Dak Prescott Fantasy Football News
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: Airs it out Friday
Dak Prescott (shoulder) completed three passes of 25 yards or more during Friday’s practice, DallasCowboys.com reports.He hit Malik Turner on a go route for about 45 yards and also connected with Michael Gallup and Cedrick Wilson over the middle for completions of about 25 yards, giving further proof that his shoulder injury won’t be an issue Week 1 against Tampa Bay. He won’t play in Sunday’s preseason finale, but with Prescott also fully recovered from the ankle injury that cut short his 2020 campaign, the 28-year-old appears poised for a healthy start to 2021.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: Not on pitch count
Offensive coordinator Kellen Moore said Dak Prescott (shoulder) looked great during Wednesday’s practice and shouldn’t be on a pitch count moving forward, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.After completing 11 of 12 passes in full-team drills Wednesday afternoon, Prescott is well on his way to the Week 1 start. He may be a bit rusty after the season-ending ankle injury last year and the abbreviated training camp this year, but his track record of production suggests Prescott should be started in a majority of fantasy leagues whenever he’s healthy enough to play. He’ll likely be a full practice participant after the Dallas Cowboys wrap up their preseason against the Jaguars on Sunday.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: Looking good for Week 1
Dak Prescott (shoulder) took 18 snaps in 11-on-11 drills at Wednesday’s practice and completed 11 of 12 passes, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.Earlier reports indicated Prescott would throw in 7-on-7s, but he ended up doing full-team drills instead, apparently looking sharp while throwing passes against defenders for the first time since late July. While the Dallas Cowboys aren’t likely to rush him back for the final game of the preseason, Prescott is well on his way to receiving the Week 1 start Sept. 9 at Tampa Bay.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: Throwing in 7-on-7s
Dak Prescott (shoulder) will throw in 7-on-7 drills at Wednesday’s practice, David Helman of the Dallas Cowboys’ official site reports.This will be the first time he’s thrown passes against defenders since injuring his shoulder in late July. While it’s far from ideal to miss the entire preseason and nearly all of training camp on the heels of a season-ending ankle injury in 2020, Prescott looks on track to play Week 1 against the Buccaneers.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: Looks sharp in workout Saturday
Dak Prescott (shoulder) completed 51 of 52 passes during a workout before Saturday’s preseason game against the Texans, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports. “He threw with authority and accuracy before the game,” Dallas Cowboys president Jerry Jones said afterward on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. “If we were lining up against Tampa [Dallas’ Week 1 opponent] tonight, he’d be starting, and we’d feel great about it.”Taking the field about 90 minutes before the exhibition contest, Prescott fired the ball around on a variety of short and intermediate routes with Ezekiel Elliott and others acting as his receivers. The QB still hasn’t participated in any full team practices since injuring his shoulder in late July, but Saturday’s very public performance should quell talk that the Cowboys are overly concerned about his long-term health. Based on this showing, look for Prescott to work his way back into full practice participation in the near future.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: No setbacks with shoulder
Dak Prescott (shoulder) has suffered no setbacks in his rehab and remains on track to start Sept. 9 against the Buccaneers, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.This comes after Adam Schefter suggested in a halftime televised segment Friday that Prescott may not be 100 percent at all this season, and that the team has legitimate concerns about his health for the duration of the season. While the star quarterback missed most of last season following a gruesome ankle injury, a strained shoulder has been the cause of ire throughout training camp with Prescott only throwing on occasion as part of an ultra conservative approach to managing the injury. Coach Mike McCarthy suggested Prescott would be involved significantly more in practice as soon as this week, but it’s still unclear if the signal-caller will make an appearance at all in the preseason.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: To increase activity next week
Dak Prescott (shoulder) is expected to do more in practice next week, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports. “He’ll definitely be involved in some form of practice more than this week, but to stand here and tell you he’d be full go and take all the reps, I’m not there yet,” coach Mike McCarthy noted Friday of the QB.McCarthy added that he doesn’t believe Prescott will be on a pitch count at practice once the regular season gets going, but for now the the Dallas Cowboys are proceeding cautiously with their franchise signal-caller. Per Jon Machota of The Athletic, Prescott won’t play in Saturday’s preseason game against the Texans, which sets the stage for Garrett Gilbert to start the contest.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: Likely out again this weekend
Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy acknowledged Wednesday that Dak Prescott (shoulder) is unlikely to play in Saturday’s preseason game against Houston, Jori Epstein of The Dallas Morning News reports.Prescott remained limited Wednesday, his third straight practice after missing nearly three weeks. McCarthy already said he won’t play his starting quarterback in the final preseason contest, so the Week 1 matchup with Tampa Bay will mark Prescott’s first game action since he suffered a season-ending ankle injury last October. He should return to full practice participation long before the Sept. 9 season opener.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: No urgency for preseason
Coach Mike McCarty said there’s “no urgency” to see Dak Prescott (shoulder) play in Saturday’s preseason game against Houston, even though the quarterback won’t play in the exhibition finale Aug. 29 against Jacksonville, ESPN.com’s Todd Archer reports.If Prescott doesn’t play this Saturday, he won’t suit up at all this preseason. It sounds like that’s just fine with McCarthy, who said his quarterback was, “probably in midseason form from the amount of work he put in over the summer, coming out of the OTAs.” It’s still reasonable to worry about rust if Week 1 ends up being Prescott’s first game since last October, particularly with the Dallas Cowboys opening their season against a vicious Tampa defense. In any case, Prescott is back on track to start that contest, having returned to practice Monday on a limited basis.
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Cowboys’ Dak Prescott: Iffy to play in preseason
Coach Mike McCarthy said that if Dak Prescott (shoulder) is unable to play Saturday against the Texans, he won’t suit up in the preseason, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.Prescott is slated to be a limited participant in his return to practice, which will equate to QB drills and not much more as the Dallas Cowboys exercise caution with their franchise quarterback. He’ll thus be held out of all 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work Monday, just two days removed from getting good news from an MRI. Prescott is healing well from the latissimus strain he picked up in his right throwing shoulder during a July 28 practice, which has overshadowed his completed recovery from last season’s gruesome right ankle injury. If Dallas ultimately keeps him on the sideline during the exhibition season, he’ll aim to be under center Thursday, Sept. 9 for the opener at Tampa Bay.
