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The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 10, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 10, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Phil Savage was a great face for the Senior Bowl for the last six years, but no more. Curtis Crabtree of ProFootballTalk.com: The Senior Bowl and Phil Savage are “mutually parting ways” after six years with Savage serving as the event’s director. “The national…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 9, 2018 AROUND THE NFL OverTheCap.com theorizes that these are the teams that have “earned” compensatory 3rd round draft picks next year by letting outgoing free agents sign for big money (APY is Average Per Year of the new contract): Team Round Compensated Free Agent APY WAS 3 Kirk Cousins …
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 8, 2018
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 8, 2018 AROUND THE NFL With the Sedins of hockey fame retiring, fans of twins can turn to the NFL. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: The Seahawks made news at the NFL draft when they selected Shaquem Griffin, the twin brother of Seattle’s second-year player Shaquill Griffin. But the Patriots…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, May 7, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, May 7, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Mark Maske of the Washington Post says the NFL owners are hopelessly divided about whether to require conventional standing for the National Anthem. NFL owners are considering a compromise solution to the sport’s national anthem policy that would make it a team-by-team decision whether to…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, may 6, 2018
NASCAR Information Sunday, May 6, 2018 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kevin Harvick (Earliest in career to 4 wins / Career-high: 5 wins – 2006 & ’14) Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Kyle Busch Most top 3 finishes this season: 7 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season:…
Read MoreNASCAR Kansas Sunday, may 6, 2018
NASCAR Kansas Sunday, May 6, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES KANSAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Kansas races: 24 Kurt Busch, Harvick, Kenseth & Newman (Every race) Most Kansas wins: 3 Jeff Gordon & Jimmie Johnson Most Kansas 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kevin Harvick Most Kansas top 3 finishes: 8 Jimmie Johnson Most Kansas top 5 finishes: 11 Jeff Gordon…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, May 3, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 3, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com with an update on the fate of the kickoff. The NFL is finalizing a proposal to make significant changes to the kickoff, intensifying the tweaks of recent years in what might be a final attempt to salvage the most dangerous play…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 2, 2018
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 2, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Demand exceeds supply in London. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: The good news for the NFL is that its London fan base is big enough that games at Wembley Stadium sell out quickly. The bad news is there’s a growing perception among the UK fan…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 1, 2018
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 1, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Shad Khan has big plans for Wembley. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Jaguars owner Shahid Khan is attempting to complete a purchase of Wembley Stadium, England’s marquee “football” field, and he wants to put the NFL’s marquee game there. Khan told the BBC that if…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, April 30, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, April 30, 2018 AROUND THE NFL Plenty of draft grades today – we sorted them by team and edited some of the comments for space (Rob Rang of NFL Draft Scout, Nate Davis of USA TODAY, Pete Prisco of CBS Sports). The Bears, Buccaneers and Broncos are the killer B’s with…
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