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NFL news, injury updates: Cowboys’ Dak Prescott to have surgery, Bears fire OC Shane Waldron

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The Dallas Cowboys, good or bad, are always one of the most talked about teams in the NFL because of their national fan base, outspoken owner and decades of success during the first half of the Super Bowl era. So it’s no surprise that their starting quarterback — who signed for the most guaranteed money in NFL history just before this season startedhaving season-ending surgery would lead our news and notes coming out of Week 10.

It should also come as no surprise that, while the 9-0 Chiefs have found ways to win without looking like the dominant offensive juggernaut they’ve been in much of the Patrick Mahomes era, a glaring hole in their offensive line that may be getting even bigger would be at the top of this list as the season rolls past its midway point.

Whoever you’re rooting for — or against — stay with Yahoo Sports for all of the news and notes from around the NFL in the fallout of Week 10 of the 2024 regular season.

Prescott hurt his hamstring, reportedly partially tearing his hamstring off the bone, and will miss the rest of the season. He was on the sidelines for Dallas’ latest home blowout loss — a 34-6 shellacking at the hands of the hated division-rival Eagles — but after seeking a second opinion, he’ll have surgery on Wednesday.

Starting in Week 11, the Cowboys will depend on backup quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Trey Lance to lead them through the rest of the season. The Cowboys are 3-6 and going nowhere fast at this point in the year. Amid the Cowboys’ struggles, Jerry Jones said that he would not be making a coaching change after his team’s latest home blowout loss. Stay tuned.

The Chiefs have found just about every possible lever to pull out a late win this season, and Week 10’s blocked kick will be remembered for a long time in the Chiefs-Broncos rivalry, but what might be more pressing for Kansas City are their troubles at left tackle. Starter Wanya Morris exited the game with a knee injury and reserve Kingsley Suamataia didn’t fare well in his stead, though Morris did return to finish the game. Partick Mahomes was sacked four times and hit on another nine dropbacks, so it’ll be interesting to see how Andy Reid, Matt Nagy and offensive line coach Andy Heck manage the situation at one of the most important positions in football.

How fortunes can change in just three weeks. After a third-straight win, and coming off a four-touchdown pass performance in London, Caleb Williams looked like he was in the midst of a big jump in his rookie season. But Chicago was playing Jacksonville, and had played Carolina the week before. Now, after three straight losses, the Bears have fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. Can head coach Matt Eberflus turn things around enough to save his job?

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  • Cowboys QB Dak Prescott will have surgery and miss the rest of the season, per Jerry Jones

    It’s official: Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is done for 2024.

    Team owner Jerry Jones said on his weekly radio spot on 105.3 The Fan that Prescott is scheduled to undergo hamstring surgery on Wednesday and will miss the rest of the season.

    Starting in Week 11, the Cowboys will depend on backup quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Trey Lance to lead them through the rest of the season.

    This is unpleasant but not unexpected news for the Cowboys and their fans. The 31-year-old Prescott injured his hamstring in Dallas’ 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9, going down at the end of the third quarter with what he thought was just a “pull” to his hamstring. But when he tried to put weight on it during the next play, he said he could barely walk.

    He was replaced by Rush, who then started the Cowboys’ Week 10 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. That was a demoralizing 34-6 loss that caused drama between star linebacker Micah Parsons and head coach Mike McCarthy, who is almost assuredly going to be looking for a new job at the end of the season.

    Read the full story here.

  • Bears fire OC Shane Waldron, passing coordinator Thomas Brown to take over

    The Chicago Bears have finally made a change after this weekend’s awful 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is out after less than a year.

    Thomas Brown, the passing game coordinator, will reportedly take over as offensive coordinator and play caller for the rest of the 2024 season.

    Waldron was hired on Jan. 23, 2024 as head coach Matt Eberflus’ handpicked offensive coordinator. His job was to reform the offensive strategy around young quarterback Caleb Williams, the Bears’ first overall pick in the 2024 draft.

    Read the full story here.

  • Rams announce death of former coach John Robinson

    Sad news for the Rams family. Former Rams and USC head coach John Robinson died on Monday due to complications from pneumonia. He was 89 years old.

    John Robinson coached the Rams for nine seasons. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)John Robinson coached the Rams for nine seasons. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)

    John Robinson coached the Rams for nine seasons. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)

  • Tyreek Hill reportedly will play vs. Rams Monday night

    Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill is warming up pregame and plans to play on “Monday Night Football” against the Rams with a torn ligament in his wrist, according to multiple reports.

  • The Bengals are a confusing team

  • The end gets a little closer for Daniel Jones

    The Giants have been struggling with Daniel Jones at quarterback, and head coach Brian Daboll said as much on Monday when he wouldn’t commit to Jones as the starting quarterback once the team returns from their Week 11 bye.

  • Bryce Young’s “statement” play vs. Giants not enough to quell doubts

    It appears that the Panthers aren’t ready to fully commit to Bryce Young despite his strong play on Sunday. There’s a chance we could see more Andy Dalton before the end of the season.

  • Colts will give QB Joe Flacco another start vs. Jets

    Despite throwing three interceptions in the Colts’ 30-20 loss to the Bills on Sunday, head coach Shane Steichen told reporters that Joe Flacco will be the starting QB against the Jets in Week 11.

  • George Pickens will fight you during an interception

    Steelers receiver George Pickens had himself quite a day against the Commanders on Sunday. He made a video game touchdown catch, pulled off a wild run, then turned around and tackled a nearby Commanders player after a ball meant for him was intercepted. Hey, at least he made himself useful!

  • Matt Eberflus promises changes are coming for Bears, but starting QB will remain the same

    After Sunday’s embarrassing 19-3 loss to the Patriots, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus told the media on Monday that changes are coming for the team. For real this time! He can’t get into specifics yet, though, because he’s yet to decide what those changes will be.

    One thing that won’t be changing? Caleb Williams as starting quarterback.

  • Bengals reportedly working out RB Leonard Fournette

  • What’s left for Aaron Rodgers’ legacy?

    New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers pauses before answering a question during a press conference after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 31-6. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers pauses before answering a question during a press conference after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 31-6. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

    Jets QB Aaron Rodgers answers questions following the team’s 31-6 loss to the Cardinals. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

    There is no shortage of ways we could approach what has happened to Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.

    We could take the micro viewpoint, and tell you the litany of failures that led to Sunday’s 31-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, arguably the ugliest defeat of Rodgers’ era with the Jets. Or we could go the macro route, and recite the bleak and still-bottoming playoff percentages of this 3-7 team.

    We could even pull further back and go to the history books, and note how much this all feels a little like Brett Favre’s underwhelming single-season foray as the Jets’ starting quarterback in 2008 … except this season is exponentially worse and going off a cliff far more quickly.

    This is a failed season, with an objectively bad team that was all leveraged against a soon-to-be 41-year-old quarterback who has sunken into the mediocre middle at his position. Once we recognize that, it opens the door to the legacy question that will hang over Rodgers for the remainder of this lost season.

    What’s left?

    Read the full story.

  • Dan Campbell gives incredible speech after Lions rally to win

  • Micah Parsons is done with Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy

  • Matt Eberflus could make a play calling change

    After a second straight embarrassing loss on Sunday, a 19-3 pounding from the league-worst Patriots, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said there could be some changes coming. He might even take play calling duties away from offensive coordinator Shane Waldron.

    At this point, anything that opens up the possibility that the Bears could build the offense around QB Caleb Williams is a good thing.

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