Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Gunnar Rivers is going to North Carolina State.  Eli Lederman of ESPN.com: Four-star quarterback Gunner Rivers, son of NC State legend and eight-time NFL Pro Bowler Philip Rivers, has committed to the Wolfpack, he announced Monday on social media. Rivers is ESPN’s No. 11-ranked pocket passer and No. 142 overall prospect in the 2027 cycle.…

AROUND THE NFL Ben Solak of ESPN.com ranks all the positions in the market – free agent and draft.  At the top – EDGE RUSHERS Here are my rankings for the strongest and weakest positions for this offseason, weighing both free agency and the draft. 1. Edge rusherGood year to need … any sort of edge rusher at allBad…

AROUND THE NFL Here are the opening over-under win totals for 2026.  We put some in green where we would take the over, and red for unders: Here are the season win totals for all 32 NFL teams: Over/under 10.5Baltimore RavensBuffalo BillsDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersKansas City ChiefsLos Angeles ChargersLos Angeles RamsPhiladelphia EaglesSan Francisco 49ersSeattle Seahawks 9.5Chicago BearsCincinnati BengalsDenver…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL is headed for even more money in the next wave of television deals.  John Ourand of Puck: /a year and a half ago, as the NBA was negotiating with Amazon, ESPN, and NBC on what would amount to a 150 percent increase in the annual value of its media rights, no…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASTodd Archer of ESPN.com with the thoughts of new DC Christian Parker: Christian Parker, the Dallas Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator, is walking into a unit that finished last in the NFL in points per game allowed (30.1) and 30th in the league in yards per game allowed (377). The Cowboys have needs at every…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYLongtime NFL special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia has “stepped down.”  Matt Schneidman of The Athletic: Rich Bisaccia has stepped down as Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator and assistant head coach, the team announced Tuesday night. “After taking some time to reflect over the last few weeks, I have made the decision to…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL wins a grievance against the NFLPA, and instead of being proudly published, the NFLPA’s Team Report Cards will be compiled, distributed without a release and will eventually be leaked.  Mike Jones of The Athletic: The NFL has won the grievance filed against the NFL Players Association over the annual team report cards…

AROUND THE NFL NFC WEST  SEATTLEInteresting.  The Seahawks had four “in-house” candidates to replace departed OC Kliff Kubiak – surely one of them would get the job.  Instead, they are hiring someone off Kyle Shanahan’s staff with the division rival 49ers.  Brady Henderson of ESPN.com: The Seattle Seahawks are expected to hire San Francisco 49ers tight ends…

AROUND THE NFL Terry McAuley, no longer an NFL employee, apparently played a role to get the Seahawks two critical points in their Week 16 win over the Rams (you remember it, the one where Zach Charbonnet picked up a ball in the end zone and the points were put on the board after the…

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com on why Super Bowl 62 in the ATL could be played well after Valentine’s Day: The NFL inevitably will expand the regular season to 18 games. It’s a matter of “when” not “if.” As to the when, it could still happen the season after next. Per a source with knowledge of the situation,…

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…