The Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com has counted it up – and 12 teams did not let their number one quarterback play a single snap in the preseason. The growing trend of NFL teams keeping their quarterbacks out of the preseason has reached the point where more than one-third of starting quarterbacks did not take a…

AROUND THE NFL There will be Pro Bowl players this season, but no Pro Bowl game.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL has had more than 100 Pro Bowlers in recent years because of players who were either too injured or disinterested in participating. Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who started only seven games and threw more interceptions…

AROUND THE NFL It’s no accident that TE De’QUAN WRIGHT is heading to Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers.  Max Olsen of ESPN.com: LSU coach Lane Kiffin defended his decision to pursue NFL rookies seeking a fifth year of playing college football, arguing he’s just one of many coaches recruiting players who have been granted an injunction…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  MINNESOTACould QB J.J. McCARTHY get cut?  Ted Nguyen of The Athletic: While we’re on the subject of Vikings quarterbacks, McCarthy looked awful in Saturday’s preseason game against the Ravens. He missed on several passes, including a sure touchdown to Myles Price, who had no one near him on a rub concept. The…

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH  ATLANTADan Graziano of ESPN.com ponders the Falcons’ quarterback position: Atlanta FalconsCurrent starter: Tua Tagovailoa or Michael Penix Jr.Signed through: Tagovailoa, 2026; Penix, 2027 plus a team option for 2028 The Falcons are ostensibly having a competition this summer for their starting job between Penix, who was the eighth pick in the 2024 draft, and…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITAs would be expected, Coach Dan Campbell is pushing back against the idea that the Lions “window” is closed.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com finds others who also think Detroit is dangerous. His Lions were in need of the mini reset. They had won 15 games in 2024 and 12 the season before that,…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITIf Dan Campbell doesn’t seem as excitable as usual this year, there is a reason.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Lions head coach Dan Campbell is famous for his coffee consumption, but even Campbell has his limits. Campbell revealed in an interview with Brad Galli that he has cut down on his caffeine…

AROUND THE NFL The only question seems to be whether or not Roger Goodell will still be The Commish when the NFL plants a permanent flag in London or some other foreign clime.  This at ESPN.com: As the NFL continues to expand its international footprint, commissioner Roger Goodell says it is inevitable that the league will eventually…

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com on how a ruling by a United States District Court Judge in Colorado named Charlotte Sweeney (Biden) has created the possibility that if a player is cut by an NFL team in the weeks ahead they may have the opportunity of continuing to play NCAA football rather than take a…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYInteresting perspective on Coach Matt LaFleur from Jordan Rodrigue of The Athletic – on items such as his close bond with Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich, his battling of anger issues, his new bond with DC Jonathan Gannon and the maturity of QB JORDAN LOVE. LaFleur has sometimes given the impression that he always…