Dak Prescott has not performed within the preseason since 2019. It seems he’ll go one other 12 months with out seeing motion within the exhibition season.

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy mentioned he has not made a last dedication however is “leaning” towards taking part in Prescott in any of the three video games main into the common season.

“We talked about it, but I haven’t made a decision,” McCarthy mentioned, by way of Schuyler Dixon of the Associated Press. “I’m leaning toward not. If I had to bet, I’d bet on no. But I don’t bet.”

The NFL didn’t play any preseason video games in 2020 due to the pandemic, after which Prescott was working his manner again from a fractured ankle within the 2021 preseason and a shoulder harm final preseason. He is absolutely wholesome now, and the Cowboys wish to maintain him that manner till opening day, despite the fact that they’ve a semi-new “Texas Coast” offense and a brand new play caller in McCarthy.

The Cowboys have three quarterbacks on the roster, leaving Cooper Rush and Will Grier to get all of the preseason snaps if Prescott doesn’t play.

“We have it all written up,” McCarthy mentioned. “We have two plans, and that’s kind of normal. In the first game, we’ll look at a certain combination. In the second game, we may flip one or two guys. I feel good about the responsibility and the way we have it outlined. We’ll have three games to work it.”