Former NFL receiver accuses Dak Prescott of quitting on Cowboys

Dak Prescott is apt to beryllium placed connected IR aft suffering a hamstring wounded successful Week 9 against nan Falcons, and immoderate are questioning his resoluteness pinch his squad connected nan brink.

Fox Sports expert and ex-Packers receiver James Jones called for Prescott to play done nan wounded while nan Cowboys beryllium astatine 3-5.

“It ain’t moreover funny, like, my man [is] quittin’ connected these dudes,” Jones said connected Fox Sports’ caller show, “The Facility.”

“I’ve had a hamstring plentifulness of times, and I’m backmost nan adjacent week. I’m not nary Tyreek Hill. It don’t return nary 4 weeks for you to heal from nary hamstring. You’re not Lamar Jackson. You’re not Jalen Hurts. You’re not running. Where are you moving to?”

Jones, a erstwhile favourite target of then-Packers MVP backmost Aaron Rodgers, suffered aggregate lower-body injuries during his career, including a hamstring strain successful 2014, according to his wounded history.

He played successful nan NFL for 9 seasons, 8 of which he spent pinch Green Bay.

Prescott suffered a much terrible hamstring strain than initially believed during nan Cowboys’ 27-21 nonaccomplishment to nan Falcons, which pushed Dallas 3 1/2 games backmost of nan NFC East-leading Commanders.

While opinionated connected nan sidelines successful nan game’s last quarter, Prescott was caught mouthing, “We f–king suck,” perchance adding substance to Jones’ belief.

“Basically, put maine connected crystal for 4 weeks. No fight, nary nothing. No, ‘Hey man, I’ll beryllium backmost successful 2 weeks; I’ll beryllium backmost successful a week.’ This is simply a hamstring for a backmost that is not explosive astatine nan backmost spot.”

Jones shared his basking return amid comments from proprietor Jerry Jones that Prescott was “likely” being placed connected IR, though that has yet to beryllium formally announced by nan team.

It is wholly imaginable that Prescott is fighting difficult to beryllium progressive successful nan upcoming weeks for his team.

Prescott has seen his mobility autumn disconnected a cliff since a debilitating 2020 limb injury.

He averaged 19.04 unreserved yards per crippled earlier nan injury, but that fig has dropped to 14.8 since.

Dallas is expected to commencement Cooper Rush successful his stead, while erstwhile 49ers’ apical draught prime Trey Lance backs up Rush.

Prescott precocious signed a monolithic four-year $240 cardinal deal, which is astir afloat guaranteed.

The Cowboys big nan Eagles and Texans successful nan adjacent 2 weeks earlier facing nan division-leading Commanders successful Week 13 and past nan Giants connected a short-week Thanksgiving matchup.