Cowboys’ Dak Prescott expected to miss several weeks, source says

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to miss several weeks with a hamstring injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

Prescott is seeking a second opinion to confirm treatment options, the source told Schefter.

Meanwhile, Cowboys star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has a sprained AC joint, a source told Schefter. Although Lamb’s shoulder is sore, the injury is not considered serious and he is expected to have a chance to play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Cowboys could also get defensive end Micah Parsons back from his sprained ankle this week. A source told Schefter that Parsons, who has missed four games due to his injury, “should return” against the Eagles.

Prescott suffered his injury after a 5-yard scramble late in the third quarter of Dallas’ 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. On the next play, cameras caught him wincing as he threw a wobbly 10-yard pass to Jalen Brooks on the wide side of the field.

“I felt it when I was getting up from the race,” Prescott said Sunday. “I can’t even say I felt him run. The tackle, maybe something in the tackle. Yeah, I don’t know, but when I was standing, I actually felt something. I didn’t think it was much. You get tired. It’s a physical game. “Many times you feel different things and they disappear.”

When he reached the top of his ride, Prescott said he “felt something I’d never felt before. Yeah, it was hard to walk on at that point.”

He asked the medical staff if he could make the injury worse if he continued playing and was told he wouldn’t be able to protect himself, so he was pulled in favor of Cooper Rush to start the fourth quarter.

Prescott was 18 of 24 for 133 yards with a touchdown before leaving the game. He had a season-high 30 yards rushing, including a 22-yard gain on a scoring drive in the second quarter. It was the Cowboys’ longest streak of the season, and Prescott had entered the game with 24 rushing yards on the season.

Rush was 13 of 25 for 115 yards with a touchdown in relief. Before Sunday, Rush played in two games this season in mop-up duties, completing 9 of 14 passes for 52 yards with one interception. But in 2022, he went 4-1 as the Cowboys’ starter after Prescott suffered a broken right thumb in the season opener.

Trey Lance is set to be Rush’s backup with Prescott sidelined.

Prescott agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract hours before the start of the season that made him the highest-paid quarterback in the nfl. Including Sunday, he started 36 consecutive games after his thumb injury. He missed 11 games in 2020 due to a dislocation and fracture of his right ankle and missed one game in 2021 with a right calf strain.

Sunday’s loss dropped the Cowboys to 3-5 on the season.