Dak, Cowboys agree on new deal

The Cowboys and Dak Prescott finally agreed on a contract two years after negotiations first started with the star quarterback.

ESPN reported Monday night that the deal is for four years and $160 million contract, including $126 million.

Prescott’s signing bonus is $66 million, the highest in NFL history. The first three years of the deal average $42 million per year.

The agreement comes a day before a deadline to put the franchise tag on Prescott for a second straight year at a salary cap charge of $37.7 million.

Prescott, 28, played on a $31.4 million franchise tag in 2020 before his season ended with a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle in Week 5.

Before the gruesome injury, the 27-yearold Prescott had started every game since the beginning of his rookie year after replacing an injured Tony Romo during the 2016 preseason.

In five seasons, Prescott has a team-record seven 400-yard passing games and 24 rushing TDs, the most by a Cowboys QB.

With a new contract, the Cowboys should get salary cap relief they’re expected to need with the cap falling from $198 million to a possibility of as low as $180 million. The cap has risen about $10 million per season for most of the last decade.

The Jets placed the franchise tag of an estimated $10.5 million on S Marcus Maye, according to reports. Maye, who turns 28 on Tuesday, had two INTs, two sacks and two forced fumbles last season . ... The Seahawks released 32-year-old DE Carlos Dunlap, clearing $14.1 million in salary cap space . ... The Titans agreed to trade RT Isaiah Wilson, their first-round pick last year, and a seventh-round pick in 2022 to the Dolphins for a seventh-round pick in April’s draft, according to reports. Wilson only played in four games last season.

College basketball: Creighton lifted coach Greg McDermott’s suspension for making racially insensitive remarks to his players after a game last week. McDermott, 56, created a firestorm for twice using the term “plantation” as part of an analogy urging team unity. The university suspended McDermott indefinitely Thursday. AD Bruce Rasmussen said he and university President the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson had discussions with players and their parents, former players and recruits as well as other stakeholders. Noting McDermott’s public apologies and difficult discussions with his players and others, Rasmussen said the coach has shown a willingness to learn from the mistake. The 17th-ranked Bluejays open Big East Tournament play Thursday . ... No. 14 Villanova likely will be without sophomore G Justin Moore for the Big East Tournament after suffering a severe ankle sprain over the weekend. Moore is averaging 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists this season. The 14th-ranked Wildcats, top seed in the league tournament, already are without senior PG Collin Gillespie, who’s likely out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury last week.

College football: Indiana coach Tom Allen agreed on a new seven-year contract through the 2027 season that will pay him an average salary of $4.9 million per year. Allen, 50, was named Big Ten coach of the year last season.