{"id":68837,"date":"2025-07-15T21:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68837"},"modified":"2025-07-15T21:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:29:14","slug":"cowboys-dak-prescott-opens-as-strong-pick-for-prestigious-nfl-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68837","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys&#8217; Dak Prescott opens as strong pick for prestigious NFL award"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mdhf3s886\">The Dallas Cowboys&#8217; offense will either succeed or fail behind the play of quarterback Dak Prescott this season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_oe2dnda2h\">The franchise made Prescott the highest-paid player in the league last offseason, and now, the Cowboys quarterback will have to live up to those high standards.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_u2ssc8h46\">Prescott didn&#8217;t get much of a chance to prove he was worth the contract last season as he went down with a long-term hamstring injury that sidelined him for most of the season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_v4hddcdfh\"><strong>MORE: <\/strong>Where does Cowboys\u2019 CeeDee Lamb rank in NFL Offensive Player of the Year odds?<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_rohrd1i4t\">However, Prescott is now healthy and has the chance to prove the haters wrong this upcoming season. Even the current Vegas Insider betting odds believe in Prescott.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bkuq6oxb7\">The site has posted that Prescott has the second-highest betting odds to win the NFL&#8217;s Comeback Player of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_pf5a4f05x\">\n<div>\n<figure data-id=\"_pf5a4f05x\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas><\/canvas><picture><source \/><source \/><source \/><img title=\"Dak Prescot\" alt=\"Cowboys' Dak Prescott opens as strong pick for prestigious NFL award\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott walks off the field with the team before the game at Bank of America Stadium. \/ Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_b817pwzk4\">Prescott trails only Detroit Lions pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who was injured in the Lions&#8217; dominant victory over the Cowboys last season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xisa7jmph\">According to DraftKings, Hutchinson and Prescott are tied with the best odds to win the award at +230.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_6llkf0r7p\"><strong>MORE: <\/strong>Cowboys\u2019 Brian Schottenheimer blasted in NFL head coach rankings<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_95jy7x1ud\">The 2025 season will be a pivotal season in the legacy of Prescott. Winning Comeback Player of the Year would mean the Cowboys quarterback had a great season, which is what he desperately needs at this stage in his career.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_vqts7pqwq\"><em>Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call <\/em>1-800-GAMBLER<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_cav0qjbqc\">\n<div>\n<figure data-id=\"_cav0qjbqc\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas><\/canvas><picture><source \/><source \/><source \/><img title=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott calls out before a play against the San Francisco 49ers \" alt=\"Cowboys' Dak Prescott opens as strong pick for prestigious NFL award\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott calls out before a play against the San Francisco 49ers \/ Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_0z9wwfamg\"><em><strong>\u2014 <\/strong><\/em>Enjoy free coverage of the Cowboys from Dallas Cowboys on SI <em><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_11sgwolos\">Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott snubbed in ESPN top QB rankings<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_17etgo63p\">Cowboys\u2019 Brian Schottenheimer blasted in NFL head coach rankings<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ewa9ds202\">Cowboys\u2019 insider selects shocking breakout candidate for 2025 season<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_o1p3z0s70\">Cowboys&#8217; biggest concern heading into training camp for 2025 season<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_a8z9utk5j\">PHOTOS: Ava Lahey, star of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Netflix doc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott&#8217;s revenge tour could come with one NFL award, according to the current preseason betting odds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":68838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cowboys&#039; Dak Prescott opens as strong pick for prestigious NFL award - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68837\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cowboys&#039; 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