The Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL CAROLINA Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com has presented his preseason profile of the Panthers.  He has them #24 overall, ahead of Detroit, which is not the order the DB would put them: The Carolina Panthers were 3-0 last season. They got aggressive in the trade market.   They traded tight…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL In college football – but we didn’t see this coming.  Pete Thamel and Heather Dimich ofESPN.com: USC and UCLA, two of the Pac-12’s flagship programs, are planning to leave the conference for the Big Ten as early as 2024, and a move is considered imminent, sources confirmed to ESPN…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS QB DANIEL JONES has some comments on the eve of his make-or-break year.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Giants co-owner John Mara said in January that his organization has done everything possible to screw up quarterback Daniel Jones and former Giants quarterback Eli Manning…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL In its worldwide quest, the NFL has its eye on Africa.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL is holding its first talent scouting camp in Africa this week and the plan is for the trip to Ghana to be the start of a sustained effort to build a foothold…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The Commish faced his Congressional accusers virtually on Wednesday.  Lindsay Jones and Ben Standig of The Athletic: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appeared virtually in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday to answer questions about the workplace culture of the Washington Commanders and the NFL.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY TE MARCEDES LEWIS is aiming to set an NFL record for tight end endurance.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis is heading into his 17th NFL season, and that has him setting his sights on his own place in NFL…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Coach Mike McCarthy has run afoul of NFL offseason rules yet again.  Jack Baer ofYahooSports.com: The league fined McCarthy $100,000 for practices deemed too physical, per ESPN’s Todd Archer, the second straight year the coach has received such a sanction. The Cowboys have also been…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The Commish will virtually stare down the NFL’s congressional inquisitors.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: The Commissioner will be showing up. Sort of.   According to the NFL, Roger Goodell has accepted the invitation from the U.S. House Committee on Oversight & Reform to testify at a June 22 hearing. However,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO A second NFL season – and a second NFL offense to learn for QB JUSTIN FIELDS. The Bears installed a new offense after hiring Matt Eberflus as their head coach and Luke Getsy as their offensive coordinator earlier this year and the transition remains a work…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO DE ROBERT QUINN is not aligned with the Bears at this time.  A Tweet from Ian Rapoport of NFL.com: @RapSheet Sources: #Bears star pass-rusher Robert Quinn is not expected to be present for the team’s mandatory minicamp that begins today. Quinn is away from the team…