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AROUND THE NFL Jay Scott Smith is perplexed: @JayScottSmithJust so I understand: The NCAA can retroactively vacate wins and losses that happened 5 years ago because a guy took a cheeseburger or made money off his image before NIL, but can’t vacate a very clear instance where the wrong team won a game after being gifted…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions will attempt to patch up their offensive line tonight against the Bills.  Colton Pouncy of The Athletic: The Detroit Lions will be shorthanded in the trenches against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night. First-round pick and starting right tackle Blake Miller (knee) and starting left guard Christian Mahogany (hip) were…

AROUND THE NFL Led by 96 points in Chicago-Carolina, 2026 tied the record for most points scored in any Week 1.  Bobby Kownack of NFL.com: A 14-year Week 1 record has been matched. Thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos combining for 41 points on Monday night, the opening slate of games for the 2026 season…

AROUND THE NFL This from Kevin Patra of NFL.com: 1) Sunday’s points bonanza has NFL on brink of historyYesterday’s 13 games averaged 53.3 points, the highest-scoring Week 1 Sunday in league history, per NFL Research. Entering Monday Night Football, the average for the entire Week 1 slate is 50.0 points per game, which, if it holds tonight…

AROUND THE NFL Enjoy the rest of Week 1!  NFC EAST  DALLASWe confess to not being familiar with TE BREVYN SPANN-FORD.  But he’s done enough in the Cowboys eyes to get a three-year extension.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The Cowboys have agreed to terms with backup tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford on a three-year extension, his agent, Mike…

AROUND THE NFL Andrew Marchand of The Athletic offers some 2026 storylines in NFL TV, starting with Tony Romo: CBS announced in a press release that Tony Romo was on leave “until further notice.” Romo posted on Instagram that he has turned his attention to “my health, my family and, in time, my return to CBS.” After pleading no…

AROUND THE NFL Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com talks to a select panel of NFL execs – and they tell him who they think will win various NFL awards (no MVP votes for Lamar Jackson or Matthew Stafford): We asked league executives and scouts to sort out who will hold the hardware when the 2026 season ends. From MVP…

AROUND THE NFL The Commish will be The Commish through at least 2030.  Grant Gordon of NFL.com: Commissioner Roger Goodell has agreed to terms with NFL owners on a contract extension through the 2030 season, the league announced Sunday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter initially reported the extension. Goodell’s current contract was set to run through March of 2027 after signing…

AROUND THE NFL Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com has a list of 25 players that will be free agents at the end of the season if nothing like a contract extension happens.  Six of the 25 are Rams. The 2027 free-agent class, much like the 2027 NFL Draft class, looks better than usual. History indicates they both won’t appear…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYMarShawn L is now the bellcow back in Green Bay – but it’s not the 40-year-old former Seahawk great.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL’s decision to put running back Josh Jacobs on paid leave has opened a big door for MarShawn Lloyd in Green Bay. Lloyd enters the season as the Packers’…