Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is likely to undergo season-ending surgery on his partially torn hamstring pending a final meeting with a specialist, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday.
According to Schefter, Prescott is flying to New York to meet with the specialist and the surgery is expected to sideline him for at least four months.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the QB has tried to avoid surgery which is why he’ll go see a final specialist Monday. However, surgery is the most likely outcome.
Earlier this week, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on a radio show that Prescott’s hamstring was partially torn off the bone, an injury known as a partial avulsion.
The injury happened in last week’s 27-21 loss to Atlanta. Cooper Rush will start in Prescott’s place Sunday against NFC East rival Philadelphia (6-2) with the defending division champion Cowboys (3-5) trying to to stay in the playoff race after qualifying with 12-5 records each of the past three seasons.
Stephen Jones, Jerry’s son and the Cowboys’ executive vice president of personnel, said on his radio show later Friday that Prescott would be placed on injured reserve. The move will sideline the 31-year-old for at least four games, and Prescott is likely to be out longer than that.
The ninth-year QB has thrown for 1,978 yards with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions in eight games this season.
— With files from the Associated Press
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