Dak Prescott still has plenty of time before Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, but if needed, the Cowboys quarterback believes he’s recovered enough from last season’s hamstring injury to play right now.
“If I had to play a game today, I definitely could do that,” Prescott said at Friday’s 35th annual Children’s Cancer Fund gala, according to the team website. “It’s about moving forward healthy to make sure I can play 17 times, 20 [games], whatever we get to when the time’s right.”
The 31-year-old is recovering from a partial hamstring avulsion which is a tear of the tendon from the bone. After Prescott’s injury, the Cowboys lost that game to fall to 3-5, then went 4-5 without him, missing the playoffs for the first time in four years.
For Dallas to avoid making that postseason miss a trend in 2025, Prescott needs to return at full strength. Although he feels ready to play now, he’s taking a cautious approach.
Earlier in March, Prescott declined to put a timeline on his recovery. On Friday, he didn’t give a specific percentage on his progress, but said he expects to participate in organized team activities in some form.
“I’m getting close to where I want to be, I don’t want to put a percentage on it,” Prescott said. “I know we’ve got team activities coming up, imagine myself being involved in some sort if not all.”
