Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Mike Sando of The Athletic has his favorite move for every NFL team here.  We least some of them with the appropriate team.- – -Congratulations to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com who has had the distinction/obligation/misfortune of covering the Browns for more than 30 years.  She’s the 2025 winner of the Bill Nunn Award. …

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGO Mon, Sep 8                      Minnesota                       8:15 PM EDT                   ABCSun, Sep 14                    @ Detroit                          1:00 PM EDT                   FOXSun, Sep 21                    Dallas                                 4:25 PM EDT                   FOXSun, Sep 28                    @ Las Vegas                   4:25 PM EDT                   CBSBye        Mon, Oct 13                    @ Washington              8:15 PM EDT                   ABCSun, Oct 19                     New Orleans                  1:00 PM EDT                   FOXSun, Oct…

AROUND THE NFL We have spent the weekend starting our team-by-team schedule analysis.  The AFC and NFC East are on tap today with the other divisions heading your way soon (except the Jets, coming tomorrow). One thing is clear, the Giants and Patriots could play at the same abstract level in 2025 and the Patriots would…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITEDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON is full go.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com: Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson says he’s fully cleared to return for football activities. The Pro Bowl edge rusher, speaking to reporters for the first time since last year’s season-ending leg injury, couldn’t hide his excitement about reentering the mix. Hutchinson said he didn’t…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL voted – and 71% of the Eagles potential opponents wanted to take the Tush Push away from them.  But this isn’t a straight democracy, and Philadelphia will continue to use it.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: The tush can still be pushed. The Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the so-called tush push play,…

AROUND THE NFL The big vote is later today. Brooks Kubena and Dianna Russini of The Athletic on the eve of the vote with the Competition Committee apparently siding with the Packers and their desire to ban the Tush Push: The NFL’s competition committee and health and safety committee have recommended the league ban the “tush push,” the…

AROUND THE NFL Jason Owens of YahooSports.com with an update on the Tush Push battle: The topic of the “tush push” is a divisive one. The controversial goal-line play made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles and utilized by the Buffalo Bills is back on the agenda at NFL team owners meetings this week, where a vote could effectively ban…

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com on the lack of angst in signing rookie draft picks, with one possible hiccup to come: Before 2011, few rookies signed their initial NFL contracts before the Fourth of July. Now, most are signed, sealed, and delivered before Memorial Day. This year, less than two weeks after the draft ended, 58 percent…

AROUND THE NFL Jeffri Chadiha of NFL.com tries to match the 8 of the top remaining free agents with new homes: We all know Aaron Rodgers will dominate the spotlight as he decides whether to continue his career as the next quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Amari Cooper is the hottest name still available at wide receiver, and…

AROUND THE NFL DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL, the man with three first names, uses TMZ.com to send an ad for his services: Jason Pierre-Paul tells TMZ Sports he wants back in the NFL badly … and he’s promising any team that gives him a shot in 2025 will not be disappointed in the slightest. The two-time Super Bowl champion —…

AROUND THE NFL Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com has a panel of college coaches who dish on the players taken in the draft.  We have several excerpts down below – and here is one comparing and contrasting the two Big Ten tight ends that went in the first round: Many expected Penn State’s Tyler Warren to be the first…

AROUND THE NFL Axios with a sports scoop, albeit one with political ramifications: President Trump plans to announce Monday that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL Draft, with the aim of holding it on the National Mall, Axios has learned. The announcement is expected to be made with National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington…