Prescott is expected to be sidelined for no less than four weeks. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy revealed Wednesday that it would be backup quarterback Cooper Rush taking Prescott’s place in the interim rather than former NDSU quarterback Trey Lance, who was formerly a highly-touted first-round draft pick. He has far from met the expectations, though, now on the second team in his career since being selected third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft.

McCarthy likes what he has seen out of Rush as a true team player from an intangibles perspective.

“Cooper’s been great in getting Dak ready to play, and now Dak, they’ll be some role reversal there,” McCarthy said in a report from ESPN. “[Rush’s] temperament is excellent. I would say he’s as even-keeled as an individual, especially a quarterback, that I’ve had the opportunity to work with. Cerebral. Smart. He gives you the flexibility to continue to play. I think that’s what you want in all your quarterbacks. You don’t want to get to a spot where you have to change a bunch of things offensively because who’s behind center.”

How long precisely Rush will start in Prescott’s place remains to be seen. It is clear the former Mississippi State signal-caller is pushing to get back to the field as soon as possible.