‘Feel so bad for Dak. Just brutal.’ J.J. Watt, Tony Romo lament Prescott’s injury
Dak Prescott left Sunday’s game in tears on a cart and was taken to a local hospital with a compound fracture in his right ankle.
Prescott’s right ankle appeared to be severely twisted and he was in considerable pain. His teammates immediately called for medical help right after the play in which Prescott was tackled on a designed run in the second half.
Cowboys Hall of Famer Troy Aikman reacted to the injury on Twitter.
“Devastated for Dak,” Aikman posted. “one of the truly great people in the NFL.”
Jim Nantz and Tony Romo, doing the game for CBS on KTVT/Ch. 11, winced at the images during the telecast.
“That does not look good, Jim,” Romo said.
Prescott was taken to the hospital and schedule to have surgery Sunday night, according to a source. Prescott brother Tad posted an image of he and his brother at the hospital with a message of encouragement.
“God is good, and he’ll be back STRONGER than ever. I [expletive] guarantee IT. Let’s go @dak continue to walk by #FAITH & I’ll make sure you continue to #FIGHT,” Tad Prescott posted.
Former TCU quarterback Andy Dalton took over for Prescott. He took a couple of snaps two weeks ago when Prescott left the field after a shot to the head. Dalton finished with 111 yards on 9 of 11 passing, including a huge 38-yard completion down the sideline to Michael Gallup to set up the game-winning field goal in the final seconds. Greg Zuerlein’s 34-yard field goal gave Dallas a 37-34 win.
Prescott had 166 yards on 14 of 21 passing with an interception. He became the first Cowboys quarterback to catch a touchdown pass since Danny White in 1985 when he caught an 11-yard pass from receiver Cedrick Wilson.
“I absolutely hate to see that for him,” Dalton said of Prescott’s injury. “It’s emotional. I’m definitely praying for him. It’s been a lot of fun being around him this year. I just hate it for him.”
The reaction on social media was a mixture of shock and sadness. Prescott has never missed a game since startomg his rookie season in 2016.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes offered his support to Prescott. “Big time prayers up man,” he posted on Twitter.
Joe Theismann, who famously broke his leg on a Monday Night game in 1985 when he was sacked by Giants’ linebacker Lawrence Taylor, expressed his support for Prescott on social media.
This story was originally published October 11, 2020 at 5:59 PM.
