Dak is determined and to return to form this season coming off of his 2024 injury.<\/p>\n
\nNo NFL team\u2019s season officially ends in Week 9. However, the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 2024 campaign (7-10) was essentially dead in the water the moment three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott came up limping against the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n
Shortly thereafter, Prescott was ruled out for the year and underwent season-ending surgery for a torn hamstring. He\u2019s now ready to roll for the Cowboys\u2019 2025 offseason program under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who noted on Tuesday that the 31-year-old 2023 NFL MVP runner-up is \u201cprogressing nicely.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe looks good,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cYou guys will see him out there today. He\u2019s doing his normal stuff. He\u2019s getting most of the work with the ones. We\u2019re rolling some guys through there but you\u2019ll see him. He looks good. I think he\u2019s progressing nicely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prescott looked smooth at Dallas\u2019 second practice of organized team activities (OTAs) while throwing the football to all areas of the field. He even scrambled a few times was looked fluid when doing so, which makes sense considering he\u2019s approaching being fully cleared to play. Presoctt\u2019s sole limitation at the moment is playing full-contact football. That won\u2019t be a factor for the next few months. Prescott is certainly tracking toward being fully cleared by the time Dallas opens the NFL\u2019s 2025 season at the Super Bowl LIX champion Eagles in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
\u201cPretty much can do it all,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cFeel good. Yeah, I think I\u2019m just not cleared for contact, which we\u2019ve got a while for that anyways. Yeah, I\u2019m out there in the team activities, feel good. Just trying to stay that way. Yeah, feeling great.\u201d<\/p>\n
This recovery pace has Prescott right on his originally-planned schedule. He previously told CBS Sports in December his plan was to start OTAs full-go, and that\u2019s exactly what has transpired. He credits being where he is now with his injury occurring midseason and working tirelessly with Cowboys director of rehab Britt Brown and his personal physical therapist Luke Miller.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean f—, I was hurt,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cExcuse me. My offseason started way earlier. Sorry for the language, but my offseason started way earlier so that\u2019s really essentially why I\u2019m ahead, on top of working with Brit working with this training staff and Luke [Miller]. I just show up and control what I can control healthy. Trying to stay healthy. Feels good. Yeah just trying to push the energy and make sure I continue to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Kaiir Elam striving to find consistency in fresh start with Cowboys – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com<\/h3>\n
The Cowboys\u2019 new corner is looking to turn the corner in his career.<\/p>\n
\nAfter being traded to the Cowboys in March, cornerback Kaiir Elam has kept his head down and gone to work with his new team in Dallas ahead of his fourth NFL season with a much-needed fresh start.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like the energy here is something I\u2019ve never been a part of,\u201d Elam said. \u201cI love the enthusiasm, and also I would just say the energy from the coaching staff, they actually make you feel like they care, and that\u2019s something that\u2019s very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the media\u2019s viewing of the Cowboys\u2019 OTAs on Tuesday, Elam stood out amongst the cornerbacks with several PBUs while running with the first team defense. With Trevon Diggs and third-round pick Shavon Revel Jr. recovering from major injuries, Elam has an opportunity to step into a big role for Dallas\u2019 defense in his first year with the team.<\/p>\n
First, he wants to prove his consistency on a daily basis to himself, his teammates and the Cowboys\u2019 coaching staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just blessed to come here, I don\u2019t really have too many huge expectations that I shout out loud,\u201d Elam said. \u201cI just try to be a consistent day every day. When my teammates and my coaching staff see the film, I want them to see a consistent dog every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elam\u2019s three seasons in Buffalo were full of highs and lows throughout the process, and in Dallas, the coaching staff has made him feel more compelled to ensure everything is correct on the field and in the classroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it was a pretty smooth transition, they made it super, not easy, but easier to transition because a lot of people were willing to help,\u201d Elam said. \u201cWith the coaching staff having great energy and enthusiasm, I felt eager to ask questions, so I was just appreciative of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u2018That\u2019s not even true\u2019 – George Pickens fires back at popular narrative with simple message after first practices with Cowboys – Mauricio Rodriguez, AtoZSports.com<\/h3>\n
Pickens is out to prove the naysayers wrong in Dallas.<\/p>\n
\nDallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens is on a mission to fight back the narrative that he\u2019s a locker room problem.<\/p>\n
At Pittsburgh, his playmaking abilities were matched with emotional outbursts and work ethic question marks, including tardiness and even holding up flights.<\/p>\n
When the Cowboys traded a third round draft pick for him, they did so aware of that risk and in the hopes of the football elements outweighing such worries.<\/p>\n
n Pickens\u2019 eyes, however, the narrative has run amok. Asked about what people don\u2019t know about him, the new Cowboys wide receiver expected to be a \u201cco-one\u201d to CeeDee Lamb described himself as a chill individual.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m actually like a chill guy,\u201d Pickens told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cThere\u2019s a big phase of a tornado that\u2019s not even true. I\u2019m a chill guy and I just love to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
When talking to the media, Pickens indeed appeared like a chill guy. He was well-mannered with the media. Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer recently praised him for his work and focus in the meeting room.<\/p>\n
However, Pickens will have to prove it on the field and during the grind of the regular season, when wins and losses are being discussed daily. Throughout his first three years in the league, he hasn\u2019t exactly been a \u201cchill guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Cowboys, along with NFC East, to appear on in-season edition of HBO Hard Knocks – MLenix84, BloggingTheBoys.com<\/h3>\n
The NFC East will have all eyes on them, as usual, during the season on Hard Knocks.<\/p>\n
\nThe Dallas Cowboys have received a lot of positive buzz these days after a successful draft and trading for wide receiver George Pickens. On Wednesday, something else was added to their 2025 itinerary. It was announced that the Cowboys and the entire NFC East will be featured on the in-season edition of HBO\u2019s Hard Knocks in December. The Buffalo Bills will appear on the hit series during the summer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nThe Cowboys are no stranger to Hard Knocks. The show gives fans an inside look at the team but in the past has shown some figures in unflattering light. Brian Schottenheimer will have to figure out how to navigate these waters in his first year as a head coach, adding to the pressure of his inaugural year.<\/p>\n
The rest of the NFC East will be joining the Cowboys, and with the World Champion Eagles, and the renewed Commanders on board, HBO will have plenty of storylines to follow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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