For much of the offseason, the Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have assured fans and observers that once the 2025 season gets rolling, Prescott would be back to his old self. That assurance came despite obvious questions stemming from the fact that Prescott injured his hamstring in Week 8.
And, of course, he did not just injure it. He tore his hamstring tendon, a nasty injury that ended his season. It came, too, after a half-season in which Prescott was mostly ineffective, throwing for 1,978 yards with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions, compiling a career-low rating of 86.0, just one year after having been an MVP candidate.
Heading into his 10th season and with his 32nd birthday coming later this month, there are, naturally, concerns about Prescott’s ability to come back from the injury and be the kind of quarterback he was in 2024.
Dak Prescott Agile in Camp
An early look at Prescott in training camp, though has quelled some of those fears.
It’s only Day 3, but Prescott has shown absolutely no lingering effects from the hamstring injury. In fact, Cowboys reporter Patrik Walker, who writes for the team website, pointed out on social media that new coach Brian Schottenheimer already has Prescott working on a new wrinkle: a read option that takes advantage of Prescott’s running ability.
Wrote Walker: “Read option. Dak Prescott’s hamstring is fine. #Cowboys #TrainingCamp also… READ OPTION. (Ok Schotty.)”
As the popular account “Ernie the Cowboys Fan” noted, Prescott was impressive, too, throwing on the run. “Not only is Dak Prescott moving with Lamar Jackson level athleticism as displayed here, but that specific throw, no other QB in the NFL is making that throw,” he wrote.
Cowboys Building Chemistry
Again, Prescott has indicated that he is ready to go for training camp. Back in May, he told reporters that he is not really considered injured anymore, “I think I’m just not cleared for contact, which we’ve got a while for that anyway. So yeah, I’m out there and the team activities feel good. Just trying to obviously stay that way. Yeah, feeling great.”
Prescott was also seen leading his teammates in a raucous celebration. He had previously credited Schottenheimer with helping bolster team chemistry.
“He’s doing a hell of a job. Great job in building the culture,” Prescott said. “You’re going to see him around weight room, the field, the locker room, preaching about competing every day, but not only that, we’re doing it in team meetings, competing at practice, and that’s the part about today’s practice, right, is that fine line of competing but doing it smart and being disciplined about it. He’s just doing a hell of a job building the culture and in a sense, starting over and understanding that, yeah, we do have to do it from the ground up and it’s been fun.”
