Dak Prescott injury update: Stephen Jones gives unexpected answer on Cowboys QB, IR decision

In the Dallas Cowboys’ 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a hamstring injury and left the game. On Friday, Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones said the organization plans to place Prescott on injured reserve.

“Right now, I don’t think anyone knows whether it will be four weeks, six weeks or the season,” Jones said, per The Athletic‘s Jon Machota. “We’ll just have to continue to monitor that and see where it takes us.”

Specifically, Prescott reportedly suffered a partial avulsion of his right hamstring, which means part of his tendon pulled away from the bone. If the Cowboys put Prescott on injured reserve, he must sit a minimum of four games.

Prescott suffered the injury late in the third quarter on Sunday. Before leaving the game, Prescott completed 18-of-his-24 pass attempts for 133 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception. Cooper Rush replaced Prescott following his injury.

After the game, Dak Prescott recounted the moment of the injury.

“I felt it when I was getting up from the run. I can’t even say that I felt it running,” Prescott said. “The tackle, maybe something on the tackle. Yeah, I don’t know. But when I was standing up, I felt something, actually. Didn’t think it was much. You get tired. It’s a physical game. A lot of times you feel different things and they kind of go away.”

Rush finished the game with 115 passing yards and a score on 13-of-25 passing. He will start behind center for the Cowboys on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is confident in his backup QB.

“Cooper’s been great in getting Dak ready to play, and now Dak, they’ll be some role reversal there,” McCarthy said. “[Rush’s] temperament is excellent. I would say he’s as even-keeled as an individual, especially a quarterback, that I’ve had the opportunity to work with. Cerebral. Smart.

“He gives you the flexibility to continue to play. I think that’s what you want in all your quarterbacks. You don’t want to get to a spot where you have to change a bunch of things offensively because who’s behind center.”