Dallas Cowboys officially place key player on injured reserve

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s been fun. The inevitable is here and the Dallas Cowboys officially have it placed star quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve.

With the move, Prescott’s season is over.

The move comes as no surprise after the Cowboys quarterback underwent surgery to repair his injured hamstring last week. Prescott suffered a partial tendon avulsion against the Atlanta Falcons. The diagnosis means that part of Prescott’s hamstring has been pulled away from the bone.

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In Prescott’s absence, Cooper Rush and Trey Lance are the top two quarterbacks on the roster.

Dallas’ first game without QB1 didn’t go as planned, getting blown out 34-6. The team returns to primetime action in Week 11 with a Monday Night Football showdown against the Houston Texans.

Prescott’s options were “rest and rehab — which would knock him out about a month and a half — or surgery, which comes with a three-month timeline,” according to NFL.com.

Prescott finishes the disappointing 2024 campaign with 1,978 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and 8 interceptions with a QBR of 47.

We’ll have to see if the Cowboys have any game left in the remainder of the season or if the team just wants to wrap it up. What they decide to do will speak volumes for the locker room leadership this team has.

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