Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott made his most candid public comment yet about life after his split with fiancée Sarah Jane Ramos. Speaking to reporters on June 9 during a Cowboys media session ahead of minicamp, Prescott raised eyebrows when he acknowledged looking noticeably thinner. He smiled through it, cracked a joke about stress, and shut down any follow-up before it got personal. But the moment still said something.
Why did Dak Prescott joke about stress causing his weight loss?
Several reporters attending the Cowboys minicamp session noticed Prescott looked leaner than he did during the 2025 season. When asked about his physical condition, he deflected with humour.
"Stress may help lose a little weight here and there," he said, grinning.
The room picked up on what he left unsaid. When a reporter pushed further and asked whether the stress was tied to his breakup with Sarah Jane Ramos, Prescott laughed it off immediately, said he was only joking, and moved the conversation along. It was brief, controlled, and deliberate. For someone who has stayed almost completely silent about the split since March, even a half-joke felt significant.
Off the field, Prescott and Ramos appear to be handling things with more maturity than the tabloids gave them credit for. Despite the messy circumstances surrounding their breakup, the two reached a temporary custody agreement in April 2026. Their legal teams put out statements that were notably civil. Dak's attorney called it a positive step forward. Sarah's team said she was relieved the two could make decisions without a drawn-out court battle. The former couple share two daughters: Margaret Jane, known as MJ, and Aurora. They recently came together to celebrate Aurora's first birthday, a quiet signal that co-parenting is the priority now.
What led to Dak Prescott and Sarah Jane Ramos breaking off their engagement?
The couple ended their engagement in March 2026, just weeks before a planned wedding in Italy. Dak and Sarah had been together since 2023, went public later that year, and announced a pregnancy in November 2023. MJ arrived in March 2024, followed by a proposal in October 2024, a second daughter Aurora in 2025, and what looked like a fairytale heading into their wedding year.
Then it fell apart. Reports pointed to a joint bachelor-bachelorette trip to the Bahamas as a turning point. Multiple outlets claimed Sarah discovered inappropriate messages between Prescott and women from his past. There were also allegations involving secret social media accounts and ongoing contact with former relationships. Neither Prescott nor Ramos has publicly confirmed or denied any of it.
Some reports later threw in claims about financial disagreements and prenuptial tensions. Sarah's representatives pushed back on those directly, stating that money played no role in the separation.
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