is going through a 6-8 year timetable for a partiality avulsion of his proper hamstring, although disagree determination has been made at the surgical procedure.
With Prescott out for the foreseeable future, all eyes will be on Cooper Rush as the career backup again takes over under center for Dallas. After taking over for Prescott in the fourth quarter Sunday, Rush went 13-of-25 for 115 passing yards and a touchdown. He holds a 5-1 career record as a starter.
Jones expressed confidence that Rush could help the team without Prescott:
“I believed Cooper did a hell of a role towards Atlanta the alternative time. He’s clearly stepped up within the date and received a batch of video games for us, so we really feel actual excellent about what Cooper can do.”
Prescott’s absence comes at a particularly sinister day for the 3-5 Cowboys, who’ve had disagree lack of accidents this season. The crew has divisional matchups bobbing up in 3 of its then 4 video games, and it may well be all however eradicated from the playoffs by way of the top of that extend if it is going badly.
