Prescott to sign exclusive franchise tender
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott plans to sign his exclusive franchise tender on Monday, a source confirms to The Dallas Morning News' Calvin Watkins.
Once Prescott officially signs his franchise tag, he will be contractually obligated to report to training camp on time, whether or not he and the Cowboys have agreed upon an extension.
Training camp will take place at The Star in Frisco, Texas. It is tentative ly scheduled to open the third full week of July, but at this stage, the NFL has not made a determination on when camps will officially open.
Prescott's franchise tag number increased from $26.8 million to $31.4 million after salaries for restricted free agents were finalized this offseason.
The two sides still have until the July 15 deadline to reach an extension before Prescott is locked into playing on the tag in 2020.
DOLPHINS: Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL's only perfect season in 1972, died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, daughter Allie said.
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka. They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance, inspired by the popular 1969 movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
Kiick ("Butch") made the American Football League All-Star team in his first two seasons and played on Miami's back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams in 1972-73. Kiick had two touchdowns for the '72 Dolphins in the AFC championship game, and also scored in the Super Bowl victory that capped their 17-0 season under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula.
Shula died May 4 at age 90.
STEELERS: Bill Hillgrove, the longtime radio voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers and
University of Pittsburgh, has been charged with drunken driving after he crashed his car into a supermarket window.
CHARGERS: Former NFL and USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk has died, USC announced on Sunday. He was 26 years old. The cause of death was not reported.
Tuerk was a third-round draft pick by the then-San Diego Chargers in 2016. At USC, Tuerk was the firstever true freshman to start at left tackle in program history.