The Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com is ranking the offseasons of all the NFL teams, going from 32 to 1.  Today, we have his list of 32 to 17.  It is immensely long, so we won’t carry all of it – but teams of note, including #32, will be included in…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The attempt by Dallas and other places to steal the Scouting Combine from Indianapolis have failed for now. The NFL scouting combine will remain in Indianapolis in 2023 and 2024, the league announced Tuesday from its spring meeting.   This marked the first time that the combine host was…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA The signing of CB JAMES BRADBERRY to go with CB DARIUS SLAY has Reuben Frank of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com ranking the top CB duos in Eagles history: On paper, it sure looks like the Eagles have one of the most dynamic cornerback tandems in franchise history.   James…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   WASHINGTON Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is happy to report that some NFL owners want to kick Washington owner Daniel Snyder out of the league: There’s plenty of smoke surrounding Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder. Even in the absence of the confirmed existence of an actual fire,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The Packers have secured CB JAIRE ALEXANDER.  Tom Silverstein of PackersNews.com crunches the numbers:   The four-year, $84 million contract extension cornerback Jaire Alexander signed Wednesday will give the Green Bay Packers $6.218 million in salary-cap relief this year, but his cap number will…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Dan Campbell is looking for commitment.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL wasn’t happy that the Lions moved quickly to pick Aidan Hutchinson with the second overall pick in this year’s draft, but head coach Dan Campbell said he wasn’t concerned with that opinion because the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH ATLANTA Falcons schedule 2022 (all times Eastern) Week 1: 9/11                 Saints                    1 PM, Fox Week 2: 9/18                 at Rams                 4:05 PM, Fox Week 3: 9/25                 at Seahawks          4:25 PM, Fox Week 4: 10/2                 Browns                   1 PM, CBS Week 5: 10/9                 at Buccaneers        1 PM, Fox Week 6:…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL We start our review of NFL schedules with the NFC North and NFC East today. One of the obstacles thrown up over the years about an expansion team in London has been the perceived unbearable strain of flying a couple more hours to cross the pond. But we note…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The schedule is out – and Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com has a good overview. The NFL will open its 2022 season where the final game of last season kicked off — in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The day we have all been waiting for – Schedule Release Day. The teams know their schedules now, so there may be some leaks beyond the select announcements by the NFL. It’s not the first Sunday Night game of the year, but it’s a good one.  NFL.com: One of…