CLEVELAND (AP) — Dak Prescott barely had time to have fun getting the most important contract in NFL historical past earlier than studying it got here with a value.

His Cowboys teammates all need one thing.

“They’re anticipating Rolexes,” Prescott joked. “Everyone’s giving me their wrist measurement.”

Prescott threw a landing move hours after agreeing to a four-year, $240 million contract with Dallas and the Cowboys’ protection roughed up Deshaun Watson in his return, throttling the Cleveland Browns 33-17 of their opener Sunday.

Prescott’s deal makes him the primary participant to common $60 million per season and ends months of hypothesis about his future with the Cowboys, who’ve received 12 video games in every of the previous three years with him.

Earlier this week, Prescott, who was coming off his greatest season and coming into his closing yr underneath contract, stated he desires to be the quarterback to lastly finish the workforce’s Tremendous Bowl drought. He’ll have time to attempt.

“It’s about holding up my finish of the deal,” stated Prescott, who accomplished 19 of 32 passes for 179 yards and spent a lot of the second half stress-free on the sideline.

Prescott was preparing in his lodge room to depart for the stadium when he bought a suprising name from his agent, telling him in regards to the contract. His subsequent transfer was to hug teammate Ezekiel Elliott, whom he credited with serving to him as a younger participant.

“I’m simply tremendous excited for him,” stated Elliott, who had a 3-yard TD run in his first recreation again with the Cowboys. “I see the work he places in day in and day trip, so I couldn’t consider a extra deserving individual to get that contract.”

Prescott threw a 21-yard scoring move to Brandin Cooks within the first quarter and the Cowboys opened a 27-3 lead early within the third on KaVontae Turpin’s 60-yard punt return TD.

Brandon Aubrey kicked subject objectives of 57, 50, 46 and 40 yards for Dallas.

Prescott’s deal got here simply two weeks after the Cowboys gave extensive receiver CeeDee Lamb a four-year, $136 million contract. Lamb sat out all of coaching camp earlier than the perimeters reached an settlement.

“We’ve got a bit of little bit of expertise with distractions, so we handled it,” coach Mike McCarthy stated with fun. “The timing was totally different, however he dealt with it effectively. We made positive to congratulate him on the event as a result of that is one thing you need to have fun. However as quickly as we bought achieved, he was locked in.”

Watson performed for the primary time since breaking a bone in his proper shoulder in November. Cleveland’s QB didn’t play through the preseason and the Browns’ new-look offense didn’t look superb with him operating it.

Watson was sacked six instances, intercepted twice and the 28-year-old wasn’t sharp. He had a number of overthrows, held the ball too lengthy on some performs and infrequently seemed snug because the Cowboys blanketed his receivers.

He completed 24 of 45 for 169 yards in simply his thirteenth recreation for Cleveland since signing a $230 million totally assured deal in 2022.

At halftime, the Browns trailed by 17, had only one first down and have been being outgained 216-54.

“They got here out and hit us within the face on each side,” stated Browns Professional Bowl guard Joel Bitonio. “It was disappointing.”

On Dallas’ first scoring drive, Prescott confirmed lovely contact whereas connecting with Lamb on a 34-yard completion down the correct sideline.

Prescott was practically intercepted on the subsequent play, however then lofted his first TD move of the season to Cooks, who ran previous flat-footed security Juan Thornhill earlier than making an uncontested seize in the long run zone.

Elliott spent final season doing little with New England earlier than the Cowboys re-signed the two-time dashing champion in April after releasing him in a cost-cutting transfer. The 28-year-old barreled in to provide the Cowboys a 14-3 lead within the second quarter.

The Browns took a 3-0 lead on a 51-yard subject aim by Dustin Hopkins, who has made all 9 kicks past 50 since Cleveland acquired him in a commerce earlier than final season.

Only for kicks

Aubrey appeared to tie Justin Tucker’s NFL document with a 66-yard subject aim within the closing seconds of the primary half. Nevertheless, the boot was worn out because the Cowboys have been known as for delay of recreation regardless of coach Mike McCarthy’s vehement protests.

In his second season from Notre Dame, Aubrey made a 66-yarder through the preseason towards Las Vegas.

Man of the individuals

Browns star finish Myles Garrett shocked followers by exhibiting up at a pregame tailgate within the Muni Lot, the workforce’s notoriously rowdy parking and partying space simply east of the stadium.

The reigning AP Defensive Participant of the Yr led a gaggle of followers in a “Right here we go Brownies” chant. Garrett was joined by Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell.

Accidents

Cowboys: TE Jake Ferguson limped off within the third with a left knee harm after being tackled on a brief completion. McCarthy stated Ferguson may have imaging assessments Monday. … LB Eric Kendricks went out briefly to get fluids, however completed with two sacks and an interception.

Browns: TE David Njoku left within the third quarter with an ankle harm. Njoku, who led Cleveland in receptions and TDs final season, bought damage whereas making a 29-yard catch. … LBs Tony Fields II (ankle) and Mohamoud Diabate (hip) have been each damage.

Up subsequent

Cowboys: Host New Orleans subsequent Sunday.

Browns: At Jacksonville subsequent Sunday.

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Simply hours earlier than the Cowboys confronted the Browns on Sunday to kick off their season, proprietor and Cowboys normal supervisor Jerry Jones revealed Dallas had agreed to phrases with veteran quarterback Dak Prescott, making him the best paid participant in NFL historical past.

Contract Breakdown

Prescott’s deal prevents him from turning into a free agent after this season and retains him on the Cowboys by means of 2028. The offers contains $131 million assured, the best in NFL historical past and simply $1 million greater than Deshaun Watson’s $130 million assured contract with the Cleveland Browns.

Prescott’s $60 million a 12 months common can be the best in NFL historical past, surpassing the $55 million annual contracts signed by Joe Burrow, Jordan Love and Trevor Lawrence. His $80 million signing bonus surpasses Jordan Love’s $75 million.

His historic contract comes lower than two weeks after the Cowboys made large receiver CeeDee Lamb the second highest paid receiver within the league:

Dak Is Dwelling In Dallas

Though Prescott’s deal broke all main information, he mentioned after the Cowboys’ 33-17 win towards Cleveland, “I don’t play for the cash.”

Prescott, a fourth-round choose in 2016, has performed for the Cowboys his entire profession. He has mentioned a number of instances all year long he wish to keep in Dallas his entire profession. When requested Thursday his ideas on probably successful a Tremendous Bowl for the Cowboys, Prescott mentioned that’s what drives him.

“That’s what motivates me on being right here, simply to be the quarterback that does it, that wins it,” he mentioned. “I don’t assume that successful it some other place can be the identical as successful it right here.”

Jones mentioned his personal want for Prescott is to remain in Dallas for years to return.

“There’s plenty of me that thinks [that] I hope Dak is our quarterback for the remainder of my time,” Jones mentioned. “And that’s not simply restricted to the phrases of this contract, both. I’ve plenty of confidence in him. He brings a lot to the desk. He’s a participant that the staff follows — that’s massive.”

What’s Subsequent For The Cowboys

Dallas appears to take the subsequent step with Prescott now locked up for the foreseeable future. The Cowboys have had 5 playoff appearances since drafting him in 2016, by no means getting farther than the NFC Divisional Spherical. The Cowboys and Jones are assured Prescott will break by means of that barrier. Prescott is coming off an awesome season the place he was runner-up for MVP, throwing for 4,516 yards and 36 touchdowns.

A second Miami Dolphins participant was detained shortly after star vast receiver Tyreek Hill was pulled over and likewise handcuffed, officers stated Monday, in what the mayor referred to as a “troubling” interplay that has led to at the least one officer’s being taken off the streets.

Followers exterior Onerous Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, recorded video of police surrounding Hill earlier than he was positioned face-down on the bottom and handcuffed forward of the Dolphins’ season-opening victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

The video was broadly shared on social media.

A teammate, defensive lineman Calais Campbell, later advised reporters he was driving by and stopped to attempt to de-escalate the scenario earlier than he was additionally detained.

A police consultant confirmed Monday that Campbell, a extremely revered 38-year-old veteran and former Walter Payton Man of the 12 months winner, was additionally detained.

The spokesperson declined to supply extra particulars, together with the names of the officers who pulled Hill over and handcuffed the gamers, citing an ongoing inner affairs investigation. 

Not less than 4 officers might be seen within the video.

Miami-Dade Police Director Stephanie Daniels stated Sunday that she has ordered an inner affairs investigation and that one of many officers had been positioned on administrative duties pending the investigation.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava stated in a press release Sunday that she counseled authorities’ name “for a swift inner evaluation.”

“Lately our nation has confronted essential conversations on using power, and the inner evaluation course of will reply questions on why the troubling actions proven in public video footage have been taken by the officer,” she stated.

Hill was cited for reckless driving and driving with out a license, stated his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. These violations shouldn’t have led officers to detain Hill, he stated.

“I don’t wish to communicate for him, but it surely actually felt like he wasn’t handled pretty,” Rosenhaus advised NBC South Florida on Sunday. “Issues escalated uncontrolled.”

A police union consultant stated Monday that Hill wasn’t cooperative and that he refused “to take a seat on the curb,” resulting in his being “redirected” to the bottom.

The officer who has been placed on administrative obligation is a 25-year veteran of the division, based on the union.

“When the officers have been making an attempt to speak to him, he was being very uncooperative,” Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Affiliation, advised NBC South Florida.

“They requested him to roll the window down. You possibly can see from the video he doesn’t roll the window down,” Stahl stated. “It’s going forwards and backwards. There’s a little little bit of suspicion why he’s not rolling the window down, after which he’s slightly bit agitated as he’s getting out of the automobile, and they also simply put him in handcuffs, simply to make it possible for he’s going to remain protected and we’re going to remain protected.”

Steadman stated Hill ought to have complied with officers within the second and filed a grievance later if he disagreed with any of their actions.

“He shook the arms with the officers on the finish of it, earlier than he left, and there was an apology on his behalf for his actions,” Steadman stated.

Hill’s agent couldn’t be instantly reached for remark by NBC Information on Monday.

A police spokesperson stated the company couldn’t touch upon the union’s account of occasions.

“Our workplace and our division can not present any info, any feedback,” the police spokesperson stated. “They [the union] don’t fall below that very same rule.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated he was assured that investigators can be in a position decide whether or not police took right motion.

“I’ve confidence in businesses all through this state that they wish to uphold the best requirements of professionalism, and if, for some cause, that wasn’t adopted right here, I do know that they’ll, they’ll make that clear,” DeSantis advised reporters Monday at an occasion to debate the rising prices of condominium security upgrades.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and positioned face down on a road outdoors the crew’s stadium after he was stopped for dashing and reckless driving Sunday morning earlier than the Dolphins’ first sport of the season, an incident that left the star vast receiver baffled and resulted in a police officer being positioned on administrative go away.

The officer, who was not recognized, was one in every of not less than three concerned in detaining Hill. Some followers noticed Hill being handcuffed and captured video on their technique to the sport, and it shortly went viral on social media.

Miami-Dade Police director Stephanie V. Daniels mentioned she had launched an inside affairs investigation.

Instructed after the sport that the officer was positioned on go away pending the result of the investigation, Hill mentioned: “That ought to let you know every thing it’s essential know.”

Added defensive sort out Calais Campbell, who was additionally briefly handcuffed after coming to his teammate’s support: “That is sensible based mostly on the scenario.”

Hill, who mentioned he respects law enforcement officials and desires to be one when he retires from soccer, mentioned he “had no thought” why police positioned him in handcuffs.

“I wasn’t disrespectful as a result of my mother didn’t elevate me that means,” Hill mentioned. “Didn’t cuss. Didn’t do none of that. Like I mentioned, I’m nonetheless attempting to determine it out, man.”

Hill starred on the sphere for the Dolphins, catching seven passes for 130 yards — together with an 80-yard touchdown that helped Miami rally for a 20-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill celebrated the rating by mimicking being handcuffed.

Hill, who’s Black, mentioned he did not need to use his celeb to get out of the scenario however puzzled what would’ve occurred if he weren’t an NFL star.

“I don’t need to convey race into it, however generally it will get type of iffy once you do,” he mentioned. “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? Lord is aware of what that man or guys would have completed. I used to be simply ensuring that I used to be doing what my uncle all the time instructed me to do everytime you’re in a scenario like that: ‘Simply pay attention, put your palms on the steering wheel and simply pay attention.’”

Daniels mentioned in a press release earlier Sunday that she requested an “quick evaluate” of the small print surrounding the incident, including that the division would evaluate accessible physique digicam footage.

In a later assertion, Daniels mentioned: “I am dedicated to transparency and accountability to the neighborhood with any scenario involving my officers.”

Hill mentioned every thing occurred so quick it caught him off guard.

“I’m simply glad that my teammates had been there to help me in that scenario as a result of I felt alone,” Hill added.

Campbell mentioned he was driving into Exhausting Rock Stadium when he noticed Hill handcuffed, and he stopped to assist. The 17-year NFL veteran ended up in handcuffs as effectively, saying officers instructed him it was as a result of he disobeyed their direct orders.

“I’d seen, I really feel like extreme drive, so I get out of the automobile to type of simply attempt to de-escalate the scenario,” Campbell mentioned, additionally calling the incident “a bit excessive.”

Hill, who led the NFL in receiving yards in 2023, mentioned he spoke to his spouse and household after he was detained and earlier than the sport kicked off.

His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, known as it a “heartbreaking scenario” on ESPN.

“How issues escalated into the scenario that they had been in, in handcuffs and being held on the bottom with police, is mindboggling to me,” Rosenhaus mentioned. “I am deeply involved by that. Very troubled. We can be wanting into it. We can be investigating this. We’ll look out for Tyreek, however I am not going to make any allegations presently. A very powerful factor is Tyreek is OK bodily, mentally he was very distraught about what occurred.”

It is not the primary off-field incident involving Hill.

He was accused of punching his girlfriend in school and bought kicked off the crew at Oklahoma State. In 2019, prosecutors in suburban Kansas Metropolis declined to cost Hill after an alleged home violence incident involving his fiancee and their 3-year-old baby.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy mentioned the league has been in touch with the Dolphins about Sunday’s incident, however declined to remark additional.

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Alanis Thames, The Related Press