Dak Prescott Speaks Publicly on Ankle Injury for First Time
By Jovan Alford
Dallas Cowboys star quarterback Dak Prescott was in the news last week for a minor injury that no one knew he had.
Prescott was seen in a walking boot while on vacation in a photo posted on social media, which sent Cowboys fans into a frenzy as training camp is right around the corner. The Dallas Morning News reported at the time that the injury wasn’t serious and the star quarterback only wore the boot for a week.
However, Cowboys fans know for them to have any chance of winning the NFC East this year, they need a healthy Prescott.
Not too long after, fans took a huge sigh of relief when another photo surfaced of Prescott not wearing the walking boot, quelling the fears that the foot injury wasn’t anything serious to worry about.
The star quarterback was seen in public on Tuesday, as he was at his ProCamp at SouthLake Carroll High School. Prescott didn’t have the walking boot on and spoke to the media for the first time since that photo surfaced online.
Prescott told the media that he’s feeling great and is getting older (h/t Jon Machota of The Athletic). The veteran quarterback explained that the boot was on the same foot, which he snapped and had a nasty surgery four years ago, and just wanted to protect it after a few hard days of training.
Dak Prescott gives an update on why he was recently wearing a walking boot. He says there’s “absolutely nothing” wrong with his ankle pic.twitter.com/wNWleQSZ8Q
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 9, 2024
Prescott reaffirmed that “absolutely nothing is wrong” and “people are reaching trying to make things that they aren’t.”
If you are a Dallas fan or Jerry Jones, you are taking a huge sigh of relief that nothing is wrong with Prescott and he was just taking precautions with his ankle. Prescott understands that he must stay healthy, if he wants a new deal this summer or after this season from the Cowboys or another team.
Last season, the veteran signal-caller played at an All-Pro level, completing 69.5 percent of his passes for 4,516 yards, 36 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. If the 30-year-old quarterback can have a similar statline this season, he’s looking at a huge pay raise.
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