Dak Prescott injury update: Jerry Jones reacts to Cowboys QB being listed on report

Dak Prescott’s appearance on the Cowboys’ Week 12 injury report raised eyebrows on Wednesday. However, team owner Jerry Jones insists he’s not concerned. In fact, he didn’t even know Prescott was listed at all.

Speaking on 103.5 The FAN, Jones was asked about Prescott’s hip issue. Jones admitted he had no idea the quarterback had appeared on the report.

“Maybe my mind can’t go there even if there’s a symptom,” Jones said, per the Dallas Morning News’ Joseph Hoyt.

The Cowboys listed Prescott with a hip injury following Wednesday’s practice, though he remained a full participant. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer downplayed the situation, calling it “nothing major” and emphasizing that the team was simply being smart with Prescott’s workload.

Still, the Cowboys are entering a brutal three-game gauntlet. They’ll face Philadelphia, Kansas City and Detroit in an 11-day span, and any injury news involving their franchise quarterback draws attention.

Prescott, 32, has stayed healthy this season after hamstring surgery ended his 2024 campaign early. That stability has fueled one of the best stretches of his career. 

He enters Week 12 with 2,587 yards, 21 touchdowns, six interceptions and an NFL-best 75.1 QBR while completing a career-high 69.9% of his passes. His sharp performance continued in Monday’s 33-16 win over Las Vegas, where he went 25-of-33 for 268 yards and four touchdowns. 

CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens combined for 210 receiving yards and two scores as well. The Cowboys’ offense was cooking, as you can tell.

At 4-5-1, Dallas sits 10th in the NFC and faces long but realistic odds of reaching the postseason. According to The New York Times’ playoff simulator, the Cowboys have a 10% chance to make the playoffs entering Sunday’s divisional showdown with Philadelphia. 

A win nearly doubles that number to 18%. A loss drops it to just 4%. Prescott, though, has remained firm in his belief that the Cowboys can still make a run.

“We’re in control,” he said earlier this week, via ESPN’s Todd Archer. “Life’s going to throw things at us, and it threw us a hell of a curveball this past week. … To have a testimony, we’ve got to go through a test. And this is a big test to our brotherhood.”

With the Eagles up first, followed by Patrick Mahomes on Thanksgiving and a Lions team battling for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, Dallas needs its quarterback at full strength. For now, despite the injury report, Jerry Jones doesn’t seem worried.

— On3’s Nick Geddes contributed to this article.