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Cowboys Dak Prescott out for Sunday Night Football vs. Vikings with calf injury Cooper Rush to start

is healthy enough to play against the , but the won't allow him to, making the star quarterback inactive for tonight's prime-time game in Minneapolis. That means will get the nod at starter and will serve as the backup. Prescott suffered a calf strain on the walk-off touchdown in overtime against Keenan Allen Jersey the in Week 6, and took the podium in a walking boot deemed precautionary by both the team and a jovial Prescott, , and he's long since ditched the boot as he continued to rehab at practice this past week.The well-timed bye helped Prescott rest and recover, and owner Jerry Jones was fairly convicted in his belief Prescott would take the field for ESPN's "Sunday Night Football" -- labeling it -- though no decision was set to be Storm Norton Jersey made until after the pregame warmups. The gue sing game is now over, though, and Prescott will mi s his first game of the 2021 season with the calf injury.If it were a playoff game, however, Prescott noted the odds of him playing would "no question" be "100%". Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep Los Angeles Chargers Jersey an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Instead, with the Cowboys sitting 5-1 on the season and harboring a healthy lead atop the NFC East, the team is opting to play the long game regarding Prescott, wanting to make sure there are no lingering i sues going forward. Rush will make his first career NFL start despite having been in the league since the Cowboys signed him out of undrafted free agency in 2017. He'd eventually be waived by Dallas following the 2019 season, not long after the Cowboys signed to play backup to Prescott, going on to Tre McKitty Jersey reunite with longtime head coach Jason Garrett as a member of the . Rush couldn't crack the Giants' practice squad, though, and after being released by Big Blue, Rush rejoined the Cowboys in October 2020 -- following Prescott's season-ending fractured ankle. The club would go on to a carousel of starters that included Dalton, and to little succe s, but Rush remained backup throughout the floundering season.He'll be thrust into the white-hot lights at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, having attempted only three career NFL pa ses and completing just one of them for 2 yards with no touchdowns. The Cowboys believe Rush gives them a great chance to win in hostile territory against a talented and impact defense led by Larry Rountree III Jersey Mike Zimmer, and they're about to find out if that's true. Will Grier, signed this summer to the Cowboys, will serve as Rush's backup.
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