FRISCO, Texas — Having weighed all possible medical opinions over the last several days, Dak Prescott has opted to undergo surgery to repair his partially torn hamstring, a procedure that will end his 2024 season. As such, the Dallas Cowboys will move the All-Pro quarterback to injured reserve ahead of the Week 11 matchup against the Houston Texans.
The procedure is set to take place in New York on Wednesday, per Jerry Jones to 105.3 The Fan.
The injury occurred when Prescott dropped back to throw a pass toward the end of the third quarter of the eventual loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9, and he did not return to that contest.
"The question is will it require surgery?" owner and general manager Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan last week. "... In one way or another, he's got to have some weeks off to determine if it needs surgery. He doesn't want to have surgery."
That explains why there was not a move to IR prior to now.
But having now gathered all of the data, it's been determined surgery is, in fact, the best course of action.
Prescott initially described the injury as “something I’ve never felt before”, a statement that foreshadowed MRI results that guaranteed he'd be sidelined a minimum of four games, and potentially more — having also gathered second and tertiary medical opinions as well before he and the Cowboys ultimately conceded to the coming IR stint.
It will mark the second time in three seasons that Prescott has been forced to injured reserve, a fractured thumb in 2022 leading to Cooper Rush taking the reins at the time — as he has again. Rush owned a 5-1 record as a starter for the Cowboys prior to the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9, and his understudy will be former third-overall pick Trey Lance.
Both saw action against the Eagles.
Prescott will remain involved in game planning in the weeks to come, but his helmet will remain in his locker until next summer.
