Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has surgical procedure on a damaged thumb and appears set to return in Week 8 or 10 – newsdubai

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott underwent profitable surgical procedure to stabilize his damaged thumb on Monday and is eyeing a possible return in Week 8 or Week 10, NFL Community Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday.

Prescott’s return might be Oct. 30 towards the Chicago Bears or, after the bye week, Nov. 13 towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers. He suffered the damage in Sunday’s 19-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

For the six to eight weeks Prescott will miss, the Cowboys’ choices start with backup quarterback Cooper Rush, however there may be clearly potential elsewhere.

One attractive choice that has gained steam is Dallas buying and selling to accumulate San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who’s at present backing up second-year QB Trey Lance. When requested Monday if Prescott’s damage opened the door to buying and selling Garoppolo, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan stated they have been all the time keen to pay attention.

“We’ll take heed to anyone about something,” he said. “That by no means modifications for any participant.”

Rapoport added Monday that the Cowboys’ intent is to remain in-house at quarterback and never see a Garoppolo commerce occur, because the Niners want to have insurance coverage behind Lance.

Prescott’s damage occurred when he hit his throwing hand on Shaquil Barrett’s helmet late within the sport. He shortly left the sphere for investigation and didn’t return. Earlier than his exit, he was 14 of 29 for 134 yards with an interception.

Prescott, 29, simply began his seventh NFL season, all with the Cowboys.