"The legacy will take care of itself": Dak Prescott gets 100% honest about Cowboys' future after lackluster 2024 season
The Dallas Cowboys are entering the 2025 NFL season with elevated expectations after a disappointing campaign in 2024. Dallas finished with a 7-10 record, their worst mark since 2020, following identical 12-5 seasons from 2021 to 2023.
As the Cowboys depart from mandatory minicamp under first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer, Dak Prescott reinforced the team's goal of winning a championship when speaking to reporters. On Thursday, Prescott made it known that he's putting his legacy aside and setting his sights on a Lombardi Trophy.
"I want to win a championship," Prescott said. "The legacy and things and whatever comes after I finish playing will take care of itself. I want to win a championship. I'll be damned if its just for my legacy or for this team or for my personal being, for my sanity. The legacy will take care of itself. I have to stay where my feet are."
For the second time in three seasons, Prescott missed significant time in 2024, suiting up in just eight games for the Cowboys. He led Dallas to a 3-5 record in those eight games, completing nearly 65% of his passes for 1,978 yards and 11 touchdowns with eight interceptions.
Dallas will look for Prescott to stay healthy in 2025. After a busy offseason that saw them adding George Pickens to the receiving corps, the Cowboys have high hopes for a postseason appearance.
Dak Prescott comments on "great offseason" following Cowboys minicamp
Morale is high in Dallas under Brian Schottenheimer, who was promoted following Mike McCarthy's departure earlier in the offseason. Personnel throughout Dallas' facility have sung their praises for the first-year head coach, including Dak Prescott, who has remained vocal and optimistic throughout the Cowboys' offseason program.
Following Dallas' final minicamp session on Thursday, the 10-year signal-caller reflected on the team's offseason as the organization gears up for training camp next month.
"It's been a great offseason," Prescott told reporters. "It's going to continue to be a great offseason until we get to camp. Honestly, just the momentum, just staying healthy and the momentum of this minicamp, these OTAs, and making sure that I'm not the only one who keeps that momentum, but the rest of the guys."
During minicamp, Dak Prescott was able to begin building rapport with a new-look offense, while getting back into the swing of things with some Cowboy veterans.