After a week of limited practices, two of which involving no throwing, Dak Prescott is no longer on the Cowboys‘ Week 16 injury report. Prescott will make his 63rd straight regular-season start Sunday. He participated in light throwing drills Friday, according to Todd Archer of ESPN.com. While Prescott’s status never seemed to be in doubt, his practice routine this week was notable. The former offensive rookie of the year had never previously been designated as limited during his four-year career.
Here is the latest from the NFC East, shifting first to the other team in Sunday’s marquee game.
- Should the Eagles pull off the upset Sunday and then defeat the Giants in their regular-season finale, they would make the playoffs. If that happens, DeSean Jackson offered a glimmer of hope he could return from IR. Weeks after undergoing groin surgery, the 33-year-old wide receiver shared a workout video of him featuring sprints and agility drills (Instagram link). If Jackson does not experience any setbacks, Adam Caplan of Sirius XM Radio tweets he is on target to play once eligible. However, Jackson not being eligible until the divisional round may make this a moot point for the 7-7 Eagles. Philadelphia has Jackson and Alshon Jeffery on IR, and Nelson Agholor may be on the wrong end of questionable after not practicing all week.
- Said upset will be a bit more difficult without Lane Johnson, who will miss a second straight game because of the high ankle sprain he suffered in Week 14. The Eagles declared their All-Pro right tackle out against the Cowboys. Johnson has missed two games this season, the first due to a concussion. Halapoulivaati Vaitai will draw the start.
- Golden Tate‘s 2020 salary was to be guaranteed, but because of the PED suspension the Giants wideout received, he now could be a cut candidate. The 31-year-old receiver, whose $7.98MM base salary next year is no longer guaranteed, addressed this prospect this week. “There’s not 100% certainty in really anything,” Tate said, via the New York Post’s Ryan Dunleavy. “I definitely hope and plan to be here. I think I’ve proven to be a solid leader for our locker room. I feel like I’ve been productive, and I haven’t shown a decline. But I don’t know what people upstairs think.” Rookie fifth-rounder Darius Slayton‘s emergence will likely play a role in the team’s decision. Slayton, Sterling Shepard and Tate are all signed through at least the 2022 season.
Tate really got shafted by the league. poor man wants to have a kid with his wife during the offseason and the league wolnt have it.
Ok, I’ll bite. Can you please elaborate as I do not much regarding this storyline.
link to profootballrumors.com
he was suspended due to an offseason infraction of the PED rules, but it was for a fertility drug because he and his wife wanted to have a kid.
Well no he didn’t get shafted, they have these things called therapeutic exceptions for situations like that, he didn’t get one.
I know about those drugs. That story is complete BS. Lying through his teeth.
I’m sure you know all about them. You’re in the PFTR comments section. You know everything.
I’ll take the Eagles and points in that game. Don’t think they will give Dallas a 3 turnover advantage this time. They are 2nd in time of possession so they should be able to keep the Cowboy offense on the sidelines much of the game. Dallas also has to decide whether beating the Eagles might save Jason Garrett and they wouldn’t want that.
If Garrett were to win a superbowl with Dallas, he’s still gone.
Jerry Jones changes his mind as often as he changes his medication…anything is possible in Dallas.