INDIANAPOLIS – Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Duck Prescott had left shoulder surgery last week, but it will not affect the availability of the quarterback for the off-season program.
McCarthy said the non-throwing shoulder injury was “irritating” for Prescott as the season progressed, but added that he did not think it affected the quarterback’s game last season.
Prescott missed a game due to a left calf sprain in an overtime win against the New England Patriots. He was not in the report of an injury during the season with a shoulder problem.
McCarthy called the operation “cleansing.” He said Prescott had already been to The Star for rehabilitation and training with a number of teammates.
Prescott continued to play in the Pro Bowl after a long season in which he returned from two operations on a complex fracture and dislocation of his right ankle, along with the sprain of his right latissimus, which he suffered during training camp.
An ankle injury kept Prescott a limited participant in the 2021 off-season program, and in McCarthy’s first season as coach, the quarterback was limited by COVID-19 in the team and a contract problem after the Cowboys put the franchise label on him.
Last season, Prescott set a franchise record with 37 touchdown passes. He also completed 410 passes for 4449 yards.