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Todd Archer
FRISCO, Texas — Coming into his tenth season, Dak Prescott is now the longest-tenured member of the Dallas Cowboys with the retirement of Zack Martin and the free agent lack of DeMarcus Lawrence.
“It is superb how briskly it occurs, yeah,” Prescott mentioned after the second organized group exercise of the Cowboys’ offseason program on Tuesday. “Not taking something without any consideration.”
He joked his teammates name him the uncle.
Prescott, who turns 32 in July, was a fourth-round choose in 2016 and began all 122 video games he has performed. His 2024 season was reduce quick after eight video games due to a hamstring avulsion that required surgical procedure.
Whereas not cleared for full contact but, Prescott took half in all features of Tuesday’s OTA, taking each first-team rep in seven-on-seven drills.
“Just about can do all of it. Really feel good,” Prescott mentioned. “Yeah, I believe I am simply not cleared for contact, which we have some time for that in any case. Yeah, I am on the market within the group actions, really feel good. Simply attempting to remain that method.”
Prescott mentioned he doesn’t really feel behind, regardless of the rehab work following the surgical procedure.
“My offseason began method earlier in order that’s actually basically why I am forward,” he mentioned, “on prime of working with [director of rehabilitation Britt Brown], working with this coaching employees and [Prescott’s personal trainer] Luke [Wilson].”
Earlier within the offseason, the sensation within the group was that Prescott would probably be restricted as he returned from surgical procedure.
“Folks say a whole lot of issues about me, man,” Prescott mentioned. “I simply present up and management what I can management wholesome. Making an attempt to remain wholesome. Feels good. Simply attempting to push the power and ensure I proceed to get higher.”
Prescott has missed video games due to accidents in 4 of the previous 5 seasons. In 5 of the seven seasons during which Prescott has began not less than 12 video games, the Cowboys have made the playoffs though they haven’t superior previous the divisional spherical.
In 2023, Prescott completed second in MVP voting and led the NFL with 36 landing passes. This offseason, the Cowboys added broad receiver George Pickens in a commerce from the Pittsburgh Steelers, chosen guard Tyler Booker within the first spherical of the draft and have Professional Bowler CeeDee Lamb round for the offseason after he skipped the exercises final 12 months whereas awaiting a contract extension.
“He seems to be good,” head coach Brian Schottenheimer mentioned. “He is doing his regular stuff. He is getting a lot of the work with those. We’re rolling some guys by way of there, however he seems to be good. I believe he is progressing properly.”
Final summer time, Prescott signed a four-year, $240 million extension that made him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL historical past. Since then, he has seen a changeover contained in the group from the pinnacle coach (Schottenheimer changing Mike McCarthy) to the locker room.
“There’s reflection right here and there, particularly, whenever you’re injured on the time that I used to be injured, so long as I used to be injured,” Prescott mentioned. “Completely different video games. There was time for that reflection. And, yeah, it simply makes you that rather more humble, that rather more hungry and blessed. Blessed to be right here. Blessed to be doing what I am doing, strolling by way of these doorways every single day, enjoying the sport that I really like.”
