Dak Prescott’s latest sideline moment is still bouncing around online, and now a TikTok video is adding another twist to the story.
It started after the Cowboys’ 24-16 loss to the Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium on Thursday night, when Dallas dropped to 2-3. As Prescott headed down the tunnel, a man shouted “embarrassing” at him.
Prescott stopped, stared the heckler down, and later seemed to suggest the man was a coward. Footage that surfaced afterward also showed Prescott confronting the man in the tunnel.
Now, a TikTok clip shared on X claims to feature the person behind the insult. In the video, the on-screen text reads “I got fired today” while the man sits in a car.
He says he stands by what he yelled in the video, though he also says it was not his best moment. He takes accountability, then turns the criticism back on Prescott, saying the quarterback should have done the same after playing poorly.
He adds that he lost his job, will move on to the next gig, and is available for hire.
There’s no confirmation that the man in the TikTok is the same person from the tunnel, and no outlet has verified any firing. The X user who posted the clip also added a warning in a reply: “I have no idea about how legitimate this TikTok post is. 🤷♂️”
According to Sam Gannon of KDFW, the heckler was not a stadium employee. “I’m told the person that said ‘embarrassing’ to Dak was a car service driver, not a stadium employee,” he wrote.
Prescott later addressed the moment in comments to USA Today: “I mean, not that they’re wrong.”
And the criticism isn’t staying in the tunnel. Fans have weighed in on X as the clip spread.
One wrote, “Hey John …apparently about 1000 guys are taking responsibility for this.” Another said, “This is (rightfully) going to change a lot of people’s minds about Dak Prescott.
It certainly has mine. Paper thin skin.
Respect to this guy - he said exactly what we were all feeling.”
On the field, Prescott finished with 316 passing yards and a touchdown, but he also threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.
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