{"id":296,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/296","headline":"Stadium worker heckles Dak Prescott after Cowboys' home loss","dek":"The Cowboys fell to the Buccaneers 24-16, and Prescott had words for a stadium employee who called the loss \"embarrassing\" in the tunnel.","body":"The Dallas Cowboys lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-16 on Thursday Night Football, falling to 2-3 on the season in a game that handed Tampa Bay its first win of the year. The loss was sealed by a Prescott interception, and things got tenser once the final whistle blew.\n\nAs Prescott walked through the AT&T Stadium tunnel toward the locker room, a stadium worker said \"embarrassing\" as the quarterback passed. Prescott looked at the man, kept walking, then turned to a Cowboys employee and said, \"Tough guy. Get his ass out of here.\" The Cowboys employee moved toward the worker, who had already left the area. PFT reported the worker was a driver employed by a third-party contractor.\n\nAsked about the exchange afterward, Prescott made clear he didn't appreciate it. \"When he said it I just happened to look at him, and at that point he looked away, didn't look, and when I turned my head back, he said something else,\" Prescott said.\n\nVideo of the moment, including Prescott's reaction, circulated widely after the game.","published_at":"2026-10-10T16:20:28.847621+00:00","source_count":7,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"'Embarrassing': Team employee heckles Cowboys QB Dak Prescott after loss","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/embarrassing-team-employee-heckles-cowboys-044714181.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Dak Prescott did not appreciate stadium worker calling Cowboys' loss \"embarrassing\"","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/dak-prescott-did-not-appreciate-stadium-worker-calling-cowboys-loss-embarrassing"},{"outlet":"Defector","publisher":"Defector","title":"Even Anonymous Stadium Workers Are Scoring On The Cowboys","url":"https://defector.com/even-anonymous-stadium-workers-are-scoring-on-the-cowboys"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Prescott irked by stadium worker's call-out after Cowboys' loss at home","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50138082/cowboys-prescott-irked-stadium-worker-call-loss"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Dak Prescott glares at employee who calls Cowboys loss ‘embarrassing’ in tense tunnel scene","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/sports/dak-prescott-glares-at-employee-who-calls-cowboys-loss-embarrassing/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Dak Prescott airs frustration after stadium worker calls Cowboys loss ‘embarrassing’","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7674513/2026/10/09/dak-prescott-comments-cowboys-worker-embarrassing-loss/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Dak Prescott takes issue with 'embarrassing' comment by heckler after Cowboys' loss to Bucs","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak-prescott-takes-issue-embarrassing-comment-cowboys-bucs/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dak Prescott did not appreciate stadium worker calling Cowboys' loss "embarrassing"","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dak-prescott-did-not-appreciate-103432431.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dallas Cowboys embarrassed, humiliated in shocking loss to formerly winless Buccaneers and rookie QB","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dallas-cowboys-embarrassed-humiliated-shocking-103200263.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dak Prescott addresses worker at Cowboys stadium who ripped 'embarrassing' game","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dak-prescott-addresses-worker-cowboys-113455451.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dallas Cowboys QB Demands Worker Be Removed for Calling Him Out on ‘Embarrassing’ Loss","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dallas-cowboys-qb-demands-worker-112509680.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Cowboys' Dak Prescott reacts to worker at stadium who heckled him after loss: 'Don't coward away'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cowboys-dak-prescott-reacts-worker-153128545.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dak Prescott's heated exchange with Cowboys critic after Bucs loss goes viral","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dak-prescotts-heated-exchange-cowboys-162702500.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Here's why Dak Prescott was miffed after a man called Cowboys' loss to Bucs 'embarrassing'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heres-why-dak-prescott-miffed-180910445.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer responds to ‘embarrassing’ heckle aimed at Dak Prescott","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cowboys-hc-brian-schottenheimer-responds-200236600.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Cowboys’ Home Loss Gets an ‘Embarrassing’ Label as Dak Prescott Walks Off","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cowboys-home-loss-gets-embarrassing-200334771.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Cowboys Winners & Losers In Thursday Night Meltdown vs. Bucs","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cowboys-winners-losers-thursday-night-222503575.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Stephen A. 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