Dak Prescott reveals message Cowboys chaplain gave team following Damar Hamlin tragedy

Taking advantage of your time and maximize it. You cannot leave anything to chance.

That was the message Dallas Cowboys chaplain Jonathan Evans told the team Wednesday following Monday Night Football’s heartbreaking tragedy involving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.

“I thought his message was outstanding. Just obviously praying hard for him and his family, and in the same sense just being able to reflect on where you are and being present in a moment in a time,” Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said. “You see something like that, and you think about everything that happens in the game. We use the cliche that we’d put everything on the line and did for this, and then you see someone fighting for their left, and – what does that mean?”

Evans told the team that one day they’re all going to have to answer to God, and asked the team, “Did you play the game the right way? Did you do what I ask for? For me, that’s as much as it was. Be thankful for your moments and be thankful for everything.” Tomorrow is never promised, that’s why everyone should live life to its fullest on a daily basis.

The meeting was something everyone needed, according to head coach Mike McCarthy.

“I thought his spiritual guidance is what we needed,” McCarthy said of the team’s meeting with chaplain Jonathan Evans. “I’m not really thinking about Sunday right now… Our spirituality playbook was open today.”

“Heavy, sensitive day here. I think we all have a tendency to say we’re good. Let’s be honest, nobody is fine,” McCarthy continued. “The biggest message is let’s keep an eye on one another. We’re family and football, in that order, and this is the time to stick together and remember those priorities.”

Despite the team, and all of the NFL, still reeling from the gruesome in-game medical emergency on Monday, McCarthy assured that on Sunday, they’ll be all-in against the Washington Commanders.