Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was recently seen wearing a walking boot on his right ankle, but he made it clear that it’s not necessary to sound any alarms because he wore it out of precaution.
“Literally, it’s absolutely nothing. People are reaching, trying to make things that they aren’t,” Prescott said, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “I’m getting older and having to take care of my body and be smart. If I have to take precautions and lessen something by putting on a boot, I’ll do it.”
Of course, anything involving Prescott’s surgically repaired right ankle will raise concerns in Dallas, as he suffered a compound fracture and dislocation in 2020 that ended his season prematurely. However, he explained that he’s just trying to be smart with his body during his time off ahead of training camp later this month.
“I’m great. Honestly, I’m getting older,” Prescott said. “[It’s] the same ankle that I snapped and had surgery on four years ago. So a couple of hard days of training and you get a little sore. And then you go on a fishing trip and you want to protect it and make sure things don’t get worse.”
The 30-year-old is entering the final year of his contract and is set to count for a cap hit of over $55 million in 2024. He addressed his contract negotiations with the Cowboys, saying that he plans to allow his agent to handle things.
“There’s been [contract] conversations back and forth,” Prescott said. “But as y’all know I’m going to let my agent do that, especially as we get right here into training camp. Day 1 of training camp, my mind flips to obviously helping out my team with everything I can in the organization to make sure that I’m my best and everyone around me is their best. The money and all of that will take care of itself.”
The Cowboys will begin training camp on July 25, and all signs point to Prescott being healthy and ready to go.
