Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott to have surgery on right thumb; expected to miss 6-8 weeks, sources say
ARLINGTON, Texas - - Dallas Ranchers quarterback Dak Prescott said he is supposed to have a medical procedure Monday on his right thumb after he was harmed in the season-opening 19-3 misfortune to the Tampa Sound Marauders on Sunday night. He is supposed to miss 6 two months and the injury will probably land him on harmed save, as per various sources.
Prescott was harmed in the final quarter when he hit the hand of outside linebacker Shaq Barrett while tossing a pass. Prescott will meet with the Ranchers' hand expert Monday however, as per different sources, he will have a pin and plate embedded into the area to balance out the joint.
Prescott said he at first thought he stuck a finger and didn't completely accept that it was significant. In any case, he went to the storage space for X-beams, which showed a break.
"I was informed it was a lot of cleaner than it might have been," Prescott said after the game while wearing a support on his right hand.
"It's a huge physical issue," mentor Mike McCarthy said.
The Ranchers will go with Cooper Rush as their beginning quarterback starting one week from now against the Cincinnati Bengals. Will Grier is the group's No. 3 quarterback and he's as of now on the training crew.
Rush won his most memorable vocation start last year against the Minnesota Vikings when Prescott was out with a right calf strain. He finished 7-of-13 passes for 64 yards subsequent to taking over for Prescott against Tampa Inlet. He tossed for 325 yards and two scores in the 20-16 win against the Vikings.
"It's extremely frustrating, however wounds occur, can't be guaranteed to control it, simply sad," Prescott said. "Clearly going to miss a few time, not show up for my group and that is the thing harms more than anything, particularly after the beginning we just put out there. Needed to have the option to answer, and not really having that chance for a long time, no doubt it's lamentable. Be that as it may, I'll do what I've generally done whenever difficulty comes, take it on head-first and put forth a valiant effort and I'm certain I'll emerge from this thing better."
Prescott, who is presently 2-5 in season openers in his profession, finished 14-of-29 passes for 134 yards, was captured once and sacked two times while the Cowpokes were held without a score in a season opener interestingly starting around 2001.
The last time the Cattle rustlers scored less than 6 places in a season opener was Sept. 10, 1989, a 28-0 misfortune to the New Orleans Holy people, which was the principal round of Jones' residency as proprietor and head supervisor and the introduction of Troy Aikman and Jimmy Johnson.
The thumb injury covered an unusual week for Prescott, who was restricted in last Thursday's training a result of an irritated lower leg that he accused on another sets of spikes. Prescott continued to demand he was fine and said it wouldn't be an issue against the Marauders subsequent to going through full exercises Friday and Saturday.
Prescott supported a compound crack and disengagement of his right lower leg in the fifth round of the 2020 season against the New York Goliaths. He got back to begin 16 games last season, setting a Cattle rustlers' single-season record with 37 score passes. He missed one beginning with a calf strain.
On the initial drive Sunday, Prescott finished passes to four unique beneficiaries as the Cowpokes moved 54 yards on 14 plays to take a 3-0 lead after a 51-yard field objective by Brett Maher. They went three or more series before they would acquire one more first down - - on a 12-yard run by Prescott.
CeeDee Sheep got one pass after the main drive yet only one more from Prescott the remainder of the way.
Prescott's 134 yards were the second least he has had in a game that he has begun and completed in his profession. He had 102 yards on 11-of-22 passing on Nov. 30, 2017, against Washington.
Subsequent to beginning 69 straight games from 2016 to 2020, Prescott has missed 12 games the last two seasons and is checking missing seven more this season out. The Cowpokes have their bye Nov. 6 and play at the Green Straight Packers on Nov. 13.
"Clearly it's not what you need to hear, however not the most awful thing's happened to me," Prescott said. "No doubt, it's simply one more obstacle and I'll continue to push ahead. As I said I'll do all that I might that I at any point have some control over to get myself back to get myself better and help this group."
