Dak Prescott’s training camp work in Oxnard has centered on football, with the Cowboys quarterback running drills alongside CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens as the team builds toward its September 13 opener against the Giants. But on the fifth day of camp, the scene on the sideline belonged to someone with a very different priority.
Prescott got a visit from his daughter, and the moment quickly made the rounds after WFAA-TV reporter Mike Leslie shared video on Instagram. The clip showed the two-year-old tossing a mini football to her dad and then, with a little more interest, grabbing his sunglasses right off his face.
Ramos dressed MJ for the visit in full Cowboys style: a white Cowboys logo top, a matching skirt, sneakers, and a hairband with a ribbon. The family moment came the same week Ramos posted poolside photos of herself and MJ, including one captioned simply "Obsessed," as she continues to share pieces of their co-parenting routine.
Prescott’s camp has not been entirely carefree, though. He is dealing with a sore knee, and head coach Brian Schottenheimer has limited his practice work as a precaution. The team has downplayed any serious concern.
The Cowboys have leaned into a family atmosphere this summer under Schottenheimer, and Prescott has long made room for that side of camp as well. He has brought MJ and her younger sister Aurora to practice in past years, turning breaks into family time when the schedule allows it.
The visit also landed in a week when family ties were already part of the football conversation elsewhere around the league. The 49ers made a similar move this offseason, with general manager John Lynch pointing to personal connections as part of the reasoning behind bringing Deebo Samuel back to the organization this summer. Lynch said the move made both schematic and emotional sense for a Bay Area roster trying to keep its locker room intact.
Samuel, for his part, cited his relationship with quarterback Brock Purdy as one of the main reasons behind his return. For Prescott, the balance between football and family was on display again in Oxnard, where Tuesday’s biggest headline came from a two-year-old in a Cowboys skirt rather than anything that happened between the lines.
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