The Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL The Seahawks are the champions of Super Bowl 60. It reminded the DB of the other Super Bowl played in Santa Clara, Denver’s 24-10 win over Carolina in 2025-26.  Von Miller was the MVP as not much happened. One thing that was different was the halftime show with three diverse English-speaking acts – Coldplay,…

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH  ATLANTAThe new GM in Atlanta is Ian Cunningham – although as Mike Florio explains, he won’t be “calling the shots”: The Falcons have filled out the top of their football operation. After hiring former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to serve as president of football operations and Kevin Stefanski to be the new…

AROUND THE NFL Scott Phillips of The Athletic on how the Patriots and Seahawks defying the odds to reach the Super Bowl is unprecedented: After an NFL season filled with upsets, twists and unexpected surprises, it’s only fitting that Super Bowl 60 is a showcase of true long shots. Over the last four months, the Seattle Seahawks and New…

AROUND THE NFL The first two days of the week produced the Bills circling back to OC Joe Brady after a long search elsewhere and Todd Monken emerging as Cleveland’s choice after he satisfied their long list of conditions including a willingness to have Jim Schwartz as his DC (but maybe not, see CLEVELAND). As a…

AROUND THE NFL While the final odds varied a bit, the oddsmakers ended up pretty much right on the final outcome of the Championshp Game.   Favored by 3.5 – 4.5, the Patriots won by 3 and failed to cover. Favored by 2.5, the Seahawks won by 4 and covered. For Super Bowl 60, the Seahawks open as 4.5-point…

AROUND THE NFL Robert Kraft is certain 18 games with one International Game for each team is coming soon.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: It’s a matter of when not if the NFL will expand to 18 regular-season games. On Tuesday, Patriots owner Robert Kraft addressed the issue during an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub, from Gillette Stadium. “I…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITDan Campbell and the Lions have entrusted the 2026 offense to Drew Petzing, who just came through three years with QB KYLER MURRAY (the opposite of QB JARED GOFF?) while with the Cardinals. The Detroit Lions are finalizing a deal to hire former Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing as their…

AROUND THE NFL So much to dissect about the overwhelming issue of the weekend – why was BRANDON COOKS denied a catch in overtime in Denver, when two similar plays on Sunday were allowed to stand as catches?  Why the secretive review?  Plus the mystery of the DPI’s.  We will look at all of that…

AROUND THE NFL ESPN.com has a ranking of all 32 rookie classes from Adam Schatz.  The raw rank is below, the full commentary for the top and bottom five are in the team box. We’re taking a look at all 32 rookie classes in the NFL and ranking the value of their contributions in 2025. We want…

AROUND THE NFL Both Steelers WR DK METCALF and Chargers LB DENZEL PERRYMAN failed to persuade appeals officers that NFL Justice had gone overboard with its two-game suspensions of each First, Metcalf.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: In the least surprising development of the month, the NFL has upheld the two-game suspension the NFL imposed on Steelers receiver DK…