Cowboys' Dak Prescott hopes to avoid season-ending surgery on hamstring, Jerry Jones says

Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott wants to play again this season.

During the Cowboys' 27-21 nonaccomplishment to the Atlanta Falcons connected Sunday, Prescott partially tore his close hamstring disconnected the bone, different known arsenic a partial avulsion.

Owner Jerry Jones said connected his vigor amusement that the prima backmost wants to debar surgery.

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Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott walks disconnected the tract aft the crippled against the Atlanta Falcons astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta connected Sunday. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

"He’s got to person immoderate weeks disconnected of it earlier helium tin spot if it truly does necessitate surgery. He doesn’t privation surgery. He wants to beryllium connected the tract and spell for it. He’s weighing that. We’re weighing that," Jones said Tuesday connected his vigor show.

Jones experienced a akin concern with a prima subordinate suffering a hamstring wounded 2 years agone erstwhile standout near tackle Tyron Smith missed 13 games aft a afloat teardrop of his hamstring disconnected the bone. 

The Cowboys are 3-5 and are looking to backup backmost Cooper Rush to support them successful the playoff race. 

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Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott, left, and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb locomotion disconnected the tract aft the crippled against the Atlanta Falcons astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta connected Sunday. (AP Photo/ Brynn Anderson)

Rush went 4-1 arsenic the starter 2 years agone when Prescott was retired aft breaking the thumb connected his throwing manus successful Dallas' season-opening nonaccomplishment to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Jones said determination is besides a accidental that Trey Lance, the No. 3 wide prime successful the 2021 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, could spot immoderate clip during Prescott’s absence.

"Oh, determination is simply a model for Trey Lance," Jones said. "There's packages that we tin enactment on. Let maine beryllium clear, that's not conscionable to get Lance immoderate play time. That's to bring to the array immoderate discourtesy for us."

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Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott looks connected during the crippled against the Atlanta Falcons astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta connected Sunday. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

Jones said the Cowboys don't consciousness the urgency to enactment Prescott connected injured reserve due to the fact that they whitethorn not request the spot connected the 53-man progressive roster close now.

If the squad does spot Prescott connected IR, helium would beryllium retired for a minimum of 4 games. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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