Look: Why Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Was Sedated For 11 Hours

Over the summer and during the pre-season, Dallas Cowboys quarterback and former Mississippi State player has been scrutinized and beaten with words over and over. However, with the 2024 NFL season starting, it's almost time for Prescott to prove the media wrong.

"I know where we want to go," he said. "I keep that in mind, whether it's the playlist that I play on my phone to name something to remind me. I've got lots of just little different reminders that reminds me of where I want to be at the end of the year."

These so-called 'reminders' are now displayed on the quarterback's leg. In the spring, Prescott revealed a series of tattoos on his leg with a plethora of characters. Each character represents something different to him.

Since this tattoo took roughly 11 hours to complete, Prescott was put under sedation for the entire duration of the work.

Along with a Black Mamba for Kobe Bryant, a Jumpman logo for Michael Jordan, and a picture of Muhammad Ali, the tattoo features Daffy Duck doing Dak's signature touchdown celebration.

#Cowboys QB Dak Prescott was knocked out and put under sedation for 11 hours while he got a leg tattoo, via @ClarenceHillJr

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For deeper meanings, Prescott also wanted a picture of a moose as a reference to his brother Jace, who passed away from suicide, and a Pegasus that honors his mom, Peggy, who lost her life to cancer in 2013.

Since the quarterback grew up in a trailer park in Haughton, Louisiana, he also included the Dallas' skyline and sign from Pine Creek Estates mobile home park as a reminder of where he grew up and where he is now.

Since the procedure was very long and very tedious, Prescott made sure it was safe by having the process supervised by a team of medical professionals and used an artist that was referred to him by other Cowboys' players.