Dak Prescott: From Sulphur to Sports Illustrated
By Ricky Castro
Let’s fast forward to this years draft, Prescott was the eighth (yes, eighth) quarterback taken in draft. You think St. Louis or Denver isn’t regretting this now? Scouts were cautious about taking Dak because he came from a spread offense. And they were even more hesitant when Prescott received a DUI in March of this year.
However, the cards fell were they did and Dallas took Rayne Dakota “Dak” Prescott late in the 4th round (135th overall). Guess what he did as soon as training camp started? He waited. Patiently. He would learn the playbook and take a serious approach to the game. Then, wait. Confident that his chance would come.
That chance came on August 2nd when Cowboys back-up quarterback Kellen Moore suffered a broken fibula just one week into training camp. Prescott went from the third string (practice squad) quarterback to competing for the position right behind Cowboys starter Tony Romo.
He (Prescott) knew that he was about to get more time to show what he’d learned. He improved his play during each game of the preseason and then his chance came again in the third preseason game when starter Tony Romo suffered a vertebrae contusion, forcing him out for 8-9 weeks.
Prescott had seen this before. Deja vu, because of injury he stepped into the starting quarterback position for his football team. This time it was on the big stage and for the marquee team in all of sports.
So far, in starting his first five games as a professional, Prescott is 4-1 and hasn’t thrown a single interception. This again, is nothing new for Dak as he set the SEC record for lowest career interception rate (1.881%).
History has a way of repeating itself for this fast rising rookie. If it does, Tony Romo will not get his job back again and Prescott will set new franchise and NFL records. Either way, the future is bright for the young 23-year old and for the Dallas Cowboys.
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