Dak Prescott turned heads at UFC 329 on Saturday night, and it wasn’t just because he was there with ex-Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Taylor Lewan.
A photo posted by the social media account for Lewan’s podcast, “Bussin' With The Boys,” confirmed the Cowboys quarterback’s appearance, but the bigger reaction came from Prescott himself. The Dallas star is looking bigger than ever this offseason, to the point where he could pass for a bodybuilder if you saw him out of uniform.
Dak Prescott is looking JACKED going into this season 👀 pic.twitter.com/jsndXSjf4K
Prescott has long carried a muscular build, but the latest images made it clear he’s taken things up another notch. Even the Media Day photos that first sparked attention apparently didn’t capture just how massive he looks now.
There’s also a football angle to all of this, because Prescott’s career has followed a strange pattern in even-numbered years. He has played 16 games or more in every odd-numbered season of his career, but since 2020 he has dealt with an injury in each even-numbered year.
That stretch includes 12 games missed in 2020, five in 2022 and nine in 2024.
Whether that history had anything to do with Prescott putting on more size this offseason isn’t something anyone can say for sure. What is clear is that he’s not taking his body lightly, and that added bulk won’t hurt as he tries to push back against that even-year trend and age into his mid-thirties.
The Cowboys need him to be ready. They’ve missed the playoffs in each of the past two seasons, with Prescott’s 2024 injury and poor defense in both years playing major roles.
If Prescott stays healthy, Dallas’ offense should do its part in 2026. The bigger question is the defense, which has been overhauled heavily this offseason.
Either way, Prescott is going to be under the spotlight again this year, especially if the Cowboys find their way back to the postseason.
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