The Daily Briefing Monday, March 14, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA QB KIRK COUSINS is extended for a year, giving him two years now left on his deal.  Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The 2022 season will be Kirk Cousins’ fifth as the Vikings’ quarterback. He’s got a new contract that could keep him around for…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, March 11, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears new regime is getting rid of EDGE KHALIL MACK.  Adam Schefter of ESPN.com: The Chicago Bears are finalizing a trade that will send six-time Pro-Bowl defensive end Khalil Mack to the Los Angeles Chargers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.   The Chargers are…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 10, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT WR JOSH REYNOLDS, a former Ram like QB JARED GOFF, is re-upping with the Lions. Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Wide receiver Josh Reynolds went through the free agency process last year and wound up signing with the Titans, but the move turned out poorly as he fell…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 9, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The rumormongers said QB AARON RODGERS took $200 million to stay in Green Bay.  He denies the former, but confirms the latter. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com: The beautiful mystery tour will continue. Aaron Rodgers is not done with the Green Bay Packers just yet, and…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, March 8, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We have a cap for 2022 – and it is more than $200 million.  Michael Baca of NFL.com: The salary cap for the 2022 season has been set, and the number signifies a return to normalcy.   The NFL’s salary cap has risen to $208.2 million per team for the…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, March 7, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Peter King thinks the powers that be will resist the siren call of moving the Scouting Combine, an Indianapolis institution, to a more glamorous locale: The Combine’s locale On Saturday, the day I left, I asked a major NFL operative what he’d heard about the site of the 2023 combine.…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, March 6, 2022

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Las Vegas Alex Bowman Las Vegas 3/22 winner – Started 13th, Stage 1 winner & finished 19th in Stage 2, 16 laps led including final 3, avg. running pos.: 6.6 Winner pit stops: Alex Bowman (9 Stops) Lap 32, 65, 83, 106, 136, 138, 168, 218 (Green), 267 Longest…

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NASCAR Phoenix Sunday, March 6, 2022

PHOENIX RACEWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Phoenix 3/21 Martin Truex Jr. Phoenix March winner – Started 5th, finished 17th in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, first lead on lap 224, 64 laps led Winner pit stops: Martin Truex Jr. (7 Stops) 33, 79, 141 (Green), 194, 254 (Green), 264, 284 Longest green…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, March 4, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Roaming the corridors and lobbies of Indy, Jeff Howe of The Athletic says the rest of the NFL thinks QB AARON RODGERS will remain a Packer. There’s a widespread belief around the league that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will remain with the Packers. Teams have inquired…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 3, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL declares COVID is over.  Sam Farmer of the LA Times: @LATimesfarmer NFL is dropping all COVID protocols. Teams just got the memo. No more mandatory testing, Kinexon devices… masking on a team-by-team basis. NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Coach Matt LaFleur is not bothering QB AARON RODGERS.  Rob…

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