Dak Prescott gives positive update on hamstring injury: ‘If I had to play a game today, I definitely could’

Prescott suffered the injury during the Cowboys’ loss to the Atlanta Falcons in early November, with Dallas placing him on IR later that week. The quarterback provided an update in December, saying his rehab was coming along, but he had “no hard timeline” for his return.

On Friday, Prescott seemed confident he would return at full force in the fall — and potentially during earlier team activities — though he did not want to rush the process.

“I’m getting close to where I want to be, I don’t want to put a percentage on it,” Prescott said. “I know we’ve got team activities coming up, imagine myself being involved in some sort, if not all. Then again, I just understand my age, what I’ve had, what I’ve went through, it’s about being my best in the fall. So I’m not rushing anything, but I’m where I want to be.”

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This is not the first time Prescott has had to return from a significant injury. In 2021, Prescott came back after a season-ending ankle injury that required multiple offseason surgeries. A thumb injury also sidelined Prescott for five games in 2022.

When asked if he was approaching rehab differently this time around, Prescott said he was following the physical therapy plan he and his doctors put together. As a result, Prescott said he was progressing well — and he might even be better after going through the ordeal.

“It’s just the work that I’ve put into it. Unfortunately, I’ve been through this process of recovering from injuries before that I embrace it,” Prescott said. “I know that a better version of me is on the other side, so that’s just the way that I’ve approached this whole offseason and this whole rehab process.”