The Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING Bill Belichick, with The Commish at his side, tells Pat McAfee he is all in on the banning of the hip-drop tackle.  Khari Thompson of Boston.com: Bill Belichick sat down with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for a segment on the Pat McAfee Show.   During the appearance, Belichick and Goodell discussed their…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA T CHRISTIAN DARRISAW has had his fifth-year option exercised.  Craig Peters of Vikings.com: The Minnesota Vikings on Monday announced the team has exercised the fifth-year option on tackle Christian Darrisaw, extending his rookie contract through the 2025 season.   Darrisaw was selected by the Vikings in the first…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Ben Solak of The Ringer on whether the run on offensive players is a long term trend or a one-year anomaly: The Big Thing: All Offense A lot happened in the NFL draft. If there’s one thing you need to know, it’s this.   As the dust settles on the 2024 NFL…

THE DAILY BRIEFING A second bye week for an 18-game season with the Super Bowl on President’s Day weekend.  That’s the plan being pushed by The Commish.  Sean Leahy of YahooSports.com: Fans who have pined to have the day after the Super Bowl declared a holiday may soon get their wish.   Appearing on “The…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The draft plodded along for the first seven picks on Thursday night, the picks reeling off as if from a consensus Mock Draft from months ago.  The closest thing to excitement was the Chargers picking T JOHN ALT over T JC LATHAM at 5.  Then Atlanta struck at 8 with the selection…

THE DAILY BRIEFING We have a bunch of Mock Drafts at the bottom of today’s Draft Day Briefing.  Mel Kiper, Jr. of ESPN.com didn’t do one – but he has a bunch of predictions: Eight predictions for Round 1 The first three picks will be chalk: I know this might be a little boring at…

THE DAILY BRIEFING According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, the draft starts at New England: @RapSheet While the #Commanders and #Patriots have received calls from teams attempting to move up for a QB, Washington has shown no indication it would move, per me and @MikeGarafolo .  New England would move for the right offer, but…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Garrett Podell of CBSSports.com, below, has two historical intertwinings between key figures on QB hungry teams that were news to the DB, although perhaps not to you. Still, we wonder will the prior relationships between Vikings QB Coach Josh McCown and QB DRAKE MAYE and Raiders Coach Antonio Pierce and QB JAYDEN…

THE DAILY BRIEFING It’s draft week! Look for multiple Mock Drafts here every day until Thursday. In the two we have today – QB BO NIX goes off the board in the first round, while QB MICHAEL PENIX, Jr. does not. Both of today’s Mockers – Chad Reuter of NFL.com and Jordan Reid of ESPN.com…

THE DAILY BRIEFING ESPN.com: The NFL has reinstated five players who were suspended for the 2023 season for violating the NFL’s gambling policy.   Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney and four free agents — defensive end Rashod Berry, wide receiver Quintez Cephus, safety C.J. Moore, and defensive end Demetrius Taylor — were reinstated.  …