Prescott recovering from ankle injury: 'I'll be ready when it matters'

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott cast aside any concerns over the serious ankle injury that ended his 2020 season.

Prescott, who signed a four-year deal worth $160 million on Monday, updated his progress Wednesday and said he'll be under center in the near future.

"I'm getting close ... I'll be ready when it matters, more than healthy and better than I was before," Prescott said, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB.

He added: "I thought about jogging out here and jumping up on the stage, but I didn't think y'all would be ready for that. I'm healthy."

The 27-year-old's extension places him second among all quarterbacks in annual salary. Prescott played the 2020 season on the franchise tag after he and the Cowboys were unable to come to an agreement on a long-term deal last offseason.

"I've never played this game for money," Prescott said, according to Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News. "Money has never been a motivation"

Prescott has been the Cowboys' starting quarterback since they drafted him in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He set new career highs with 4,902 passing yards and 30 touchdowns in 2019. He was averaging a league-leading 371.2 yards per game last year before the ankle injury ended his season.

"Never in a million years did I imagine not being a Cowboy once I put on the star," Prescott added, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. "I'm excited to be here and never leave. This is my home, I'm not leaving and this is only the beginning."

Prescott has posted a 42-27 record as a starter and earned two Pro Bowl nods. He's also recorded a passer rating of 95 or higher in four of his five career seasons.

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