Cowboys' Dak Prescott hopes to avoid season-ending surgery on hamstring, Jerry Jones says

Nick Wright explains why Dak Prescott's hamstring injury and starting Cooper Rush further highlights the Dallas Cowboys' front office failures, including the Trey Lance trade.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott wants to play again this season.

During the Cowboys' 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Prescott partially tore his right hamstring off the bone, otherwise known as a partial avulsion.

Owner Jerry Jones said on his radio show that the star quarterback wants to avoid surgery.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott walks off the field after the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

"He’s got to have some weeks off of it before he can see if it really does require surgery. He doesn’t want surgery. He wants to be on the field and go for it. He’s weighing that. We’re weighing that," Jones said Tuesday on his radio show.

Jones experienced a similar situation with a star player suffering a hamstring injury two years ago when standout left tackle Tyron Smith missed 13 games after a full tear of his hamstring off the bone. 

The Cowboys are 3-5 and are looking to backup quarterback Cooper Rush to keep them in the playoff race. 

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, left, and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb walk off the field after the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday. (AP Photo/ Brynn Anderson)

Rush went 4-1 as the starter two years ago when Prescott was out after breaking the thumb on his throwing hand in Dallas' season-opening loss to the