Dak Prescott made headlines at the beginning of training camp in 2021 by suffering a strain to his throwing shoulder. Although he didn't see any preseason action, Prescott was a full go once the regular season began.

The former Offensive Rookie of the Year has North Texas buzzing again after a surprising story broke on Tuesday. Cowboys' head coach Mike McCarthy, who is in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine, revealed that Prescott had a clean-up procedure done on his shoulder, unlike last summer though, it was his non-throwing one.

"He's one of eight players that had post-season surgery," McCarthy said. "We had to clean up his left shoulder. That's something that had to be done. But he's rehabbing that. He's starting his process to get better."

This will certainly get some of the fans of America's Team into a frenzy, and not a positive one giving Prescott's recent injury history. He suffered a season-ending ankle injury in 2020 and missed the last 11 games. After the aforementioned shoulder issue last July, Prescott strained his calf on the final play against the New England Patriots in Week 6 and missed one game because of it.

McCarthy says there are no worries though when it comes to Prescott's health going forward and he'll be ready for the offseason program.

"It's not a concern. We have no concern," McCarthy said. "He is doing well."

Prescott had a productive year despite the setbacks he faced. He finished with 4,449 passing yards and 37 touchdown passes, breaking Tony Romo's record (36) from 2007. Also, his 68.8 completion percentage was a career-best. Those numbers were good and all, but Prescott and the offense struggled down the stretch of the regular season and had a disappointing showing in the Cowboys' playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

The Cowboys' signal-caller was named an alternate to the Pro Bowl last month but chose not to attend. Prescott wants to let his body heal and be fully prepared to go for 2022.

“Just didn’t want to take any more, I guess you could say hits, or just wear on the body,” said Prescott. “I wanted to turn the page and get ready to start next season.”

In doing so Prescott mentioned recently that he wouldn't shy away from helping the Cowboys in another way besides throwing the football. Instead, if asked, he would be willing to assist in personnel decisions.

“I think that just depends on whether they ask me,” Prescott said. “I’m not going in and knocking on doors saying, ‘Hey, I want this done, I want that done.’ But I’m pretty sure that my opinion will be valued in certain decisions, as I hope. So with that being said, just plan on helping this team get better in every which way I can.”

Whether or not Dak Prescott will have a voice as to what the Cowboys do roster-wise remains to be seen. However, the main thing is him being healthy, and as of right now, he seems to be on the right track to help get the Cowboys over their playoff misery.

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