Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott sounded cautiously optimistic about his return from the season-ending hamstring injury he suffered midway through

Keanu Neal, a former first-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons, has announced his retirement from the NFL after eight seasons in an Instagram post.

Now, the Cowboys enter the offseason with a need at the quarterback position. Prescott remains under contract through the 2028 season after signing a four-year, $240 million extension. Rush and 3rd stringer Trey Lance, on the other hand, are free agents.

Injuries plagued Neal’s career, but he was able to carve out 69 starts over eight seasons with four teams — the Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Former first-round pick Keanu Neal, who spent eight seasons in the NFL primarily as a safety, announced his retirement Sunday.

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The safety, whose last team was the Pittsburgh Steelers, also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys. He signed with the Steelers ahead of the 2023 season, joining the team on a two-year deal and making 50 tackles and an interception in nine games before sustaining a rib injury.

On Sunday, former Atlanta Falcons safety Keanu Neal announced his retirement from the NFL after eight seasons. Neal was selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft out of Florida. The 29-year-ol

Keanu Neal, a veteran safety, announced his NFL retirement after eight seasons with teams like the Falcons, Cowboys, Buccaneers, and Steelers. He shar