FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott's injured hamstring is partially torn away from the bone and surgery for the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys is possible, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday.
The injury, known as a partial avulsion, is likely to lead to an absence longer than the minimum of four games that would be required by putting Prescott on injured reserve.
Potentially season-ending surgery is among the options being considered, the person told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't disclosed details of Prescott's injury publicly. NFL Network was the first to report the extent of Prescott's injury.
In training camp two years ago, former Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith sustained what is called a full avulsion, a complete tear of the hamstring off the bone that requires surgery, and missed 13 games.
Prescott was injured in the second half of the Cowboys' 27-21 loss to Atlanta on Sunday. Dallas (3-5) is preparing for Cooper Rush to start multiple games, beginning Sunday at home against NFC East rival Philadelphia.
Rush went 4-1 filling in two years ago after Prescott broke the thumb on his throwing hand in a season-opening loss. He also won a game in 2021 when Prescott was out with a strained calf.
The Cowboys have made the playoffs three consecutive years with a 12-5 record, but have already matched that loss total and are three games behind Washington and the Eagles in the loss column in the NFC East.
If Prescott doesn't return, it will be the second time in five years the 2016 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year has been sidelined most of the season. He broke an ankle in Week 5 of the 2020 season and missed 11 games.
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Atlanta. The Falcons won 27-21. (AP Photo/ Brynn Anderson)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests are gathering for the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration Sunday evening in Washington.
This year's recipients of the lifetime achievement award for artistic accomplishment are director Francis Ford Coppola,the Grateful Dead, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt. In addition, the venerable Harlem theater The Apollo, which has launched generations of Black artists, is being recognized.
There will be personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists during the gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Medallions were presented during the traditional Saturday night ceremony at the State Department.
The tribute performances are often kept secret from the recipients themselves, most notably in 2018 when Cyndi Lauper flat out lied to her longtime friend Cher about being unable to attend. Lauper appeared on stage to perform Cher's hit, “If I Could Turn Back Time.”
Several of the latest honorees have themselves participated in past tributes to friends and colleagues at the Kennedy Center.
Coppola spoke during fellow director Martin Scorsese’s induction in 2007. Sandoval performed in the tribute to his mentor, jazz trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie. Raitt has taken part in tributes to Buddy Guy and Mavis Staples. Raitt even attended the Kennedy Center Honors in the 1970s when her father, Broadway performer John Raitt, was taking part in a tribute to composer Richard Rogers.
The tribute to the Grateful Dead is expected to double as a memorial to the band's founding bass player Phil Lesh, who died in October at age 84.
This could also be the last Kennedy Center Honors ceremony without political intrigue for a while.
During Republican Donald Trump's first four years in office, Kennedy Center officials were forced to walk a public tightrope between the tradition of the president attending the ceremony and the open antipathy toward Trump from multiple honorees. In 2017, recipient Norman Lear threatened to boycott his own ceremony if Trump attended. Trump, who takes office in January, skipped the ceremony for the entirety of his first term.
Democratic President Joe Biden is scheduled to host a reception for the honorees at the White House and plans to attend the Kennedy Center ceremony afterward.
The show will air on CBS on Dec. 22.
FILE - Francis Ford Coppola arrives at an event during the Morelia Film Festival, Oct. 22, 2024, in Morelia, Mexico. (AP Photo/Berenice Bautista, File)
FILE - Bonnie Raitt arrives at the Billboard Women in Music Awards, March 2, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Cuban jazz player Arturo Sandoval plays during a concert in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
FILE - The Apollo Theater is pictured, June 5, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Front row from left, Evan Ryan, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, Deborah F. Rutter; second row from left, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, David M. Rubenstein, Michelle Ebanks, Kamilah Forbes, Jonelle Procope, Billy Kreutzmann David Jammy, and Liz Kelly pose for a group photo of the 2024 Kennedy Center Honorees at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Billy Kreutzmann, top right, gives bunny ears to his Grateful Dead bandmates during a group photo of the 2024 Kennedy Center Honorees at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Washington. In photo with Kreutzmann are, front row from left, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart; second row from left, Michelle Ebanks, Kamilah Forbes, Jonelle Procope, and Kreutzmann. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Honorees of the 2024 Kennedy Center, from left, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby Weir, and Mickey Hart chat following a group photo at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
2024 Kennedy Center Honorees Francis Ford Coppola, left, and Bonnie Raitt talk following a group photo in the State Department at the end of the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Front row from left, Evan Ryan, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, Deborah F. Rutter; second row from left, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, David M. Rubenstein, Michelle Ebanks, Kamilah Forbes, Jonelle Procope, Billy Kreutzmann, Trixie Garcia, the daughter of Jerry Garcia; and Grahame Lesh, the son of Phil Lesh, pose a group photo of the 2024 Kennedy Center Honorees at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Front row from left, 2024 Kennedy Center Honorees Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart; second row from left, Michelle Ebanks, Kamilah Forbes, Jonelle Procope, and Billy Kreutzmann pose for a photo at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
