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Dak Prescott is two days away from playing for the first time since the Cowboys star quarterback suffered a terrible ankle injury nearly 11 months ago.
He has had little training time and no activity in preseason games to aid his recovery.
Despite this, he wants them to face Tom Brady and the Super Bowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“I’m definitely ready,” Prescott said.
“I have worked very hard to get to this point. Either months ago, rehabilitating the ankle, until the last weeks keeping the feet working while I let my arm rest ”.
Prescott was pushing his twice surgically repaired ankle to the limit when he suffered a strained right shoulder in the early days of training camp in California.
He had to settle for mental replay of plays alongside his offense for a month, before he was allowed to pitch hard again last week.
Now the Cowboys say there are no limits to the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2016 and as the team prepares for its routine in the week leading up to the season opener on Sept. 9 in Tampa.
“You have to give him credit for the work process he has had. It’s not like he sat in the back and did nothing while he wasn’t pitching. He stayed on top of his work with his feet. His conditioning couldn’t be better ”; Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said.
Prescott doesn’t know if throwing the ball so hard while recovering from a compound ankle fracture and dislocation led to shoulder problems early in training camp.
Despite this, when he was cleared to throw hard again, Dak did not bother to limit the speed or frequency of his passes.
“I think that’s how I play the sport,” Prescott said.
“I just want to be on the field and seize the moment, throwing passes, without thinking about it. Only make the plays that have to be executed. After realizing that there were no effects and that I was not in pain, I have stuck to the plan and it is working out well. Yes, from the shoulder, to the leg and my mind, I am ready to play ”, he affirmed.