FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys shall be with out edge rusher Micah Parsons, defensive finish DeMarcus Lawrence and large receiver Brandin Cooks after they tackle the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, however the highest-paid participant within the NFL, Dak Prescott, won’t try and do extra.
“I do not suppose it has as a lot to do with the franchise [quarterback] or the contract as it’s who I’m and what I am able to doing,” Prescott mentioned. “So, to me, it is about going on the market and being my greatest and getting ready my greatest to have the ability to go and do this. And contract or not, these are the expectations, requirements that I’ve for myself. And I do know this staff once I’m in a position to do this, that we get rolling on offense and the staff performs higher once we’ve received factors and we’re getting factors to enhance them.”
Lawrence has been positioned on injured reserve with a proper midfoot sprain that would drive him to overlook eight weeks. Parsons is coping with a excessive ankle sprain. Cooks suffered an an infection in his knee after present process a process on his knee by his physician in New York.
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Parsons and Cooks may miss subsequent week’s recreation vs. the Detroit Lions, and the Cowboys have their bye on Oct. 20.
“I do not break the huddle and say, ‘I’ve received to go be Superman right here,'” Prescott mentioned. “However I have been in a position to break some tackles. I have been in a position to do some issues which have helped folks out, used my ft extra, make the throws. So I do not suppose it is something outdoors of my recreation that I received to attempt to do.”
In 2022, the Cowboys went 4-1 with out Prescott, who suffered a damaged proper thumb within the season opener. That got here after shedding veteran left sort out Tyron Smith late in coaching camp to a torn hamstring that required surgical procedure and compelled the Cowboys to make use of rookie Tyler Smith at left sort out.
Now, the Cowboys will depend on rookie Marshawn Kneeland, Chauncey Golston and Carl Lawson to switch Parsons and Lawrence, in addition to the collective protection, whereas Jalen Tolbert will transfer into Cooks’ position reverse CeeDee Lamb.
“When your quantity is named, leap in, present that you just belong right here, present that you just put together the best manner,” Prescott mentioned. “Go take advantage of your alternative. I believe we have younger guys to have the ability to do this and whether or not it is holding it down or making a reputation for themselves, yeah, I believe that we will get the identification set of this staff and simply being fighters, relentless in what we do … And simply detailed and like that it does not matter who we put in that we’ll play laborious. We’ll provide you with our greatest. Tremendous, tremendous detailed and we’re coming to win.”
The Cowboys gained in Prescott’s solely different go to to Pittsburgh, 2016, his rookie season.
“[A 2-2 record] will not be acceptable for us,” Prescott mentioned. “It is about discovering a method to win, beginning this Sunday, and shifting ahead one recreation at a time.”