4:06 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott were unable to reach an agreement on a long-term deal by Wednesday’s deadline, which means the quarterback will play the 2020 NFL season on the $31.4 million exclusive franchise tag. Prescott joins 11 other NFL players who will play on the franchise tag in 2020, including
Month: July 2020
3:11 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University The Tennessee Titans and star running back Derrick Henry have reached agreement on a four-year, $50 million dollar contract that includes $25.5 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In one
4:07 PM ET Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones asked this question during negotiations with running back Ezekiel Elliott last summer: “When have I not gotten a deal done?” The answer is a little different this time around. Quarterback Dak Prescott‘s agent Todd France and the Cowboys have been working on a long-term
4:05 PM ET The franchise-tag extension deadline has come and gone. While a long-term contract between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys seemed to make sense for all parties involved, the two sides weren’t able to come to terms. Prescott will play out his $31.4 million franchise tag for the 2020 season before we go
3:53 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — Eli Drinkwitz has been the head coach at Missouri for just over seven months. He has yet to lead the Tigers onto the football field, much less win a game, yet his role in the community already has forced him to take some important stands. First, it
3:45 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Considering they are about to resume the season amid a pandemic, the Blue Jackets are healthier than they have been in a long while. When the NHL halted play in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, injuries to top players had piled up and coach John Tortorella
3:00 PM ET The 2021 Rose Parade has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time there will be no parade since World War II, organizers announced Wednesday. The Rose Parade began in 1891 and is held on Jan. 1 every year before the Rose Bowl Game. The game itself, scheduled to host
3:31 PM ET The Wisconsin Badgers are changing the university crest on their athletic uniforms to feature a black “W” in an effort to support Blacks and other under-represented communities, the school announced Wednesday. Athletes at the school had pushed for the change of the university’s crest, which previously featured a white “W” on all
3:02 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — David Lewis, a key member of the 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that reached the NFC title game, has died. He was 65. Lewis died Tuesday in Tampa. The cause was not immediately known, but he had struggled with health issues in recent years, according to USC,
1:24 PM ET The NFL responded Tuesday night to the NFLPA’s counterproposal on coronavirus-related reopening protocols, but a source told ESPN that some major issues remain unresolved, including a dispute over whether COVID-19 should be classified as a “non-football injury.” According to sources, the NFLPA has made several requests of the league, including daily COVID-19