Cowboys’ Dak Prescott fined $25,000 for latest postgame feedback associated to officers, per report

The NFL fined Dak Prescott $25,000 for his postgame feedback associated to the officers following the Dallas Cowboys‘ wild card playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers this previous Sunday, in accordance with NFL Community. 

Prescott counseled Cowboys followers for throwing particles within the route of the officers following Dallas’ 23-17 loss that abruptly put an finish to their promising 2021 season. 

“I imply, in the event that they weren’t at us and the followers felt the identical approach as us, and if that is what they have been doing it for, then yeah, I assume that is why the followers … I assume it is why the refs took off and bought out of there so quick,” Prescott stated. “So, I imply, yeah, I believe everyone is upset with the way in which that this factor performed out. I am positive a fan would really feel the identical approach that we do.”

Prescott waked these feedback again in an apology he posted on social media later within the week. 

“I maintain the NFL officers within the highest regard and have at all times revered their professionalism and the troublesome of the roles,” Prescott stated in his assertion. “The protection of everybody who attends a sport or participates on the sphere of a sporting occasion is a really critical matter.” 

The play that drew essentially the most ire from Cowboys followers was the ultimate play Sunday’s loss, when the Cowboys have been unable to run one final play after the official noticed the ball after a run by Prescott. The sport clock expired earlier than Prescott might get off one final snap. 

“[I was thinking] we have got an opportunity,” Prescott stated of his mindset on the ultimate drive. “That is all I can ask for — is to have the ball. Be down by six, have an opportunity to go win the sport. … The protection did an awesome job of giving us that chance. However simply not having the ability to capitalize, I believed the final fourth down there, [was] shut, virtually an enormous play, however did not go our approach.”

As an alternative of a win over their playoff rival, the Cowboys’ season ended and not using a journey to the Tremendous Bowl for the twenty seventh consecutive season. The Cowboys’ final Tremendous Bowl win happened in 1996, when Dallas defeated the Steelers 27-17.

The loss took a lot of the shine of what was a largely profitable season for the Cowboys and coach Mike McCarthy. After a 6-10 season in 2020, the Cowboys went 12-5 and received the NFC East crown behind an explosive offense and a dynamic protection that was led by rookie Micah Parsons and defensive again Trevon Diggs. 

“It hurts extra, it positively hurts extra,” McCarthy stated of the loss. “The longer you are on this league, the extra you perceive being on this place could be very exhausting to perform. You consider what we went by means of as a soccer workforce, simply we had an amazing quantity of change from final 12 months. Final 12 months was a tough, very troublesome 12 months. I talked about this final night time within the workforce assembly, I am unable to say sufficient a few soccer workforce in at this time’s local weather of COVID and the restrictions of gamers and time at their facility. 

“These guys, they have been going sturdy since February, captain exercises and every little thing. So, there is a large quantity that is gone into the tradition within the locker room and the way in which this group’s come collectively and I am pleased with that. I am rattling pleased with that. And I do know they’re. We’re upset as hell. It is a sport we anticipated to win.”