After the Cowboys baffled the media by not placing quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve today, reports have followed detailing the reasoning for the delay. In accordance with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Prescott remains to be searching for multiple opinions as he attempts to avoid surgery.
After it was reported that Prescott had suffered a partial hamstring tendon avulsion, it became clear that the 31-year-old would miss an prolonged time frame. Further investigation of the injury determined that it might be vital for Prescott to undergo season-ending surgery. Yesterday it was announced by team officials that Prescott was headed for injured reserve, but at this point, no such transaction has been made.
Schefter reported today that the plan is for Prescott to undergo the season-ending surgery. The one reason he hasn’t already is because he plans to hunt “the opinion of 1 final specialist.” Prescott flies to Latest York next week to satisfy with the specialist. If the specialist agrees with every other opinion up to now, the quarterback will undergo surgery on Wednesday.
Multiple sources set the recovery timeline for the surgery at six to eight weeks. Cowboys staff are already convinced that he’ll require surgery, so it wouldn’t make a difference whether or not they place him on IR today or later this week. If, by some miracle, the specialist comes away with a special opinion, the Cowboys keep open the potential option for Prescott to return sooner.
