Dak Prescott got more than a simple hat after Thursday’s sixth Dallas Cowboys practice of training camp. What looked like a thoughtful fan gift turned into something much more personal once Prescott got back with his daughters and pulled it out.
That’s when he saw it: an etching of his late brother, Jace.
“I didn’t see it until I got with my daughters. I took it out and saw my brother’s face on it. It’s awesome," Prescott said, per Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Prescott later made sure to track down the fan who designed it, and the moment was caught on video. As Prescott walked back out of the building, the fan asked, "Hey, Dak, you like the hat?"
Prescott’s reaction said plenty.
"For real? You did this? Man, get in here, brother, for real," Prescott added before dapping the fan up and giving him a hug.
The exchange stood out not just because of the artwork, but because Prescott clearly wanted to show his appreciation once he understood what the gift meant. It was a small scene, but an easy one to read: a player who recognized the care behind it, and a fan who delivered something far more meaningful than a standard autograph item.
Jace Prescott died in April 2020 at the age of 31 after committing suicide. Since then, Dak Prescott has used his platform to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention through his "Faith.
Fight. Finish" foundation.
In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Prescott said of Jace, "He had a lot of burdens on him," Prescott said of Jace in an interview with Graham Bensinger. "He had a lot of tough things, and my sense of saying that is it showed me how vulnerable we have to be as humans, how open we have to be.
"When something like that was a huge burden on him, he didn't know how to share it - didn't know how to be vulnerable about it"
Prescott has also urged anyone dealing with mental health struggles or suicidal thoughts to reach out instead of keeping it inside.
"Because our adversities, our struggles, what we go through is always gonna be too much for ourselves and maybe too much for even one or two people, but never too much for a community or too much for people in the family that you love. So you have to share these things," Prescott said.
Anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide can dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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