<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-dak-prescott-expresses-excitement-brian-schottenheimer-era');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Dak Prescott expresses excitement for Brian Schottenheimer era');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Brian-Schottenheimer-and-Dak-Prescott.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Dak Prescott expresses excitement for Brian Schottenheimer era</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-12T19:11:16-07:00">April 12th, 7:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-12T19:11:16-07:00">April 12th, 7:11pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-the-financial-reason-why-cowboys-may-hire-brian-schottenheimer" rel="noopener">Dallas Cowboys find themselves in a unique spot</a> heading into the 2025 NFL season.</p><p>On one hand, the team saw that 2024 simply wasn’t good enough and made the active decision to change things up instead of hoping it was a fluke. And yet, instead of paying up for the best option on the open market, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-kellen-moore-coveted-cowboys-hc-gig-prior-brian-schottenheimer-hire">Jerry Jones and company instead promoted from within</a>, giving Brian Schottenheimer a chance to be a head coach for the first time in his career.</p><p>Does promoting Mike McCarthy’s offensive coordinator to a head coaching gig really shake things up enough to qualify as a big change? While the jury might still be out on that one, starting quarterback Dak Prescott is very excited about the hiring all the same, as he believes the Cowboys can use their <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/dak-prescott-says-brian-schottenheimer-has-the-whole-building-excited-for-a-new-chapter" rel="noopener">shared experience to grow the offense</a>.</p><p>“Just excitement. I’ve known Schotty. He’s been there the last three years, first year being a consultant, that it’s not any monumental conversations that needed to happen,” Prescott said via NBA Sports. “But his direction and the way he sees this offense going, the way he sees this team knowing, it’s clear throughout the team with the guys, with the men he’s hired as coaches, the way he’s got this whole building on the same page. Just excited for this chapter under him.”</p><p>Over his 14 years as an offensive coordinator at the NFL level, Schottenheimer has only led two top-10 offenses in terms of yards and four in terms of points, with his 2023 run with Dallas s<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SchoBr0.htm" rel="noopener">erving as the high-water mark of his career</a>. While his efforts in 2024 weren’t ideal, it’s hard to argue who really deserves that blame, as Prescott was only available for the first segment of the season, with Cooper Rush and Trey Lance in relief duty to close out the underwhelming campaign.</p><p>With their highest first-round pick in years on the books and a desire to shake things up in a meaningful way, who knows? Maybe Schottenheimer will see the Cowboys rebound in a major way in 2025 and end up in the postseason despite playing in the hardest division in the East. But until fans actually get to see a Schotty offense solo, all they can really do is speculate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Dak Prescott expresses excitement for Brian Schottenheimer era

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-eye-opening-truth-bomb-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys QB Dak Prescott drops eye-opening truth bomb on hamstring injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dak-Prescott.jpg"><figcaption>Chris Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys QB Dak Prescott drops eye-opening truth bomb on hamstring injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-12T12:41:10-07:00">April 12th, 12:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-12T12:41:10-07:00">April 12th, 12:41pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the second time in his career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-fans-love-latest-dak-prescott-injury-update">Dak Prescott is spending the majority of his offseason</a> recovering from a season-ending injury. After playing just eight games in 2024, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback believes his hamstring is coming along fine and will be ready by Week 1.</p><p>Five months out from the start of his 10th professional season, Prescott <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44644360/dak-prescott-hamstring-improving-play-game-had-to" rel="noopener">thinks he would be ready</a> to play immediately if he had to. If accurate, his progressive recovery should have him ready by September.</p><p>“If I had to play a game today, I could definitely do that,” Prescott said via ESPN. “It’s about moving forward healthy to make sure I can play 17 times, 20 — whatever we get to when the time’s right.”</p><p>Prescott also acknowledged his age, saying he did not want to rush anything. The Cowboys quarterback will turn 32 in July, quickly approaching the back end of his athletic prime.</p><p>Prescott <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-dak-prescott-knocked-out-falcons-hamstring-injury">injured his hamstring in Week 9</a> against the Atlanta Falcons and left the game early in a 27-21 loss. He was ruled out for the year shortly thereafter and subsequently placed on injured reserve. The injury was the second season-ending issue of his career, coming four years after he dislocated his ankle in 2020.</p><p>If Prescott misses any time in 2025, it will not be longtime backup Cooper Rush filling his void. Instead, after Dallas let Rush walk in free agency, Jerry Jones orchestrated a trade with the New England Patriots to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-new-backup-patriots-trade">acquire Joe Milton III</a>.</p><h2><b>Dak Prescott, Cowboys look to rebound from disappointing 2024</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Brian-Schottenheimer.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Without Prescott, the Cowboys suffered another letdown season, going just 7-10 in 2024. The massive disappointment led to the team’s first exclusion from the playoffs since 2020 and the release of head coach Mike McCarthy in the ensuing offseason.</p><p>As the team enters a new era, Dallas took its time before announcing the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dallas-hires-brian-schottenheimer-head-coach">promotion of offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer</a> to head coach. Schottenheimer spent the previous three seasons as an offensive assistant on McCarthy’s staff and is set to begin his first head coaching position.</p><p>The Cowboys also made several personnel changes among its on-field talent. Dallas signed veterans Robert Jones, Javonte Williams, Kenneth Murray Jr. and Jack Sanborn. They simultaneously bid adieu to DeMarcus Lawrence, Chauncey Golston, Jourdan Lewis and Cooper Rush.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott drops eye-opening truth bomb on hamstring injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-jake-fergusons-nickname-dak-prescott-kevin-durants-attention');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jake Ferguson’s new nickname for Cowboys’ Dak Prescott will catch Kevin Durant’s attention');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dallas-Cowboys-QB-Dak-Prescott_fb3710.jpg"></figure><h1>Jake Ferguson’s new nickname for Cowboys’ Dak Prescott will catch Kevin Durant’s attention</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T12:16:42-07:00">April 8th, 12:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-08T12:16:42-07:00">April 8th, 12:16pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There are some different directions the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-mel-kiper-torn-over-rb-vs-wr-new-mock-draft">Dallas Cowboys can go in the draft</a>. And <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/nfl-rumors-cowboys-predicted-draft-trade-panthers-lands-new-dak-prescott-weapon">they might even trade up</a>. But for now, tight end Jake Ferguson came up with a new nickname for Dak Prescott that will catch Kevin Durant’s attenion.</p><p>The <a href="https://x.com/Brandoniswrite/status/1909655433217769945" rel="noopener">nickname went out</a> through a post on X by Brandon Loree.</p><p><i>#Cowboys Jake Ferguson calling Dak Prescott the ‘Slim Reaper’ saying he’s “down 50lbs.” Another offseason throwing session between the All-Pro QB and Pro Bowl TE.</i></p><p>Unfortunately for Ferguson, the nickname is not an original idea. Durant has carried that nickname for quite some time. It came in reference to his slender frame <a href="https://x.com/boardroom/status/1600149313312755712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1600149313312755712%7Ctwgr%5E4d263584813a063664be3f44e02ef715d361f669%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnetswire.usatoday.com%2F2022%2F12%2F15%2Fnets-superstar-kevin-durant-explains-the-origin-of-his-slim-reaper-nickname%2F" rel="noopener">over the course</a> of his NBA career, according to a post on X by Boardroom.</p><p>Durant said his nickname refers to a couple of things, “I’m skinny and I do my work at night.”</p><h2><b>Cowboys QB Dak Prescott in recovery mode</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dallas-Cowboys-QB-Dak-Prescott.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Prescott is coming off a season where he missed the last nine games of the season. He also missed the last 11 games of the 2020 season.</p><p>The injury last season came in the Week 9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He suffered a partial avulsion of his right hamstring. The tendon pulled away from the bone. Prescott underwent surgery in November.</p><p>Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said the recovery <a href="https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1906412740559728947" rel="noopener">is going well</a>, according to a post on X by Jon Machota.</p><p><i>“Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones with an update on Dak Prescott’s recovery from last year’s hamstring injury: ‘Dak’s doing great. He’s coming along. He’s very thrilled with where he is. And I know the trainers are too. I feel like he’s doing a hell of a job.’</i></p><p><i>Will he be ready for the start of the offseason program?</i></p><p><i>‘He’ll have some limitations, yeah. But knowing Dak, he’s a worker. He’s thrilled with where he is.’ ”</i></p><p>Prescott had struggled before his injury, throwing 11 touchdown passes but giving up eight interceptions. His completion percentage of 64.7 marked his lowest level since the second season of his NFL career. He said he will be ready <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-gives-promising-injury-update-for-cowboys-i-ll-be-ready-for-the-first-game" rel="noopener">for the season opener</a>, according to dallascowboys.com.</p><p>“I’m not gonna put a timeline on it, but I’ll be ready for the first game and when anything matters and very, very ready,” Prescott said. “I’m feeling good, (and) I’m doing more and more. The last two weeks have been huge and progressive for me.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jake Ferguson’s new nickname for Cowboys’ Dak Prescott will catch Kevin Durant’s attention

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/nfl-rumors-cowboys-predicted-draft-trade-panthers-lands-new-dak-prescott-weapon');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Cowboys’ predicted draft trade with Panthers lands new Dak Prescott weapon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dak-Prescott-of-the-Dallas-Cowboys.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Cowboys’ predicted draft trade with Panthers lands new Dak Prescott weapon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-07T17:54:55-07:00">April 7th, 5:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-07T17:54:55-07:00">April 7th, 5:54pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL Draft is right around the corner and it’s not entirely clear <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dez-bryant-adds-fuel-omarion-hampton-hype">what the Dallas Cowboys plan to do</a> with the op running backs. However, one mock draft indicates the franchise could make a trade up for a top wide receiver.</p><p>In the latest mock draft by Ian Valentino of The 33rd Team, the Cowboys are pegged to <a href="https://www.the33rdteam.com/nfl-mock-draft-2025-browns-cowboys-49ers-make-bold-trades/" rel="noopener">trade up from No. 12 to No. 8</a> with the Carolina Panthers. In Valentino’s mock draft, he has the Las Vegas Raiders trading back with the San Francisco 49ers. So, Dallas moving up to No. 8 would give them the chance to select Arizona Wildcats wideout Tetairoa McMillan before the Raiders can get their hands on him in this scenario.</p><p>“Dallas is the next team to trade up, as it wants to beat the Raiders for a playmaker. Tetairoa McMillan is the ideal fit with CeeDee Lamb, boasting elite size and creation after the catch. Dak Prescott would love to have two unique receivers who would make his job easier. This also allows Dallas to take a running back in Round 2 instead of reaching on a non-premium position at No. 12.”</p><p>McMillan is viewed as the top wide receiver prospect in the 2025 class outside of Colorado’s Travis Hunter, assuming he doesn’t play cornerback full-time. Adding Tetairoa to the Cowboys’ offense would certainly give the team a nice jolt, especially in the passing game. Prescott would suddenly have two premiere wideouts to throw too, as McMillan has a strong chance of becoming a solid wide receiver in the league.</p><p>It’s a big trade scenario that requires a lot of moving parts. Additionally, if the Raiders want McMillan that badly, they could simply just draft him with the No. 6 pick overall and avoid a trade back with the 49ers altogether. Additionally, the Panthers are a team that could use a star wideout themselves to give quarterback Bryce Young more options in the passing game.</p><p>Regardless, this would be a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-insider-picks-texas-star-notre-dame-qb-mock-draft">dream scenario for the Cowboys</a>. Jerry Jones and the front office would be able to improve the wide receiver room immediately and still have a premiere second-round pick they can use on essentially any player they want.</p><p>The NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday, April 24. There is plenty of talent available, but we won’t know what the Cowboys plan to do until the draft officially begins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Cowboys’ predicted draft trade with Panthers lands new Dak Prescott weapon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-backup-living-dream-patriots-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys new Dak Prescott backup living ‘dream’ after Patriots trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Former-New-England-Patriots-QB-Joe-Milton_b5dc4f.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys new Dak Prescott backup living ‘dream’ after Patriots trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T11:23:38-07:00">April 3rd, 11:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T11:23:38-07:00">April 3rd, 11:23am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Several NFL teams showed interest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-eagles-steelers-raiders-teams-interest-patriots-qb-trade">in trading for quarterback Joe Milton III</a>, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-why-patriots-made-cowboys-trade-better-offer">Patriots chose to take the Dallas Cowboys offer</a> because that’s where Milton wanted to go. And now the new Dak Prescott backup is <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1907805929807966552" rel="noopener">living the dream</a> after the Patriots trade, according to a post on X by Jordan Schultz.</p><p>New #Cowboys QB Joe Milton III tells me: “My family grew up a Cowboys fan. My mom always had a Cowboys shirt on. She always talked about them. Living in Texas has been a longtime dream of mine. And now I’m with them. I’m ready to work.”</p><p>Milton made a splash in his late-season debut with the Patriots. He completed 22 of 29 passes for 241 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. Also, he rushed for a touchdown.</p><p>The Cowboys got him for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft while also receiving the Patriots’ seventh-round selection.</p><p>And who knows? If Milton pans out quickly, the Cowboys could trade Prescott and have a low-priced quarterback to build the roster around.</p><h2><b>Cowboys QB Joe Milton called intriguing prospect</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Former-New-England-Patriots-QB-Joe-Milton.jpg"><figcaption>Chris Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Milton got picked up by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He has impressed NFL scouts with the power of his arm. Some consider Milton to have the strongest arm in the league.</p><p>But whether that develops into consistent quarterback play remains to be seen. Perhaps the Cowboys think it will, according to comments <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-finalizing-trade-to-acquire-patriots-qb-joe-milton-iii" rel="noopener">before the trade</a> by co-owner Stephen Jones to dallascowboys.com.</p><p>“I think we look at the full package,” Jones said. “You’re probably not going to get all things just right or exactly what you want, but at the same time you want to get the very best guy that we think gives us the best chance to go out and compete with (Will) Grier and be good in that room with Dak and Grier.”</p><p>An interesting part of the move is the Cowboys replaced another athletic quarterback in Trey Lance, who had been acquired from the 49ers for a fourth-round pick in 2023.</p><p>Prescott is a nine-year veteran who missed nine games last season. He also missed five games in 2022 and 11 games in 2020. Prescott. In those nine seasons, Prescott has earned two Pro Bowl honors, including 2023 when he threw for 4,516 yards with 36 touchdowns and nine interceptions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
3376.4	18.8	13.7	24

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
3376.4	18.8	13.7	24

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