FRISCO, Texas -- The T-shirts were hung at their lockers at The Star on Friday with a clear message in white letters: RESILIENCE.
This was more than 48 hours before quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a broken right thumb in the Dallas Cowboys’ 19-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but coach Mike McCarthy has been around long enough to know a season’s path is never smooth.
“Our theme this year is resilience,” McCarthy said Monday. “We knew we were going to have challenges. You can't get to where you want to go without them.