The Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com on the lack of angst in signing rookie draft picks, with one possible hiccup to come: Before 2011, few rookies signed their initial NFL contracts before the Fourth of July. Now, most are signed, sealed, and delivered before Memorial Day. This year, less than two weeks after the draft ended, 58 percent…

AROUND THE NFL Jeffri Chadiha of NFL.com tries to match the 8 of the top remaining free agents with new homes: We all know Aaron Rodgers will dominate the spotlight as he decides whether to continue his career as the next quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Amari Cooper is the hottest name still available at wide receiver, and…

AROUND THE NFL DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL, the man with three first names, uses TMZ.com to send an ad for his services: Jason Pierre-Paul tells TMZ Sports he wants back in the NFL badly … and he’s promising any team that gives him a shot in 2025 will not be disappointed in the slightest. The two-time Super Bowl champion —…

AROUND THE NFL Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com has a panel of college coaches who dish on the players taken in the draft.  We have several excerpts down below – and here is one comparing and contrasting the two Big Ten tight ends that went in the first round: Many expected Penn State’s Tyler Warren to be the first…

AROUND THE NFL Axios with a sports scoop, albeit one with political ramifications: President Trump plans to announce Monday that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL Draft, with the aim of holding it on the National Mall, Axios has learned. The announcement is expected to be made with National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington…

AROUND THE NFL Mike Sando of The Athletic has NFL scouts that give him unfiltered thoughts anonymously and their opinions on the draft of the various NFC teams are scattered below under Sando.  NFC NORTH  CHICAGOSando: Drafting a tight end at No. 10 is not for everyone, but the Bears still drew high marks for this draft and…

AROUND THE NFL Having found the perpetrators of the QB SHEDEUR SANDERS prank call and leveled large fines against the call’s unwitting collaborators (the Falcons and DC Jeff Ulbrich), it will be interesting to see if NFL Justice devotes its resources to tracking down those who made all the other prank calls that are surfacing.  ESPN.com: New…

AROUND THE NFL The power of the NFL revealed itself yet again last week. Shedeur Sanders’ drop led to record ratings for the third and final day for the NFL draft, while the average of 7.5 million viewers per day made it the second-most watched draft on record.Saturday’s telecast of Rounds 4 through 7 — Sanders…

AROUND THE NFL Some NFL draft picks will not be wearing the numbers of their dreams. @MikeLucasTVAbdul Carter asked Lawrence Taylor if he could wear #56. Taylor said no, make your own legacy.According to @joethomas73 on @ultCLEsports Jed Wills asked him about wearing #73 but Kevin Stefanski shut that down real quick #Browns– – -Boomer Esiason…

AROUND THE NFL We think this, from Albert Breer, is a good explanation of why QB SHEDEUR SANDERS went undrafted until the 5th round: @AlbertBreerTwo realities … 1) Shedeur Sanders fell out of the first round because of talent and performance. 2) He’s still available now because of everything else. At this point of the draft, teams are looking…