Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he’s progressing in his restoration from his season-ending hamstring harm.
A lot so, in actual fact, that Prescott mentioned he would be capable to go well with up proper now if wanted.
“If I needed to play a recreation at the moment, I positively might try this,” Prescott mentioned Friday on the thirty fifth annual Youngsters’s Most cancers Fund gala. “It is about shifting ahead wholesome to verify I can play 17 occasions, 20 [games] — no matter we get to when the time’s proper.”
Signed to a four-year, $240 million contract extension in September that made him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL historical past by way of annual common worth, Prescott performed simply eight video games earlier than sustaining his season-ending harm.
With 11 landing passes and eight interceptions, Prescott was on tempo for certainly one of his worst statistical seasons.
Prescott, 31, mentioned Friday that he plans to take part in organized crew actions in some capability after they start subsequent month.
“I am getting near the place I need to be. I do not need to put a proportion on it,” Prescott mentioned. “I do know we have crew actions developing, think about myself being concerned in some type if not all.
“Then once more I simply perceive my age, what I’ve had, what I’ve went by, it is about being my finest within the fall. So I am not dashing something, however I am the place I need to be.”
A 3-time Professional Bowl choice, Prescott owns a 76-46 document in 122 profession begins since being picked by Dallas within the fourth spherical of the 2016 NFL draft. He has thrown for 31,437 yards with 213 touchdowns and 82 interceptions.
