Dak Prescott is coming into the 2022 NFL season with a chip on his shoulder and ready to prove his critics wrong.
Last year, the Dallas Cowboys won the NFC East and went to the playoffs, but they lost in the Wild Card game against the San Francisco 49ers.
“Where we are right now, it’s all excitement. It is,” Prescott said, per ESPN’s Todd Archer. “It’s truly a privilege to be the quarterback of this team, to be a leader of these guys, offense, defense, this coaching staff that we have. And yeah, especially with everything being said about us — you know what I mean? — the lack of what we have, keep writing, keep talking. We’re ready to go play.”
Prescott came back last season from a devastating ankle injury to lead the Cowboys to a 12-5 season with the NFL’s most points and total yards.
Despite the team trading away Amari Cooper, the bar is still going to be high for America’s Team.
“I believe high expectations create higher results,” Prescott said. “I feel like I’m my biggest critic. I’m tough on myself. I’m always going to hold myself to extreme, super-high expectations, higher than I think anyone else can. When you feel other people have those expectations for you as well, it’s fun.”
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The Cowboys are looking to become the division’s first back-to-back champions since the Philadelphia Eagles won four straight titles from 2001 to 2004.
Along with losing Cooper, the team also lost Randy Gregory on defense after he decided to join the Denver Broncos. The franchise that already lost Connor Williams and La’el Collins to free agency will now begin the season without left tackle Tyron Smith, who went on the IR with a knee injury.
The Cowboys open the season by hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football.
