Cowboys QB Prescott to miss a few weeks due to hand injuries
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will require a medical procedure for a cracked bone in his tossing hand supported in the season opener and will miss numerous weeks.
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback got injured in the final quarter of the Cattle rustlers’ 19-3 misfortune to the Tampa Sound Pirates on Sunday night. Prescott’s right hand connected with surging linebacker Shaquil Barrett while tossing a pass.
Prescott said he at first thought he had quite recently stuck a finger, similar to he has oftentimes previously, however acknowledged on the following play that he was unable to grasp the football.
After at first being minded the sideline, he ran to the storage space and had X-beams. Reinforcement Cooper Rush completed the game.
“I’ve hit my hand on caps or bodies a great deal in my profession and had nothing, perhaps a stuck finger and really felt that is what it was,” Prescott said. “Told the mentors exactly the same thing, I can’t grasp (the ball), I feel like assuming you yank it, I’ll be alright. Came in and got X-beams, and the situation are unique.”
Prescott said he will see a specialist Monday and have a medical procedure after that. He said he was let after the X-beams know that the injury “was a lot of cleaner than it might have been.”
Cowpokes proprietor Jerry Jones said the injury is over his thumb, and behind the joint, and he highlighted a region between his own thumb and wrist.
Prescott’s 2020 season finished in the fifth week in view of a frightful lower leg injury. He returned last season to toss for 4,449 yards and 37 scores as the Cattle rustlers won the NFC East prior to losing their first-round season finisher game to San Francisco at home.
The 29-year-old Prescott said he got into the best state of his life going into this season, his seventh in the NFL.
At the point when there had all the earmarks of being a difficulty practically speaking last week, Prescott faulted an adjustment of spikes for irritation in his carefully fixed lower leg.
Prescott and the Cowpokes are managing a greater issue presently, in the wake of losing the season opener without scoring a score.
“In all honestly, each of that assumes a lower priority in relation to the way that as we proceed here for the following couple of weeks, we’ll be going ahead without Dak,” Jones said. “That is principal at the forefront of my thoughts.”
Jones repeated that while Prescott will be out “a few games,” he wouldn’t be out for the season.
Prescott’s 2020 season finished in the fifth week due to a horrifying lower leg injury. He returned last season to toss for 4,449 yards and 37 scores as the Ranchers won the NFC East prior to losing their first-round season finisher game to San Francisco at home.
The 29-year-old Prescott said he got into the best state of his life going into this season, his seventh in the NFL.
At the point when there gave off an impression of being a mishap practically speaking last week, Prescott faulted an adjustment of spikes for touchiness in his carefully fixed lower leg.
Prescott and the Cattle rustlers are managing a greater issue presently, in the wake of losing the season opener without scoring a score.
“Frankly, each of that assumes a lower priority in relation to the way that as we proceed here for the following couple of weeks, we’ll be going ahead without Dak,” Jones said. “That is first at the forefront of my thoughts.”
Jones repeated that while Prescott will be out “a few games,” he wouldn’t be out for the season.