Skip Bayless caused uproar on Thursday after saying that he has no sympathy for Dallas Cowboys star quarterback Dak Prescott's struggles with mental health.

During Thursday's episode on”Undisputed,” Bayless said that Prescott's vulnerability hinders his leadership abilities. Bayless also said that as the leader of an NFL franchise, the Cowboys passer needed to be a “CEO” of the football team and he shouldn't allow himself to be affected for the regular season.

Prescott responded to those comments on Thursday, telling reporters that not coming forward at all is being a “fake leader.”

“No, I think that's a fake leader,” Prescott told reporters when asked if he should be viewed as less of a leader for coming forward, via USA Today's Jori Epstein. “Being a leader is about being genuine and being real.”

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The Cowboys' franchise-tagged quarterback spoke to Graham Bensinger in an interview today about a depressive episode after his brother passed away.

“All throughout this quarantine and this offseason, I started experiencing emotions I've never felt before,” Prescott said on Thursday. “Anxiety for the main one. And then, honestly, a couple of days before my brother passed, I would say I started experiencing depression. And to the point of, I didn't want to work out anymore. I didn't know necessarily what I was going through, to say the least, and hadn't been sleeping at all.”

Cowboys' Prescott publicly announced on Wednesday that he has been suffering from depression after his brother, Jace Prescott, died by suicide earlier this year. Prescott also said he experience from depression before his brother's death in April.

Nevertheless, Prescott's reason why he publicly announced all of this is because he wants others to open up about their struggles.