Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and former fiancee Sarah Jane Ramos
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Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and former fiancee Sarah Jane Ramos
This isn’t quite like coming back from a broken ankle the way he did in 2020 or getting healthy after a rough, season-ending hamstring injury like he did last offseason, but Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is again licking his wounds and fighting through some adversity here in the 2026 offseason. This time, the wounds are mental and emotional.
Prescott was supposed to get married in less than two weeks in Italy, but earlier this month, word leaked out that the wedding was canceled. There’s some debate of the reasons for the cancelation, but Prescott had been engaged to his fiancée, Sarah Jane Ramos, since October 2024. Apparently, the decision to call of the nuptials was made on the pair’s joint honeymoon in the Bahamas.
Prescott and Ramos have two children together, reportedly ages 10 and 2. While the public nature of the break-up is surely difficult, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer told reporters on Tuesday that his quarterback is holding up well despite the tumult.
Dak Prescott ‘In a Really Good Spot’
Jon Machota, the Cowboys veteran beat writer with The Athletic, reported that, amid his meeting with reporters on Monday, Schottenheimer revealed he has been in frequent contact with his quarterback through his personal ordeal.
Wrote Machota on Twitter/X: “Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer when asked about checking in on how Dak Prescott has been doing: “Dak and I have had a ton of conversations. He’s in a really good spot. Obviously what he’s dealing with is incredibly tough. But if anyone can handle it, he can.”
Dak Prescott: Cowboys’ Schottenheimer ‘Very Emotional’
Prescott and Schottenheimer have been close for some time, as Schottenheimer was his offensive coordinator going back to 2023. Last winter, when the Cowboys were part of the NFC East’s in-season “Hard Knocks” episode on HBO, Prescott praised Schottenheimer’s leadership style–which had been tested after the tragic suicide of defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland in November.
Said Prescott: “He’s a guy who’s very emotional, he wears his emotions on his sleeve, and you love him for it … The energy, we feed off of that. We love him as a head coach and you can tell we play for him.”
Cowboys Defense Improving
As for on the field, Prescott would probably be happy enough if the Cowboys simply address their defensive woes, which held back a 7-9-1 team that had one of the best offensive units in the league. Schottenheimer was enthusiastic about the additions on Monday, staring with the hiring of defensive coordinator Christian Parker but including the handful of new starters the Cowboys brought in defensively.
“We had a big, big, big push to address the secondary, the defensive line,” Schottenheimer said. “Getting Jalen Thompson was big for us. PJ Locke is a really good football player that Christian had a lot of exposure with, wears a lot of hats on the football team, great competitor. Trading for a guy like Rashan Gary is a guy that I’ve had a lot of respect for having played against him a number of times both in Seattle and here. I thought that was great. We wanted to get the defensive line inside, get bigger and squarer.”