Jerry Jones vs. Dak Prescott: Owner loses control, criticizes QB after loss vs. 49ers

The Dallas Cowboys‘ 19-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday in the Divisional Round was yet another frustration for “America’s Team” owner Jerry Jones, who has gone 27 years without seeing his players make it to the NFC Championship Game.

As has been a custom in recent seasons, Cowboys fans have found as the main culprit of their eliminations the quarterback Dak Prescott, who in this regular season was the leader in interceptions and who in the loss at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California threw two more that ended up being key.

Jerry Jones’ harsh criticism on Dak Prescott

On this occasion, the owner of the highest-valued team in the NFL, far from defending Prescott in his first words to the media after Sunday’s loss, seemed upset with the performance of his quarterback, with whom he has not been very optimistic lately.

“I thought this team, with Dak at quarterback, I thought we had a chance to get to and compete at the top level in this tournament,” Jones said. “I really did. That was our edge here tonight, I thought, the quarterback, the experience of the quarterback. They might have had a little edge in an area there, but I thought the quarterback was the edge. We got after that and tried to expose that. To their credit, they made some plays.”

Prescott fractured the thumb on his right hand in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his place was taken by Cooper Rush, during which time Jones openly said that a competition for the team’s starting quarterback job had been generated.

How long will Dak Prescott stay with the Cowboys?

It is worth remembering that last March 8, 2021, Prescott and the Cowboys reached a contract agreement for four seasons and $160 million so it seems that Dallas is tied to this quarterback until at least the end of the 2024 season, that is, the next two years.