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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffers devastating injury

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October 12, 2020

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffers devastating injury

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott left the sphere on a cart Sunday, choking again tears as he raised a fist to the followers in attendance on the AT&T Stadium after struggling a horrific harm towards NFC East opponents the New York Giants.

Prescott has undergone surgical procedure to restore a compound fracture and dislocation of his proper ankle. The surgical procedure aimed to “wash out the wound and repair the fracture,” in response to a press release from the workforce.

ARLINGTON, TX – OCTOBER 11: Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott (4) is carted off the field after suffering a leg injury during the NFL game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys on October 11, 2020 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by Andrew Dieb/Icon Sportswire)

The harm occurred within the third quarter on a scramble wherein Dak Prescott was tackled awkwardly by Giants free security Logan Ryan. Medical personnel rushed onto the sphere and splinted his leg as gamers and coaches on each groups appeared on with nice concern.

“Dak Prescott’s surgical procedure was efficiently accomplished final night time and he’s anticipated to be launched from the hospital right this moment,” the Cowboys instructed CNN in a press release on Monday.

No timetable has but been offered for Prescott’s restoration, although his brother Tad shared an image on social media of a smiling Dak in a hospital mattress forward of the surgical procedure and promised that “he’ll be again STRONGER than ever.”

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Dak’s brother, Tad, checks in on him at the hospital – all smiles 🙌 (via 86Prescott Twitter)
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Dak Prescott got here into this season enjoying beneath the one-year franchise tag, that means he can be out of contract on the finish of the season.

He was due for a large payday on the finish of this season with both the Dallas Cowboys or the very best bidder elsewhere within the league. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes presently has probably the most profitable deal in sports activities historical past, reportedly price as much as half a billion {dollars}.

Becoming a member of all of our participant members in sending prayers for @dak 🙏 pic.twitter.com/XuGJApzzZZ
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) October 11, 2020

The 27-year-old Prescott had been main the league in passing yards, makes an attempt and completions this season, and arguably might have been in line for the same deal to Mahomes.

Nonetheless groups, together with the Cowboys, could also be much less prone to supply him a giant cash contract over fears he is not going to return the identical participant.

Prescott, who’s the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the 12 months, is a well-liked man throughout the league and tributes flooded in for him after he was carted off the sphere.

Really feel so unhealthy for Dak. Simply brutal.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 11, 2020

Previous to the season’s begin , Dak Prescott had spoken about his struggles with depression and the significance of reaching out to these round you after his brother’s death earlier this year.

The excessive regard wherein he’s held by these across the league was clear for all to see as gamers from arch rivals the Giants knelt alongside Prescott’s Dallas Cowboys teammates as he left the sphere.

What now for the Cowboys?

Regardless of Prescott’s prolific season up to now with the arm, the Cowboys’ 37-34 win over the Giants was solely the workforce‘s second of the season. They presently sit a disappointing third within the NFC East division owing to poor defensive performances.

The ‘Boys have scored 126 factors this season, 42 greater than the Eagles who sit prime of the NFC East. Nonetheless, their protection has conceded 146 factors this season — the very best throughout your entire league.

Andy Dalton replaces the injured Dak Prescott and whereas he is likely one of the most skilled backup quarterbacks within the league, with out their star participant it’s onerous to see the Dallas Cowboys enhancing their odds of constructing the playoffs this 12 months.

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