Report: Prescott to miss Monday practice; Cowboys eye Week 8 return

The Cowboys don’t have a game to gear up for in Week 7, but they have a big name on the injury update list nonetheless as 22 other teams get ready to take the field on the penultimate Sunday in October.

Dak Prescott, who suffered a calf strain while making the game-winning throw in the Cowboys’ win last week in New England, is expected to be ready for game action when the team next lines up next Sunday night in Minnesota. But he likely won’t practice with the offense on Monday when the team returns from their bye week break, and the team will monitor him closely when he returns to practice Wednesday. That news comes from Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, citing NFL Network sources.

The report likens Prescott’s current calf injury to the strained throwing shoulder he suffered during training camp; the team will take a cautious approach with him now as they did then so as to not aggravate a minor injury and turn it into something more substantial by working him back too soon.

Prescott spent most of the bye week in Dallas, according to the NFL Network insiders. He participated in rehab activities at The Star in Frisco with team director of rehabilitation Britt Brown and head athletic trainer Jim Maurer. The work has involved a lot of footwork drills and running while in the pool, but Prescott has yet to do much on solid ground.

Prescott wore a walking boot to his postgame press conference after the 35-29 walk-off win, but joked about it being merely a conversation starter for reporters. He got an MRI on Monday following the game; the team was said to be “optimistic” about both the results and his availability for Week 8.

All indications are that Prescott is trending toward that optimism being well-founded.

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