Dak Prescott opens up on ability to give back during offseason youth camps
One thing Dak Prescott is just as passionate off the football field is giving back to his community, and one of the ways he does that is through youth camps.
As Prescott readies for his eighth NFL season, he held his annual camp with grade-school kids from around the area. He took a moment to reflect on just what he’s doing, and how much it means to him to be able to give them that experience.
“It’s always great, it’s always a blessing to be out here in camp season,” Prescott said. “I’m just feeling the excitement. It’s special. It’s part of being the quarterback and being in this position that I never will get old to be able to impact the kids like I did today.
“It’s the game of football. I’ve loved this game same way since I was their age. And I’m about to turn 30. When you’re out here, having these different ages, you see what this game means. Giving back and I like to interact and play the game.”
It’s a beautiful thing to readjust your perspective and see something you love through the eyes of the youth. Sometimes it reminds you how lucky you are, not that Prescott has ever forgotten that.
Dak Prescott will continue to give back to the community, and continue his impressive play on the field. It remains to be seen if it ever turns into a Super Bowl in Dallas, but Cowboys fans and the rest of the NFL world knows the franchise has their quarterback situation figured out.
Dak Prescott feels urgency to win Super Bowl after turning 30
Continuing, five days into training camp later this month, the Cowboys probably will roll out a cake for Dak Prescott‘s 30th birthday. Maybe he blows out the candles and makes a wish for the Super Bowl.
Yes, Prescott does feel some mounting pressure as he flips another life decade to win big on the football field. Reaching the playoffs probably is no longer going to cut it as a goal.
“One thousand percent,” Prescott told reporters, Saturday, as he played host to his annual football camp for kids at The Star. “Just understanding injuries and what I’ve been throughout my career and understanding that you don’t have forever to play this game. I’m blessed for every moment that I get. Just trying to take it with a sense of urgency.”
When it comes to the Super Bowl, the Cowboys have been holding steady at urgent for decades. Dallas hasn’t made (or won) a Super Bowl since Jan. 28, 1996 when Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin helped dispense with the Steelers. Back home in Louisiana, little Dak Prescott was all of 2. We doubt he remembers Super Bowl XXX. The Cowboys haven’t even sniffed an NFC championship since the 1995 season.
So does the Super Bowl and his 30th birthday line up for Dak Prescott? We shall see. But he does concede he feels like an older soul on the football field.
“I’ve always felt older I guess,” he said. “Just being 30 doesn’t necessarily bother me. Knowing that I am the old guy, going into year eight, seeing some of the young guys, some of the rookies and seeing the difference in eight years. It’s fun and challenging at times, knowing that I stay connected and stay in the now with what’s cool and whatnot. But this game is beautiful. It doesn’t matter how old you are because you play this game like a kid.”
On3’s Suzanne Haliburton contributed to this article.