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AROUND THE NFL The NFL schedule is out, and we will have detailed analysis of most of the NFC teams today, more on Friday.   Some notes –   * – Ten teams received the maximum five primetime games.  They are Chicago, Dallas, Green Bay, LA Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Seattle in the NFC and…

AROUND THE NFL It’s official.  The NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Eastern.   NFC NORTH   DETROIT With his wife having brain surgery, QB MATTHEW STAFFORD apparently did not make the start of Detroit’s offseason workouts.  Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press:   The Detroit Lions aren’t saying…

AROUND THE NFL It’s about time for the NFL schedule to be released.  The DB hears it’s coming this week, perhaps as soon as Tuesday.  John Breech of CBSSports.com tells us some things we already know:   Let’s take a look at 10 things we already know about the 2019 regular season schedule.   1.…

AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com says something the DB has been thinking:   The NFL’s owners approved adding pass interference to the list of items that can be reviewed on instant replay, but they may not have thought through all the potential consequences.   One such consequence could be additional offensive pass…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Packers GM Mark Murphy seems to be admitting that Bleacher Report’s Tyler Dunne got things at least half right in his expose on the relationship between Mike McCarthy and QB AARON RODGERS. WXOX-TV:   It’s only April but the Packers are already on the defensive.   Packers…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Is this a silly signing?  Kyle Meinke of MLive.com:   The Detroit Lions have added some experience to their quarterback competition by signing Tom Savage to a free-agent deal. Terms were not disclosed.   Savage, 28, is a sixth-year pro who spent last season as a backup in…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL announced its preseason schedule on Tuesday, at least the matchups by week.  Here are the nationally televised games:   2019 preseason national television schedule (all times Eastern)   Hall of Fame Game (Canton, Ohio)   Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons (NBC, 8 p.m.), Thursday, Aug. 1   Preseason Week 2…

AROUND THE NFL Peter King on the plight of the NFL as TV keeps taking away the best refs.  He reports Jerome Boger could be next:   The last time the NFL’s contract with officials was up for negotiation, in 2012, you might remember some of the debacle calls for the first three weeks of…