The Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing And the ODELL winner, coming from way back in the field and surging down the final stretch, is THE RAMS!  See below. NFC EAST   DALLAS The Cowboys have placed EDGE RANDY GREGORY on injured reserve for what they hope will be a short stint.  Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com: At…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing OBJ After what must have been some uninspiring initial offers, free agent WR ODELL BECKHAM, Jr. is going to “take some time” to decide.  Jelani Scott of NFL.com: Those eagerly anticipating an end to “Odell Watch” will have to wait a little longer.   A day after clearing waivers following…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Sauntering silently towards the opponent’s sideline is now deemed the same level of felony as viciously hitting an opponent out of bounds or devastating them with a helmet hit.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com offers a solution: @MichaelDavSmith Taunting, if it’s called at all, should be a five-yard penalty. That…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Entering Week 9, the NFC had a 21-16 advantage in the season series with the AFC (expanded from 64 games to 80 by the creation of The 17th Game). Then, this week, culminated by Pittsburgh over Chicago on Monday Night, the AFC won 7 of a whopping 8 interconference games…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT TE DARREN FELLS has escaped Detroit.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Veteran tight end Darren Fells no longer wishes to play in Detroit, and his wish has been granted.   The Lions are placing Fells on waivers today at his request, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY For some temporary peace from howling pro-vax media, QB AARON RODGERS now is revealed as, at best, sneaky.  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: News that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19, is unvaccinated and will miss this weekend’s game against the Chiefs…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY There may never be a match-up between QB AARON RODGERS and QB PATRICK MAHOMES with this stunning news from Green Bay.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: When the Packers and Chiefs met in 2019, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes a chance to match up with Packers quarterback…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If The Season Ended Today in the crowded AFC, the wounded Titans are the top seed, but 10 other teams are within two games of their 6-2 record.  The Steelers jumped into the playoffs with their win over Cleveland.                                      W-L     Div Seed     Conf W-L Tennessee      South    6-2          …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA A tough weekend for injuries includes LB DANIELLE HUNTER.  Courtney Cronin ofESPN.com:   The Minnesota Vikings fear defensive end Danielle Hunter has a torn pectoral muscle that will cause him to miss the remainder of the season, a source told ESPN.   Hunter sustained what was…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing One of the reasons the NFL got out of its tax-exempt status was so we wouldn’t know how much The Commish and other top execs made.  Well, the cat may be out of the bag.  Ken Belson of the New York Times with a leak, apparently from inside the owner’s…