Cowboys’ Dak Prescott may require season-ending surgery on injured hamstring

FRISCO — Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a partial tear in his right hamstring tendon, a person familiar with the injury said. Dallas Morning News.

Team officials are trying to determine whether Prescott needs surgery on the section of tendon that has torn from the bone or whether it can heal on its own. If surgery is required, Prescott’s season will be over.

Prescott missed several weeks due to his initial diagnosis.but the defense lawyer obtains further opinions to determine the severity of the hamstring tear.

This is the main reason The Cowboys did not place Prescott on injured reserve.which would have cost him at least four games.

“It hasn’t been done,” coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday when asked about Prescott’s possible move to IR.

Prescott was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to Atlanta. Prescott said he pulled his hamstring during the scrimmage. He thought the leg would get better, but after attempting a pass a few plays later, he felt it again.

He did not return in the fourth quarter.

Prescott has only been on the injured list once in his career, when he broke his leg during the 2020 season. Prescott broke the thumb on his throwing hand in 2022 but was not placed on injured reserve. He missed five games and the Cowboys. without him the score was 4-1 when Cooper Rush started.

The Cowboys hope pass rusher Micah Parsons and cornerback DaRon Bland could return for this week’s game against the Eagles.

Parsons has missed the last four games with a high ankle sprain.

He was a limited participant on Wednesday’s injury report.

“You know my chances are good, but we’re just trying to see how the training week goes,” Parsons said, “see what the problems are, see what measures we need to take to see how we want to play this game.” “

Bland has not played all season as he recovers from a broken foot suffered in August.

Although Bland is not on injured reserve, team officials remain confident in his return. He was expected to miss eight to 10 weeks following surgery in late August. After six weeks, he completed his rehabilitation well, giving the team confidence that he could return.

But he encountered pain in his leg that slowed his progress.

Linebacker Eric Kendricks (shoulder), defensive tackle Zack Martin (shoulder), defensive tackle Juanje Thomas and linebacker Nick Vigil (leg) did not practice Wednesday.

Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (shoulder), cornerback Trevon Diggs (calf) and tackle Tyler Guyton (neck/shoulder) were limited in practice.

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