Plenty of guys don't do that, but I see Dak doing that." You have Tom Brady who played until he was 45. Obviously you have guys like Aaron Rodgers in this league, and he's a great. He doesn't act old, but that big 3-0, that's big in this league. I told him if anybody's 30-years-old you wouldn't be able to guard me right? I was talking about defensive players, and Dak said 'easy I'm about to be 30 soon.' I said he better keep warming that shoulder up because soon enough I'm going to be able to out run it. "He hates to hear it, but he's an old man. "Oh, I know," Lamb said Thursday when asked if he was aware of Prescott's 30th birthday coming around the corner. Prescott's top target, 2022 Second-Team All-Pro CeeDee Lamb, was one of those pass-catchers, who at 24 years old, got a kick out of messing with his quarterback ahead of his looming entrance to his third decade of life. But as you see, it's a business, it's not forever for everybody. Yeah, I'm blessed to play this game, blessed to be in this organization. "I guess after last two departures, it did hit me," Prescott said Thursday, speaking after the Dallas Cowboys' second practice of training camp. Following the release of three-time Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott and the front office letting cornerback Anthony Brown walk in free agency, Prescott is the last remaining Cowboy from his 2016 draft class, which was compromised of nine players. The upcoming 2023 season hits Prescott differently than years past and not just because his age starts with a three instead of a two. I think it just adds to the urgency, but more so blessed to be celebrating my 30th doing what I love." I looked up and everyone was giving me crap for being the old guy. I was out there working with the receivers and someone asked 'who's the oldest guy out here?' I had my head down taking notes, not even thinking to look up and then I heard a couple coughs and my name. When we were on a trip to Atlanta, that's when it hit me. "To be turning 30, going into my eighth year, and playing the game that I love at the most elite level, it's something you dream about for a long time. "Yeah, it goes by fast," Prescott said Thursday. On Saturday, he turns 30, which provides Prescott both a moment of reflection and an even sharper focus going forward as he enters the second half of his professional football career. He's presently in his eighth camp as the Cowboys starter with 166 career passing touchdowns, the second-most in team history behind only Romo and one ahead of Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman's 165. Prescott went from a 23-year-old, fourth-round pick rookie who entered the Cowboys training camp in 2016 as the third-string quarterback behind Tony Romo - now CBS Sports' lead NFL analyst - and Kellen Moore - now on his second NFL offensive coordinator gig with the Los Angeles Chargers after spending the last four seasons as Prescott's OC from 2019-2022. There's a longstanding adage that the NFL doesn't stand for National Football League but rather "Not For Long" and the speed of quarterback Dak Prescott's career is a testament to that cliché.
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