Frisco – Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a partial avulsion of his right hamstring, a person familiar with the situation told The Dallas Morning News.
Team officials are trying to determine if Prescott needs surgery on the part of the tendon that detached from the bone or if it will be able to heal on its own.
If surgery is necessary, Prescott’s season would be over. The next game is against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The initial diagnosis is that Prescott will be out for several weeks, but the quarterback is receiving more opinions to determine the severity of the tear.
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That’s the main reason the Cowboys haven’t placed Prescott on injured reserve, which could cost him a minimum of four games.
“No such thing has been done,” coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday when asked if Prescott would go on injured reserve.
Prescott suffered the injury in the third quarter of the Cowboys’ loss to Atlanta on Sunday. Prescott says the injury occurred during an evasive maneuver.
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He thought his leg would improve, but when attempting a pass a few plays later, he felt the discomfort again.
The quarterback did not return for the fourth half.
Prescott has been on the injured list just once in his career, when he broke his leg in the 2020 season.
He fractured the thumb on his throwing hand in 2022 but was not placed on reserve.
He missed five games and the Cowboys went 4-1 without him. Cooper Rush played as a starter.
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