At 30, Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott finds 'urgency' in everything - ESPN - Dallas Cowboys Blog- ESPN

OXNARD, Calif. — Dak Prescott turned 23 during his first training camp with the Dallas Cowboys in 2016. He was getting two snaps in team drills, splitting work with fellow backup QB Jameill Showers, and just trying to find his way.

In a matter of weeks, that would all change after injuries to backup Kellen Moore and then-starter Tony Romo, pushing Prescott to the QB1 role he has had ever since.

On Saturday, Prescott turns 30. He is the clear leader of the Cowboys, the last player remaining from the 2016 draft class with the departures of Ezekiel Elliott and Anthony Brown, and singularly focused on finding his way to the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas after Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024, holding the Lombardi Trophy.

«It just speaks of urgency. Yeah, I'm blessed to play this game, blessed to be in this organization,» Prescott said. «But as you see, it's a business. It's not forever for everybody and I know what I want to do. I know what I want to accomplish and I know what this team wants. And it's about that now.»

Troy Aikman was 29 when he won his last of three Super Bowls with the Cowboys in the 1990s. Roger Staubach was 29 when he won his first Super Bowl in 1971 and 36 when he appeared in his last in 1978, but he was 27 when he entered the NFL after his Navy commitment.

Fairly or not, every Cowboys quarterback is compared to those two Hall of Famers.

«Dak has never cowered to the expectations of winning the Super Bowl,» Aikman said. «He's taken that head-on. He's the only one I've heard since I've played that is really been that adamant about that being the standard for a Cowboys quarterback.»

To do what he has not done, Prescott has poured himself into his work physically, mentally and emotionally.

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