Dak Prescott 'not ruling out' a return against Washington
When Dak Prescott exited the season opener against Tampa Bay, Dallas feared they would be without their quarterback for an extended amount of time. Ever since then, the injury news has been progressively more positive. The latest came on Monday, with Prescott getting a stitch removed from his thumb.
ESPN’s Lisa Salters gave the latest update, talking about what the stitch removal meant for his return to football. Prescott is now hoping to grip and football and even get some throws in. While it may not seem like a lot, it’s progress for the Cowboys.
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“He got the one long stitch removed from his surgically repaired right thumb,” Salters said. “That stitch was taken out this afternoon, here at the stadium. There’s still some swelling in his thumb but he said it feels great. He was going to talk to the doctor right after and hopefully, start gripping and throwing the football again.”
As for when he could exactly return, Prescott wants to be back on the field as soon as possible. He told Salters it’s could be sooner rather than later, “not ruling out” next week against the Washington Commanders either.
“A couple of weeks and I am counting this as one of them,” Prescott told Salters on how much longer he could be out.
Dak Prescott gets stitch removed from injured thumb
Dak Prescott has traveled with the team to New York, with the Dallas Cowboys scheduled to play on Monday Night Football against the Giants. However, he will not be suiting up, still rehabbing a thumb injury suffered during the season opener.
While the worst was originally feared and Prescott was expected to miss a significant amount of time, the quarterback has sped up the process. But everybody in the Cowboys organization has remained hopeful their franchise cornerstone would return sooner rather than later. With Monday’s update, that thought process remains true.
ESPN’s Todd Archer said Prescott will have his surgery stitches removed before Dallas takes the field against New York. Even with the progress made, he will be inactive during the primetime matchup.
“Dak Prescott is scheduled to have the stitches removed from his surgically repaired right thumb before tonight’s game,” Archer said. “His return to action is predicated on his grip strength but he is continuing to make progress.”
Since then, Archer has revealed that Prescott has gone through with the transaction has been done.