Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott to undergo season-ending surgery pending specialist's confirmation
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott plans to undergo season-ending surgery if a final specialist confirms the need, sources confirmed to CBS Sports Texas.
Prescott suffered a partially torn hamstring during the fourth quarter of the Cowboys' game against the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 3.
Last week, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the starting quarterback would be on the injured reserve for at least four weeks as a result.
"There's no question that Dak's injury is setback," Jones said on his weekly radio show. "But we've seen [backup] Cooper [Rush] do it. We know what we need to do, the strategies on the offense. We just need to come together game by game, use all of our players to the extent that it helps us."
Now, sources say Prescott plans to fly to New York to meet with a specialist about his partially torn hamstring. Cowboys' doctors say the surgery is necessary and estimate Prescott will be sidelined for four months.
Rush replaced Prescott, just as he did when the Cowboys went 4-1 in 2022 with Prescott out after breaking a thumb in a loss in the season opener.
Prescott's extended absence is another setback in a season full of them for the Cowboys, who are now on a four-game losing streak after Sunday's 34-6 loss to the Eagles.
In 2020, Dallas played the last 11 games of that 6-10 season without Prescott after he broke an ankle.
