Dak Prescott is set to begin his eighth season with the Dallas Cowboys and is still searching for his first Super Bowl ring and the organization’s first since the 1995 season.
Following a season in which he missed five games due to injury, Prescott told the team’s website that he can feel the urgency to win going into the 2023 season.
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Dallas Cowboys number 4 Dak Prescott watches the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Levi’s Stadium on January 22, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
“A thousand percent,” he said Saturday. “I just understand the injuries and what I’ve been throughout my career and I understand that you don’t have forever to play this game. I’m blessed with every moment I have. I just try to take it with a sense of urgency.”
Turning 30 later this month is also giving you more of the “old” feeling. He’s one of the most experienced guys on the roster, just a few years behind offensive tackle Tyron Smith, punter Bryan Anger and cornerback Stephon Gilmore.
“I guess I’ve always felt older. Being 30 doesn’t necessarily bother me,” Prescott added. “Knowing that I’m the old one, going into year 8, seeing some of the young, some of the newbies and seeing the difference in eight years. It’s fun and challenging at times, knowing that I stay connected and in the now with what it’s cool and all that.
Dak Prescott, #4 of the Dallas Cowboys, looks on during the first half of the game against the Washington Commanders at FedExField on January 8, 2023 in Landover, Maryland. (Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)
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“But this game is beautiful. It doesn’t matter how old you are because you play this game like a child.”
Dallas went 12-5 last season and finished second in the NFC East. Prescott had 2,860 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes in 12 games.
The Cowboys defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild card round of the playoffs, but fell to the San Francisco 49ers in the division.
Dak Prescott, the Walter Payton Man of the Year, makes a pregame appearance before Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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Dallas gave Prescott another target in the offseason with a trade for Brandin Cooks from the Houston Texans. The team also signed running back Ronald Jones II to fill the void left by the departure of Ezekiel Elliott.
