FRISCO, Texas (AP) _ Dak Prescott grew up rooting for the Dallas Cowboys in
Louisiana. He suddenly finds himself in line to start their opener as a rookie
quarterback with Tony Romo sidelined by yet another back injury.
Receiver Brice Butler believes the fourth-round pick out of Mississippi State
pictured this years ago.
“He ends up getting drafted here. Now he’s the starting quarterback,” Butler
said Sunday. “I don’t know if he thought it was going to happen this soon. But
I’m pretty sure when he got here, he was like, I’m going to be the future of
this franchise.”
The 23-year-old Prescott was the Number 3 quarterback for the Cowboys going
into training camp before backup Kellen Moore broke his right ankle in practice.
Prescott was impressive enough in the first two preseason games to make owner
and general manager Jerry Jones comfortable with him as Romo’s backup, rather
than bringing in a veteran.
After Romo broke a bone in his back on the third play of the third preseason
game at Seattle, Jones is ready to roll with Prescott. Assuming the Cowboys do
grab a veteran, he figures to be a backup for now.
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