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Dan Lyons

Dak Prescott Paid Touching On-Field Birthday Tribute to Late Mother

Thursday was a big night for the football world as a whole, as it rung in the NFL season with the season opener between the Cowboys and Eagles in Philadelphia—a 24–20 win for the defending Super Bowl champions. The game took on added meaning for Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott, who paid tribute to his mother Peggy with an on-field accessory on what would have been her 64th birthday.

Peggy Prescott died in 2013, while Dak was still playing at Mississippi State, from colon cancer.

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