FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott no longer has the highest 2025 salary cap figure in the NFL.

The Cowboys have restructured Prescott's contract and created $36.6 million in cap space, a source told ESPN on Wednesday. The Cowboys converted $45.75 million of Prescott's base salary to a signing bonus, reducing his cap figure from $89.89 million to $53.29 million.

In the past two days, the Cowboys have created $56.6 million in cap room by restructuring the contracts of Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. But that doesn't mean they will spend big when free agency begins next week.

"I'm not looking at free agency as a place to fill voids," owner and general manager Jerry Jones said.

That doesn't mean the Cowboys don't have needs for their roster.

"Not if you include what might work for us in the draft and what we're doing with our own roster relative to who we want to sign," Jones said.

The restructures do not impact a potential extension for All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons, who is set to play the 2025 season on the fifth-year option of his rookie deal at $22.06 million. A contract extension would lower that number, creating more cap room for the Cowboys.

Parsons told ESPN late last season that he does not need to be the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL and said after the season ended that he wanted the Cowboys to be a player in free agency. The Cowboys recently opened discussions with Parsons' agent on an extension.

The timing of when a deal gets finalized is not overly important to Jones. Last year, the Cowboys did not sign Lamb until the end of training camp and signed Prescott hours before the season opener.

"We get criticized because we wait until the end or what you would call the end, and that is lining up for the first game," Jones said. "It just happens that way. I've been one of the earliest out there on several contracts in my 35 years."

On Tuesday, the Cowboys signed Parsons' running mate, defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa, to a four-year, $80 million deal that included $52 million guaranteed. His 2025 cap number is $6.25 million.

Executive vice president Stephen Jones said the Cowboys would be "selectively aggressive" in free agency this year, compared to a year ago when they lost key free agents such as left tackle Tyron Smith, running back Tony Pollard, center Tyler Biadasz, defensive ends Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler, and defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins from a 12-5 team in 2023 and did little to replace them.

"As opportunity would come up from [outside], not the draft, not from within, as the opportunity comes up, we'll weigh it," Jerry Jones said. "Last year, we would have waited, but we'll look and see the opportunity to improve on the plan that basically both defense and offense is to complement what we're wanting to do with a Dak-led team."

With free agency looming next week, the Cowboys have a number of pending free agents they would like to keep, including cornerback Jourdan Lewis, punter Bryan Anger and running back Rico Dowdle. Last year's leading tackler, linebacker Eric Kendricks, is set to be a free agent, as is longtime defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence.

If Lawrence leaves and with the retirement of All-Pro right guard Zack Martin, Prescott, a fourth-round pick in 2016, would be the longest-tenured member of the Cowboys.

As for Prescott's contract, the drop in this year's cap number will lead to a $9.15 million increase in his 2026 cap number to $76.8 million.

SEATTLE -- Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf has requested a trade away from Seattle and prefers to be dealt to a contending team, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Metcalf, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, made his trade request Wednesday after a series of conversations over the past two weeks, the source told Schefter. The request came on the same day the Seahawks announced the release of franchise great and fellow receiver Tyler Lockett in an expected move.

The Seahawks are upset that news of Metcalf's trade request was leaked on a day the organization was celebrating Lockett's 10-year career in Seattle, a source told ESPN. The source said the team will explore a Metcalf trade, adding, "We will do what's best for the Seahawks."

Metcalf's agent did not respond to a request for comment from ESPN.

The team had already engaged in trade discussions regarding Metcalf before Wednesday, according to a source, though it's not clear if they were actively shopping the receiver or merely listening to trade offers.

Metcalf, 27, is seeking a new deal as he enters the final year of the three-year, $72 million extension he signed in 2022. He's set to make a little over $18 million in 2025. Trading him before June 1 would clear nearly $10.9 million in salary cap space but would force the Seahawks to take on $21 million in dead money this season.

Metcalf is coming off a 66-catch, 992-yard, five-touchdown season, having missed two games with a knee injury.

With speculation mounting about his future in Seattle as he entered a contract year, general manager John Schneider brushed off a question about the receiver's situation at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. Coach Mike Macdonald has talked publicly about Metcalf being a focal point of Seattle's offense in 2025, reiterating at the combine that they had to get him more involved after he finished last season with 108 targets in 15 games.

Macdonald previously talked about how his interviews with offensive coordinator candidates included questions about how they would maximize Metcalf, and that his pick for the job, Klint Kubiak, had a strong plan.

Metcalf averaged nine targets over the Seahawks' first six games last season. He hurt his MCL in Week 7, missed two games and then averaged just under six targets the rest of the season. Macdonald noted that Metcalf still wasn't 100% healthy while citing the emergence of second-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba -- who led the team with 100 catches, 1,130 receiving yards and six touchdowns -- as another factor.

The Seahawks traded up to draft Metcalf with the final pick of the second round in 2019. Despite running a 4.33 second 40-yard dash at the combine at 6-foot-3 and 228 pounds, he had fallen in the draft due in part to concerns about his route running as well as a serious neck injury that had ended his final college season at Ole Miss.

But Metcalf quickly became a star, finishing with 900 receiving yards as a rookie before setting a franchise record with 1,303 in 2020. He made the Pro Bowl in his second season and again in 2023. His 6,324 receiving yards are the most in team history over a player's first six seasons. That total ranks 11th among wide receivers since 2019, while Metcalf's 48 receiving touchdowns are fifth most in that span.

Metcalf's 38 total penalties are 10 more than any other wide receiver had since 2019. He has drawn criticism for a sometimes-undisciplined playing style, with several of his penalties coming for after-the-whistle infractions.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Bill Belichick has seen North Carolina run through only two practices this spring -- players in shorts and jerseys without names or numbers -- so he's not making any grand pronouncements about the caliber of team he's working with.

But the one thing he says he feels confident in is the Tar Heels will be built his way and without compromise.

"I don't really have any expectations," Belichick said. "It's going to be up to each individual. I know we've got a good plan, I know we can do the right things to put a good product on the field. Everybody that buys into it and wants to be a part of it, will be a part of it. And if they don't, they can go somewhere else. That's their decision."

Belichick said he has been encouraged by the team's progress since he arrived, though he said the early days of spring practice haven't offered many insights.

But unlike his time in the NFL, the 72-year-old Belichick said he expected to use the spring as an opportunity to develop players through contact and physicality -- particularly in the run game and along the line of scrimmage, something that was difficult to do during minicamps and OTAs in the pros.

"We didn't have pads to do things like that," Belichick said. "Contact is very limited in the NFL in the spring. There really isn't any."

One group that won't have much contact is the quarterbacks. UNC's depth chart at the position is thin, with Purdue transfer Ryan Browne and true freshman Bryce Baker. Last season's Week 1 starter, Max Johnson, remains as well, but he's recovering from a broken leg sustained in the opener.

Belichick said Johnson was "getting better," and UNC was adjusting his workload each day based on how he responded to the previous day's efforts.

Beyond that, Belichick said the first few practices at UNC have been as much an onboarding for players as a chance for the staff to evaluate what it has.

"It's kind of similar to what a rookie minicamp would be and time with the rookies," Belichick said. "... We're starting to put everything together -- here's how we do things, here's what our expectations are, this is what you need to do to be successful. They've embraced that and tried to do it.

"We haven't accomplished anything, but we're a lot further along than we were five weeks ago. We're getting there."

It's also a chance for Belichick to get back to doing what he does best.

"That's the great thing about being a head coach -- I can coach anybody I want," Belichick said. "I can coach the line, I can yell at the tight ends, I can yell at the DBs, I can yell at the kickers.

"I can go to any group I want and coach them. And honestly, that's the fun part."

Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has signed a deal to become the head men's basketball coach at Miami, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

An official announcement is expected Thursday morning.

Lucas is expected to leave Duke and join Miami after the conclusion of the regular season, sources told ESPN. The No. 2 Blue Devils are projected to earn a 1-seed in the East Region and are one of the leading contenders to win the national championship.

Lucas, 36, has played a key role in building Duke's 27-3 team. He helped head coach Jon Scheyer land the nation's top recruiting class in 2024, led by No. 1 recruit Cooper Flagg, and 2025, headlined by Cameron Boozer and twin brother Cayden Boozer.

He has also helped architect one of the country's top defenses, with Duke ranking in the top five in adjusted defensive efficiency and 2-point field goal percentage defense.

Scheyer hired Lucas in 2022 after two seasons at Kentucky and four seasons at Texas. Lucas is the son of former Maryland All-American and No. 1 NBA draft pick John Lucas II, also a longtime NBA coach and assistant.

"Absolutely he's a head coach, no question about it," Scheyer said of Lucas last month. "It's part of why I hired him. The job he's done for us has been incredible ... I can tell you, 100%, Jai is an amazing coach. He's been great for these guys. We'll continue to move forward together and figure all that out. But he's terrific, man. All across the board, he's great."

Lucas is replacing Jim Larrañaga, 75, who stepped down in December in the midst of his 14th season with the Hurricanes. He led Miami to six NCAA tournaments and four Sweet 16 appearances, including a Final Four run in 2023.

The Hurricanes went 11-6 in NCAA tournament games under Larrañaga, winning two ACC regular-season championships.

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby agreed to a three-year, $106.5 million contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders that makes him the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

The extension, announced without terms by the Raiders, includes $91.5 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN, and keeps Crosby under contract through the 2029 season.

"I told him last night, 'This is not for what you've done, but for what you're about to do,'" general manager John Spytek said at a news conference. "He's chasing championships, and so are we."

Said Crosby: "It's an honor to be held at that high of a standard. I take that seriously."

His extension, which averages $35.5 million per season, surpasses those for Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson ($35 million AAV), 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa ($34.2 million) and Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb ($34 million). It's the first deal of a busy offseason for edge rushers across the league, with Trey Hendrickson, Myles Garrett, Aidan Hutchinson, T.J. Watt and Micah Parsons also in line for new contracts.

Crosby has developed into one of the league's top edge rushers since the Raiders drafted him in the fourth round of the 2019 draft. Since entering the league, Crosby has totaled 59.5 sacks -- tied for fifth most in the NFL -- and is third in franchise history behind Greg Townsend (107.5) and Howie Long (84).

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In 2024, Crosby totaled 45 tackles and 7.5 sacks in 12 games before his season was cut short because of ankle surgery.

He had two years left -- with a base salary of $22.2 million in 2025 and $18.8 million in 2026 --- on the four-year extension he signed in 2022, but he didn't have any more guaranteed money. Last offseason, the Raiders gave Crosby a $6 million raise ahead of the 2024 campaign while moving $1.2 million from his 2026 salary into 2025.

The Raiders have made the playoffs only once in Crosby's six years with the organization, but he's hopeful things will turn around under Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll.

"I am extremely excited and motivated," said Crosby, who added that he's "getting close" following surgery and has been running on the treadmill. "I have been here for seven years and it has been a blessing. ... A lot of people in this building have helped me. I am about to be five years sober in a week and without that, I wouldn't be here."

Spytek said Crosby's deal sets the tone for a new era for the Raiders.

"We want to grow this to a place that people want to be," Spytek said, "When Maxx -- and it's no secret it hasn't been sunshine and roses here -- makes a commitment to the Raiders and stands for everything [we] talk about, that speaks volumes. I hope it's noticed around the league."

Spytek didn't comment at the NFL scouting combine on whether a new deal with Crosby would get done this offseason, but he made it clear that he wanted the 27-year-old defensive end to be in Las Vegas for the long term and that Crosby embodies the type of players he and Carroll want for the organization.

"This is a big commitment, and there is no one we'd rather do it with than Maxx," Spytek said. "And what he stands for, the way he plays the game and the passion. That's what Coach and I have talked about, and actions are louder than words."

Legendary high school coach Kevin Boyle, winner of eight of the past 12 national championships, told ESPN he will depart Florida's Montverde Academy for Spire Academy in Ohio at season's end.

Boyle, a four-time Naismith High School Coach of the Year and future Hall of Famer, has coached three No. 1 NBA draft picks and also recently coached Duke star Cooper Flagg -- the projected No. 1 pick this year.

Boyle says the move was necessary in light of seismic changes underway in the high school and college basketball worlds over the past few years. Since 2021, players across the sport have been permitted to receive financial compensation by profiting from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), transforming players' decision-making process in planning their pathways to college, where significant earnings can await.

"The entire landscape of high school basketball has changed," Boyle said. "There are new platforms for players to showcase themselves. Interest is growing. Expectations have changed, with players now having professional representation. Top prospects are looking for ways to maximize their development and image.

"This new situation necessitates different strategies, and Jonathan Ehrenfeld, our managing partner at Spire Academy, has the vision and commitment to help us forge the path forward. I want to thank Montverde for 14 great years and Jon Hopman and David Bernatavitz for all their support."

Boyle arrived at Montverde in 2011 from St. Patrick High School in New Jersey, quickly building the rural, suburban Orlando prep school into a national powerhouse. He coached numerous top NBA draft picks, including Cade Cunningham, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett, Ben Simmons, D'Angelo Russell and Jalen Duren.

Flagg, who spent two years at Montverde and was part of a team that went a perfect 33-0 last season, along with projected first-round picks Derik Queen (Maryland), Liam McNeeley (UConn), and Asa Newell (Georgia), called Boyle "the greatest high school coach of all time," in a statement provided to ESPN.

Flagg added that "playing for Coach Boyle was a huge step in my basketball journey. His belief and confidence in me pushed me to grow and become the player I am today."

McNeeley echoed those thoughts, saying Boyle "is the best high school basketball coach of all time, and I wish I could play for him just one more time."

Montverde, currently 19-6, will attempt to extend its season this weekend in the inaugural Nike EYBL Scholastic Tournament in North Augusta, South Carolina. The winner of the 10-team tournament will earn an automatic berth to the Chipotle High School National Championship tournament in Indianapolis, which starts April 3.

PHOENIX -- After his competitive fire helped lead the Phoenix Suns to a comeback win they desperately needed, superstar Kevin Durant passionately criticized the reaction to a brief, heated exchange he had with coach Mike Budenholzer early in Tuesday's game.

TNT cameras caught Durant and Budenholzer barking at each other during a timeout in the first quarter of Phoenix's 119-117 win over the LA Clippers. After Budenholzer grabbed Durant's left forearm, an attempt to stop the 15-time All-Star so they could continue the conversation that stemmed from a disagreement regarding an offensive set, Durant jerked his arm away and continued walking toward the bench before turning around to exchange more words.

After sparking a rally from a 23-point deficit, Durant expressed dismay that the interaction became fodder for social media and created speculation about the issues for a Phoenix team that had lost 11 of 14 games before rallying to beat the Clippers.

"That's what usually happens when you don't know dynamics of the relationship," Durant said after scoring 19 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter. "You catch something on TV, you get a quote and now you pushing that narrative as if me and Bud don't do that s--- all the time. We [are] competitive as two individuals who want to see things done the right way, and sometimes my way ain't the way that Bud want to do it and vice versa.

"He allows me as a player on the team, a veteran on the team, to voice my opinion. If we both didn't care, we would never have stuff like that, you know what I'm saying? So I'm glad that the win is going to sweep all of that stupid stuff under the rug. Because people couldn't wait. Even some people in Phoenix, in here, couldn't wait to run with that and say, 'This is the reason why the team ain't playing well, because of that specific thing.' But come on man, that shows that me and Bud really care about trying to right this ship and trying to win basketball games."

As Durant noted, there have been several occasions this season when he has shouted at Budenholzer during games, and Durant said there will surely be more such instances. Durant said he wished the television broadcasts would highlight when Budenholzer and him are "smiling on the bench and we tapping each other in the chest and slap hands" after their discussions result in a solution.

"We're like old friends or whatever where we're always probably grabbing and talking to each other," Budenholzer said. "I thought actually his energy and his voice tonight was great. I think there was some kind of offensive play. He wanted something, I wanted something [else] and it's the beauty of basketball. But really from that moment, his voice and him talking -- feedback, ideas, suggestions -- was really I think a big part of the night."

The Suns trailed by 19 points entering the fourth quarter and took the lead for good when Devin Booker finished with a lefty layup in transition off a feed from Collin Gillespie. According to ESPN Research, it was the largest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history.

Durant credited Budenholzer's adjustments for putting the Suns in position to pull off their largest comeback win of the season, topping a rally from a 21-point deficit, also against the Clippers, in an Oct. 31 road victory.

Durant specifically cited Budenholzer's decision to insert Gillespie, a guard on a two-way contract that the superstar praised as "a dog," into the lineup late in the third quarter. Gillespie didn't exit the game until there were 4 seconds remaining, contributing 10 points, 3 assists and several energy plays in 15 minutes, as the Suns outscored the Clippers by 21 with him on the court.

"Coach made a great adjustment throwing him in there," Durant said. "Coach was just perfect, to be honest. Every adjustment he made was incredible. He was catalyst for all of it."

Durant's emotion was on display during the Suns' comeback. After the Suns sliced the lead to 10 early in the fourth quarter, Durant stood near midcourt and waved his hand toward the crowd during a Clippers timeout, attempting to generate some energy from the PHX Arena sellout crowd that had peppered the Suns with boos earlier. When the fans didn't instantly respond, Durant stepped closer to the stands and waved both arms, eventually eliciting a roar.

"I mean, just looking around after we were down 20, it looked like they were having a terrible time, and I hate putting that type of product on the court," Durant said. "I know we should focus on the game and focus on the game plan and not look into the crowd and not engage with the crowd, keep it professional. All that s--- they tell us. But I survey the crowd and see, because we need them, we need that energy. So I looked around and it just looked dead and only way to spark it up is to make some plays. See the ball go through the rim, and we did."

The Suns (29-33), one of the NBA's most disappointing teams, remain in 11th place in the Western Conference standings. Phoenix is three games behind the injury-ravaged Dallas Mavericks for the conference's final play-in spot.

"I told the guys, man, we should not focus on the big picture," Durant said. "Everything should be right in the moment. That's what we focus on. The next possession should be the most important. We would love to say that this win is going to ignite us and push us to win some in a row and have a storybook ending of us going to [playoffs]. All that stuff, it sounds good to say, but for us it's about the next possession, next day matters.

"We can't focus too far down the line because we don't got that luxury to do that. So stay in the moment as much as we can, enjoy where we are and put your best effort in that moment and see what happens."