Prescott: Cowboys are 'nobody's little brother'

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott isn't bothered by the team's two scuffles in practice Wednesday.

"That's a credit to everything that we've really put into this team and into both units - feeling like we're nobody's little brother," Prescott said Thursday, according to team reporter Patrik Walker. "I told the offense the other day that I grew up being a little brother, and that's not happening anymore."

Prescott was adamant the recent fights haven't fractured the locker room, adding that "it's a pleasure to be able to practice with those guys, with that passion."

Prescott said he agrees with head coach Mike McCarthy in not wanting to see punches exchanged among teammates but that he's also bought into the intensity of this year's squad.

"It's been 10 padded practices and a lot of time going against one another is what that is. It means you're ready to play somebody else," Prescott said. "You're ready to unleash your passion."

The Cowboys will get their chance to do that in a preseason tilt against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday before opening the campaign on Sept. 10 against the New York Giants.

Safety Jayron Kearse echoed a similar sentiment to Prescott on Wednesday, saying this year's Cowboys team "ain't taking shit from nobody."

"We're trying to show we're the best in the business, so it gets spicy out here," Kearse added. "It's gonna get spicy on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays; whenever we line up, that's how we're gonna come."