Overview
- In a recent KDFW/FOX 4 interview, Troy Aikman questioned whether Dak Prescott can stay healthy for a full season and keep last year’s form.
- Aikman noted Prescott posted elite 2025 numbers yet Dallas missed the playoffs for a second straight year, which he labeled a wasted season.
- The concern rests on Prescott’s history that includes a 2020 compound ankle fracture, a 2024 hamstring tear, and more than 25 games missed from 2020 to 2024.
- Dallas eased this year’s cap hit to about $43.8 million by restructuring deals and deferring roughly $66 million, creating reported Prescott cap charges near $76 million in 2027 and $86 million in 2028.
- Pointing to Tom Brady’s past pay cuts, Aikman argued top-of-market deals for Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and tagged receiver George Pickens at about $27.3 million can leave roster holes, with last season’s defense cited as the weak spot.