Dak Prescott gives update on recovery from hamstring surgery

Exactly one month after tearing his hamstring, Dak Prescott reached a milestone in his recovery.

“This is actually my first day driving, so I’m living it in the truck right now,” the Dallas Cowboys quarterback told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday. “Having a brace but being able to drive again after a few weeks is a huge win. Even though I still have my crutches, being able to have a normal gait now with my crutches (and) putting on more weight is a huge win on my leg.”

Prescott’s hamstring partially tore the bone in the Cowboys’ Nov. 3 game at the Atlanta Falcons. Prescott missed the rest of the game and then had surgery on November 13 to repair his tendon.

His early recovery has required allowing the hamstring and bone attachment to heal first. But Prescott has begun to rehabilitate the area.

“I’ve started some weight transfers and different core exercises,” said Prescott, speaking in association with DICKS Sporting Goods. “When I get to put my crutches away to train is something I’m looking forward to next time.”

The looming offseason gives Prescott the opportunity to follow recovery benchmarks with “no hard timeline,” he said.

The Cowboys have five games left in the regular season and just a 4 percent chance to make the playoffs, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. The Cowboys went 3-5 with Prescott and have gone 2-2 since.

Prescott expects his recovery window to end before the start of 2025 offseason activities.

“Not necessarily rushing back,” he said. “But I see myself going into this offseason (with) no limitations. Not even that being discussed. Planning for the time to come, I’m in full swing, not even in rehab mode, working on making myself to a better quarterback for this team.”

Prescott watched the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game from the bleachers to avoid the chance of a collision that he is not mobile enough to avoid, a concern that almost came to light when he was on the sideline for Dallas’ Nov. 10 game against the Philadelphia Eagles .

He’s still in conversation with Cooper Rush and the quarterbacks to help out when they want it, stopping by meetings to “keep the mood and atmosphere as positive as I can.”

Prescott’s review film, thinking through when to let a receiver take another move and when to buy time in the pocket as the routes develop. He wants to prepare mentally for next season, while he cannot yet prepare physically.

“Take a lot of notes,” Prescott said. “Missing the hell out of the game right now. (But) the rehabilitation has started. Already starting to get the little goals and wins, from one day to the next.

“Looked exciting.”