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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was taken to hospital after suffering an ugly right ankle injury Sunday in the NFL team's game against the New York Giants in Dallas.

Prescott was running the ball with 6:33 left to play in the third quarter when he was pulled down by Giants cornerback Logan Ryan, his leg getting twisted underneath him.

Players and coaches gathered around him and Prescott was in tears as he was carted off the field, his ankle and foot already encased in a pressure cast.

Ohio State football players had to sign a waiver acknowledging COVID-19 risks before they could take part in voluntary workouts, but the school is framing it as a 'pledge' and claiming that it's for education, and not legal purposes. 

The Columbus Dispatch, through a public records request, obtained the two-page waiver that outlined potential risks and instructed the players to abide by school health and safety protocols. By signing the document, each player made a 'pledge to take responsibility for my own health and help stop the spread of the COVID-19.' 

In the document, the school said it is 'following the coronavirus guidelines issued by the CDC and other experts to reduce the spread of infection' but that didn't guarantee the university could reduce all risks of contracting the coronavirus or other infections.

The NFL responded Saturday to an opinion piece written by former NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart regarding free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

In the article written for CNN, Lockhart called for an NFL team to sign Kaepernick. He singled out the Minnesota Vikings because of his belief that Kaepernick could help bring the community back together after the death of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis on Monday.

According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the following in response: "Colin is a free agent. Clubs may sign him if they choose to do so."

Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season. In 2016, Kaepernick began kneeling during the playing of the national anthem to protest racial inequality, social injustice and police brutality.

Lockhart wrote in the article that Kaepernick should have been signed in 2017, and he explained why he believes Minnesota would be the perfect landing spot for him now:

Demand for advertising space during the NFL draft broadcast has reached unprecedented levels due to the growing popularity of the event and a lack of other live sports opportunities, Disney Advertising Sales said this week.

The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out most of the U.S. sports calendar, but the three-day draft will go forward in a “virtual” format, with players participating from home, and be broadcast on Disney-owned networks ABC and ESPN starting on Thursday.

The high demand has led to a double-digit year-over-year increase in revenue from the event, said James Minnich, vice president, revenue yield management at Disney Advertising Sales.

Rob Gronkowski has made a stunning return from retirement to be reunited with former New England Patriots team-mate Tom Brady at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reports said on Tuesday.

Hall of Fame shoo-in Gronkowski quit the NFL after playing a pivotal role in helping Brady and the Patriots win a record-equalling sixth Super Bowl title against the Los Angeles Rams last year.

The 30-year-old has often been linked to a return to the sport in the past year and had consistently refused to rule out ending his retirement for one last crack at the NFL.