Cowboys’ Jerry Jones – Dak Prescott ‘decided’ to play Sunday

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones is hopeful Dak Prescott will be capable of return to the beginning lineup Sunday towards the Detroit Lions after lacking 5 video games with a fractured proper thumb.

“Nicely, let’s simply say this: He is decided to [play],” Jones mentioned on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “I believe he is, from my perspective, from what I can know and see, I believe he’ll get there. We really feel like that bodily, he is at a place that the danger/reward justifies him being on the market by way of any reoccurrence of the damage.”

Jones mentioned Prescott had a “very spectacular” throwing session earlier than Sunday’s sport towards the Philadelphia Eagles. After the sport, Prescott mentioned it was his plan to play towards the Lions. On Monday, coach Mike McCarthy mentioned Prescott can be cleared medically by Tuesday and would return to follow Wednesday.

Prescott started throwing solely final week after present process surgical procedure on Sept. 12.

“The ultimate threshold is at all times return to play, however then there’s the timing. That is for any place,” McCarthy mentioned Monday. “Whenever you take a look at gamers who’re returned to play, they’re cleared medically to play, however should you do not feel the timing is sort of there, they could want one other week. That is why should you take a look at the regimentation of how we have been bringing Dak again, clearly following the medical strategy of it, we have been attempting to do as a lot throwing, notably the person routes on air, as a lot as we will. I believe we have checked the packing containers.”

Jones shouldn’t be fearful about Prescott overcompensating for the thumb that may result in points elsewhere along with his throwing movement.

“I believe he is received a superb probability to get on the market,” Jones mentioned.

The Cowboys went 4-1 with Cooper Rush as their starter, and Jones doesn’t assume the Cowboys must restrict their offense each time Prescott returns after an extended layoff.

“We’ll get to do something that we wish to do,” Jones mentioned. “Nobody is extra ready. Nobody has spent extra hours getting ready to play a soccer sport than Dak. I believe we have all of it there, the total repertoire. I do not assume there can be any limitations on something we do.”