'I don't really think about it once' – Dak Prescott gets candid about his injury ahead of Dallas Cowboys training camp
So far, so good for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who is set to return to the playing field after missing most of the 2024 NFL season due to a nasty hamstring injury. Prescott has been a full participant in OTAs and minicamp and is projected to be 100% for Cowboys training camp and beyond. So […]
So far, so good for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who is set to return to the playing field after missing most of the 2024 NFL season due to a nasty hamstring injury.
Prescott has been a full participant in OTAs and minicamp and is projected to be 100% for Cowboys training camp and beyond. So far, every injury update has been a positive one for the quarterback.
Following mandatory minicamp, Prescott opened up about his rehab process during a Good Good YouTube video featuring a golf match between the popular golf channel and Cowboys quarterbacks Will Grier and Prescott. Specifically, Dak was responding to a question about how long it takes him to trust his health and break the mental barrier of being injured.
"It should happen in the rehab, I usually break mine in the rehab," Prescott candidly said while riding in a golf cart. "And honestly, I mean, it's not a good thing—when you've been injured like I have, and kind of throughout my career just different injuries—(but) you really just grow to trust the surgeon. And it's like, if I had surgery, I had it for a reason and I trust my rehab process, so I don't really think about it once—once I've rehabbed, especially if the doc says you're good to go. Because if I do that, I know it'll just slow me down. It's one more thing to think about, and I don't need to think about it."
As Prescott points out, it's not his first rodeo. In fact, moving forward, the biggest question surrounding his career is exactly that. Can he stay healthy?
He's missed at least five games in three seasons going back to 2020. The good news is he did play 17 games as soon as 2023, when he finished second in MVP voting while leading the NFL in passing touchdowns (36).
Hopefully for the Cowboys, Prescott's trust on his rehab shows itself on the field in the form of mobility. Using his legs to extend plays and to take off on a scramble have been part of Prescott's best football and losing that could be costly for No. 4.
For now, it sounds like Dak is ready to go physically and mentally. The Cowboys need him to be.
