Dak Prescott (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The Dallas Cowboys received the worst possible injury update on star quarterback Dak Prescott, six days after he suffered a hamstring injury in a Week 9 road loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Dak Prescott has decided to have a season-ending procedure on his hamstring, which suffered a partial tear. Schefter added that the 31-year-old is seeing a specialist in New York, and the surgery would likely keep him sidelined for four months, well beyond the end of the season.

Prescott left the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ 27-21 loss to the Falcons, and backup Cooper Rush had to finish out the game. The 3-5 Cowboys host the surging 6-2 Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Prescott signed a four-year contract extension worth $240 million in the offseason after months of back-and-forth negotiations. His season ends with a 64.7 completion percentage for 1,978 yards, 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

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Dak Prescott has been dealt a bad hand on the injury front this decade. He suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5 of the 2020 season against the New York Giants and missed five games in 2022 with a broken thumb.

And now, Dallas must finish the second half of a miserable 2024 campaign without their star quarterback. Rush is 5-1 as a starter with Dallas, but this year’s group is nothing like the talented squad he got to enjoy in 2022.

Dak Prescott’s Injury Ends Cowboys’ Playoff Hopes

The Cowboys already faced a long shot of reaching the postseason with a 3-5 record. But losing the franchise star, with a daunting second-half schedule ahead, all but destroys any realistic hope of sneaking in.

This team was underachieving with the Pro Bowl quarterback engineering the offense. Major changes are needed in Big D beyond this season, but Jerry Jones’ history tells us he’ll simply run it back with the same roster and coaching staff.

VIDEO: Micah Parsons And Trevon Diggs Named Their Top 10 QBs In The NFL Right Now, And They Totally Disrespected Their Own Cowboys Teammate, Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs. (Photos via Getty Images and Twitter)
Dak Prescott cannot catch a break in 2024, not even from his own teammates.

In the lead-up to Week 9 of the NFL, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons and defensive back Trevon Diggs neglected to include their own quarterback in their listing of top 10 quarterbacks on Parsons’s podcast, The Edge with Micah Parsons.

The Dallas Cowboys stars were discussing Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels’s play and how he’s performing like a top-five quarterback in the NFL as a rookie.

That led them both to discuss a top 10 list, one that did not include their star teammate, Dak Prescott.

Parsons and Diggs mentioned Jayden Daniels, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Jared Goff, Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Matthew Stafford, and Sam Darnold.

Dak Prescott is coming off a game where he was 25-of-38 for 243 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions in the Cowboys’ 30-24 loss to the 49ers on Sunday night.

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It was the fourth game in which he had two interceptions.

Dak Prescott Has Had A Rough 2024 Season

The Dallas Cowboys can go as far as Dak Prescott can take them, but so far, he has taken them to have an under .500 record.

The Dallas Cowboys lost to the San Francisco 49ers 30-24 on Sunday Night Football, dropping them to 3-4.

The Cowboys desperately needed that victory, and Dak threw it away.

Last year, Prescott threw for 4,516 yards last season and 36 touchdowns to just nine interceptions.

This year, he’s completed 63.7% of his throws for 1,845 yards and ten touchdowns to eight interceptions through seven games.

Prescott cannot continue to give away the ball and expect to be successful.