Cowboys legend has strong criticism of Dak Prescott

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Cowboys legend has strong criticism of Dak Prescott

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Oct 12, 2026 4:55 PM ET

A Dallas Cowboys legend is not happy about quarterback Dak Prescott’s supposed response to a heckling stadium worker after the team’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Thursday.

Former Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin suggested that Prescott was out of line in how he responded to a stadium worker who could be heard calling the Cowboys’ performance “embarrassing” after their 24-16 home loss. Irvin said the worker was speaking for Cowboys fans everywhere, and said Prescott should be more focused on getting the on-field product sorted out.

“I love Dak. I love him more than anything. … But I don’t like that he took that other guy’s job because he said it was embarrassing,” Irvin said on ESPN’s “First Take.” “The guy just spoke the Gospel. It was embarrassing. Don’t get mad at him. Don’t fight him. Go back on that football field and fight those damn guys on that field, not that poor guy that just shared his thoughts. And his thoughts were all of our thoughts.”

“This is ugly. It looks hopeless.” @michaelirvin88 sounds off on the Cowboys as the most disappointing team in the NFC East https://t.co/rN0tH98fj5
— First Take (@FirstTake) October 12, 2026

Irvin implies that the worker in question was fired, but this has not been confirmed, and it has been reported that the worker was not even a Cowboys staff member. A number of individuals have gone viral on social media claiming to be the worker in question, but none have actually been verified.

Regardless, Prescott did not like the comment, and he made that clear in the moment (video here). Irvin is right, however, that most Cowboys fans felt the exact same way in the moment.

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