In the midst of all the news that has circulated of Prescott’s early departure during Wednesday’s practice, little is known of the true reasons for the discomfort in his right shoulder. However, it would be the same field marshal who has given statements in this regard. Furthermore, you fully admit that the inconvenience is your responsibility.
At a press conference on Friday, the Marshal admitted that the annoyance was caused by an oversight on his part. “I don’t know if I warmed up properly before I did a certain pitch on one of those days,” Prescott said. “Maybe I wasn’t as predisposed as I probably needed to be when I threw the ball.”
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott on shoulder: “I don’t necessarily know if I warmed up properly before I made a certain throw on one of the days.” A long throw. “I wasn’t as warm as I probably needed to be when I threw that.” pic.twitter.com/OM0Xc6BAPh
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Of course, all of this works as a reminder that professional athletes need some preconditioning before doing high-intensity workouts. Especially in the NFL, where every play counts and conditions must be optimal for the new regular season.
Either way, everything seems to indicate that Prescott’s annoyance will be something of only a few days. In fact, after his early departure from the field on Wednesday, he was training in Oxnard the next day. Mind you, he did some warm-up throws with his left arm and then individual exercises. Taking into consideration that the team did not have practice on Friday, Prescott would do similar activities on Saturday.
Dak Prescott working off to the side pic.twitter.com/J4txWynYgu
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The one who has been working with the first team offense has been Garrett Gilbert. Since he took work on Thursday and also on Saturday, while Dak is finished recovering from his ailment. It is almost certain that the Cowboys number three will jump as a starter against the Steelers in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Which will have the date of next August 5.
With this situation, both Ben DiNucci and Cooper Rush can also take advantage of snaps. But that’s while Dak is finished recovering. Since it is likely that the Marshal is participating in at least two preseason games.
It would be Mike McCarthy himself who said that through all the information he received regarding Prescott’s ailment, that there is nothing to worry about and the plan to use him in the preseason remains in place. Of course, in these kinds of matches, the starters usually come out for an offensive drive or for a quarter of the match. All in order to take care of them for the regular season, without losing the rhythm of the game.
Returning to Prescott, the player already looks very well and recovered from the compound fracture in his right ankle during week 5 of 2020. However, this small discomfort in his right shoulder can be indirectly a wake-up call not to force things. After all, the campaign will be much longer with an extra game. So you have to be as healthy as possible to take on the challenge.
Prescott will not be available in practice at the moment, at least not in group exercises. Likewise, the rest of the guys on the roster will do their thing to be on the final list of 53 men who will face the challenge of playing the regular season. Which will begin on September 9 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
