The Daily Briefing Friday, February 24, 2017

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 24, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL’s new Hall of Fame Weekend schedule will feature the Cowboys and the Cardinals on Thursday night.  Marc Sessler of NFL.com:   The Hall of Fame has picked opponents for its annual preseason showdown.   The Dallas Cowboys will face the Arizona Cardinals on…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 23, 2017

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 23, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Mike Sando of ESPN.com put a lot of work into a “quarterback carousel” where you can match 14 spinning QBs (including some rookies) with 10 QB-needy teams (Dallas?) and see how things match up.    Here are a couple of examples –   Jay Cutler…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 21, 2017

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 21, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS The Cowboys have reworked some deals and will be cap compliant.  Todd Archer at ESPN.com:   Whenever the 2017 salary cap is finalized, the Dallas Cowboys don’t have to worry about getting under the allowed amount.   On Monday the Cowboys…

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NASCAR Sunday, February 19, 2017

NASCAR Sunday, February 19, 2017 DAYTONA 500 & DUEL STATS HIGHLIGHTS  • Most Daytona 500s: 33 Dave Marcis • Most Daytona 500s (Active): 29 Michael Waltrip (Darrell Waltrip raced in 28 Daytona 500s) • Most Daytona 500 wins: 7 Richard Petty • Most Daytona 500 wins (Active): 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 20, 2017

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Peter King of TheMMQB outlines the offseason QB market, as he sees it, with an emphasis on TONY ROMO:   Let’s take a morning to set the table for the event of this off-season: the re-setting of the quarterback market in the NFL.   The…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, February 17, 2017

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 17, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Gregg Rosenthal at NFL.com with lists of possible big cuts coming up in the next few weeks.  First in the NFC:   Strong candidates for release   1) Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings: This is not the first offseason with Peterson’s future in doubt. Even…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 16, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH   ATLANTA Ex-WR Roddy White’s time in Atlanta came to an end at the hands of Kyle Shanahan.  And now that Kyle Shanahan’s time in Atlanta has come to an end, White kicks him out the door.  Steven Ruiz at USA TODAY reports…

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NASCAR Thursday, February 16, 2017

NASCAR Thursday, February 16, 2017 59th Annual Daytona “500” – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series – Daytona International Speedway – 2/26/2017 Last Update: 2/16/2017 9:14:00 AM

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 14, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS WR VICTOR CRUZ, who grew up nearly in the shadow of the Meadowlands, is a Giant  no longer.  ESPN.com:   The New York Giants have released wide receiver Victor Cruz in a move that creates significant salary-cap space, a…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 13, 2017

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 13, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report with one guess on how the quarterback carousel will spin in the next few months:   In a league with 32 teams and fewer than 32 franchise quarterbacks, starting-caliber signal-callers don’t often become available.   Most offseasons, trade rumors…

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