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    What happened to Dak Prescott? Cowboys QB out with hamstring injury

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    The Dallas Cowboys continue their long-standing tradition of playing on Thanksgiving Day. For their 2024 game against the New York Giants, they will have to make do without their starting quarterback.

    Dak Prescott will not be available to play on Thanksgiving. He will miss a fourth straight game after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons.

    Instead, backup Cooper Rush will make a fourth straight start and try to reel off back-to-back wins as Dallas looks unlikely to claw its way back into the playoff race.

    Prescott’s absence marks only the second time during his nine-year NFL career that he has missed a Thanksgiving start. The first came in 2020, when he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5 against the Giants.

    Here’s what you need to know about Prescott’s latest injury and how long it will keep him out of action.

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    Why isn’t Dak Prescott playing on Thanksgiving?

    Prescott will not play on Thanksgiving due to a season-ending hamstring injury he suffered in the Week 9 game against the Falcons. It was not clear exactly when the veteran was injured, but he left the game in the fourth quarter and did not return.

    The Cowboys originally hoped that Prescott wouldn’t be sidelined for long with the hamstring issue. It was eventually reported that he would miss “several weeks” due to the injury before it became clear that he would need surgery to repair the injury. That prompted Dallas to place him on IR and announce his season was over.

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    What happened to Dak Prescott?

    Prescott suffered a partial hamstring avulsion — a tear in which part of the tendon tears from the bone — during Dallas’ 27-21 loss to the Falcons in Week 9. He told reporters after the game that he wasn’t sure knew if the injury occurred. while running or being tackled.

    “It’s something I’ve never felt before,” Prescott said as he described the injury. “I saw the medical team and asked if I could make it worse. At that point they said I wouldn’t be able to protect myself and called them to stop me.”

    According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, there are three types of hamstring injuries. They are as follows:

    • A puff
    • A partial tear
    • A complete tear

    Prescott’s injury fell into the second category, but it was not immediately clear how much of his tendon had torn from the bone. That clouded the timeline, although the most severe avulsions take “months” to heal, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

    That’s why there was initially “a reluctance” to put Prescott on IR, as NFL Network’s Jane Slater reported. The quarterback simply wanted to weigh his options to repair the injury.

    Ultimately, he and the club decided that surgery was necessary to correct the disease. That eliminated the NFL’s highest-paid player for the remainder of the 2024 season.

    How long has Dak Prescott been out?

    Prescott will ultimately miss the final ten games of the season in Dallas due to his injury. He underwent successful surgery to repair the problem on November 13, 2024, according to the Cowboys’ official website, and is expected to make a full recovery and return to the field in 2025.

    Prescott will be ready to enter training camp barring any setbacks, so his availability for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season does not appear to be in jeopardy.

    2024 Dak Prescott Stats

    Below are Prescott’s stats through his eight starts in 2024:

    • File: 3-5
    • Completion Rate: 185 of 286 (64.7%)
    • Passing yards: 1,978
    • Recruits per completion: 10.7
    • Passing Touchdowns: 11
    • Interceptions: 8
    • Passer-by assessment: 86.0

    Prescott posted a losing record as a starter for the second time during his NFL career. He also posted a career-low passer rating and recorded his lowest completion percentage since his second NFL season in 2017.

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    Cowboys QB depth chart: Who is Dak Prescott’s backup?

    Cooper Rush is Prescott’s backup. Mike McCarthy handed the reins to the 30-year veteran after Prescott’s injury and Rush was 1-2 in his first three starts while completing 61.1% of his passes for 813 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions.

    Dallas also has Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft from the San Francisco 49ers, on its roster. He has played sparingly since Prescott’s injury, mostly in designed zone-read packages.

    Below is a complete breakdown of Dallas’ quarterback depth chart with Prescott out for the season:

    1. Cooper Rush
    2. Trey Lance
    3. Will Grier (practice squad)

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