Dak Prescott's 2024 injury could have major impact on 2025 season

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it very clear this past Monday that sometimes, after you pay a player what they want, they may not be available to the team because of injury.

Jones was pointing the blame on Trevon Diggs and quarterback Dak Prescott, who both have missed the majority of their time on the field since getting paid.

Prescott's hamstring injury last season meant the Cowboys really never had a shot to make a deep postseason run without the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.

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However, 2025 is a different time. Prescott has been cleared for action and has already taken the field during training camp in Oxnard, California.

But Alex Kay of Bleacher Report feels that Prescott's 2024 injury could still play a major role for the team coming into the 2025 season.

"A healthy and motivated Prescott has shown he can thrive under Schottenheimer, but the soon-to-be 32-year-old signal-caller displayed some troubling signs before last year’s injury," Kay writes.

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"Dak needs to avoid getting hurt again if the Cowboys are going to finally snap a three-decade streak of missing the conference championship game, wrote Kay regarding Prescott's future.

Prescott is the heartbeat of the offense. Of course, his absence is detrimental to the success of the team. Avoiding injury is easier said than done.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws the ball during training camp at the River Ridge Fields. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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