Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (Shoulder) Will Practice Today - But Still Won't Throw Fully
FRISCO - There was never really any doubt that Dak Prescott was going to play in Sunday's Week 16 "NFC East Title Game'' at Philadelphia; on Thursday, he agreed with teammates who suggested "you'd have to kill him'' to keep him off the field. But there was a mid-week thought about the QB not fully working out - including throwing with that AC joint shoulder problem - until Saturday morning just before the Dallas Cowboys' charter flight to Philly.
And despite national reports to the contrary, things have not yet changed.
"He'll be pretty limited,'' coach Jason Garrett said of Prescott's planned work today. "If he (throws), it won't be much.''
Never during this week-long process has Prescott's shoulder ailment sidelined his assuredness.
“I’m getting better,'' he said Thursday. "It’s all improving. I’ll be good to go Sunday.''
"Improving'' was a key word, and continues to be. Dallas' Friday practices are usually indoors, in Ford Center. But today at The Star, Garrett hopes to simulate as much as possible the conditions Dallas will face in Philly, where the temperatures will be in the 40's and the field is natural grass. (The Star's backyard field is grass.)
And Prescott is right in the middle of it - but not cutting loose on any throw, maybe not making any real throw at all (backup QB Cooper Rush did all of the Wednesday and Thursday work) ... while still hopefully speeding toward readiness for Sunday.
As of Wednesday, Dak couldn’t even involve his right arm in jumping-jacks after he injured his shoulder early in last week's win over the Rams. He was "limited'' on Thursday but did not throw.
Expect most of the same, in terms of his official status, but the end of today.
A Cowboys win at Philadelphia clinches the NFC East title and a playoff berth. (The outing is important enough that Dak himself calls it "a playoff game.'') What Dak can do in the game is obviously a major storyline, but the MRI on the shoulder was negative and one source termed Prescott's ailment as "soreness.''
“I’m totally convinced he’ll be in top form,” team owner Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan. “We need him in top form and he will be in top form.”
