Look: Dak Prescott participates in first day of Dallas Cowboys OTAs
By Josh Hill
Our first look at Dak Prescott at Dallas Cowboys OTAs is truly a sight for sore eyes.
Deep in the heart of Texas, there is one particularly bright star shining at Dallas Cowboys OTAs.
Dak is back.
After suffering a horrifying injury last season against the New York Giants, Prescott has officially returned to the Cowboys. Earlier this offseason footage of Prescott throwing for the first time emerged and now we have our first sighting of the Dallas quarterback at offseason training camp.
Dak Prescott participates in Cowboys OTAs
In what is one of the purest examples of a sight for sore eyes, Prescott was suited up and throwing with trainer and rehab coordinator Britt Brown at the Cowboys facility this week.
Dak Prescott participated in everything but team drills during today’s OTAs. No reason to take an accidental shot to his surgically-repaired ankle. He looked healthy, throwing from the pocket and on the run. Everything appears to be on schedule for him to be a full-go for camp pic.twitter.com/i4BUKEPK7p
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) May 25, 2021
QB Dak Prescott worked with Trainer/Rehab Coordinator Britt Brown on training cords before joining his teammates for drill and full team work during the periods media was allowed access.#CowboysOTA @wfaasports pic.twitter.com/qB7MdIXZLB
— Joe Trahan (@JoeTrahan) May 25, 2021
Prescott’s return couldn’t come at a better time for Cowboys fans. The sting of last season extended well beyond the loss of Dak, as Dallas cratered in its first season under Mike McCarthy and failed to do what it took to win the NFL’s worst division.
It’s just the first of many steps Prescott needs to make in order to officially return to action. The Cowboys don’t kick off their season for another four months when they head to Tampa Bay for a nationally televised Week 1 showdown with the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers.
But seeing Prescott back on the field after the way we all saw him leave it last year is an amazing sight. That NBC broadcast will be more than the kick off to a new season, it will mark the bright lights of a triumphant return that is starting right now right before our eyes.