Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGOThe Bears, and the Jaguars, are two teams that broke out in 2025, but the world seems to think they will shrink in 2026.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Liam Coen and Ben Johnson oversaw major turnarounds in their first seasons as NFL head coaches in 2025 and they’ve been linked again by the…

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH  NEW ORLEANSAfter 10 seasons, TAYSOM HILL says his time with the Saints is over.  Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com: – Taysom Hill won’t be returning to the New Orleans Saints for a 10th season, he confirmed in a statement posted to social media Wednesday night. Hill did not say whether he intended to retire,…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOThe health of CB KYLER GORDON is a concern as the Bears open training camp.  Mike Moraitis of SI.com: We now know Kyler Gordon is dealing with a calf injury, which kept him sidelined throughout OTAs and minicamp. And, in what is troubling news, there is no timeline for his return. Head coach…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThis from Jeremy Fowler: @JFowlerESPNThe Lions’ starting safety duo, Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph, will start camp on the PUP list, per the team.   MINNESOTAThe Vikings believe they can get something out of S JAMAL ADAMS who was once quite the star. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: Veteran defender Jamal Adams agreed to terms…

AROUND THE NFL We’re back with two longtime assistants, Eric Bieniemy of the Chiefs and Chris Foerster of the 49ers, in the news for different reasons.  NFC EAST  PHILADELPHIALet’s catch up with Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com’s presesason power rankings.  He’s got the Eagles at #9: Other NFL team previews: 32. Dolphins | 31. Jets | 30. Cardinals…

AROUND THE NFL QB Derek Carr says there are teams that would like to end his retirement, but he’s not there yet.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: If former Raiders and Saints quarterback Derek Carr wants to play again, there are teams interested in his services. But so far, he hasn’t heard an offer intriguing enough for…

AROUND THE NFL Matt Verderame of SI.com gives us the five best guard pairings in the NFL: The forgotten men in the trenches. The ones who aren’t snapping the ball and aren’t on the edges, facing the big-name rushers screaming around the rail.  It’s the guards who have more responsibility than people realize and yet don’t get the acclaim…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASThe verdict is in on the suicide of Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland – he had CTE. ESPN.com: Former Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was posthumously diagnosed with Stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Kneeland died by suicide in November 2025 at the age of 24. Boston University’s CTE Center made the diagnosis after Kneeland’s…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOQB CALEB WILLIAMS sent a special gift to Rome to a favorite son of Chicago.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Pope Leo XIV added a new item to his collection of Chicago sports memorabilia. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams sent an autographed jersey to Leo, a Chicago native and the first American-born pope in the…

AROUND THE NFL The Athletic has 32 important newcomers.  You can see them all here, with some of them getting slotted below with their respective teams.- – -Former player Marcellus Wiley has been charged with domestic battery in Orlando.  Teddy Ricketson of YahooSports.com: Former NFL defensive end and sportscaster Marcellus Wiley was arrested over the weekend on alleged domestic…

AROUND THE NFL Every player should listen to former NFL RB Marshawn Lynch: @NFL_DovKleimanInsane: Marshawn Lynch reveals that he didn’t touch any of the $56,769,878 he made while playing in the NFL. “On my off days, I’d go work with these brands and get a bag, bring in a couple 100 bands, and I could just eat…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions have a problem as CB TERRION ARNOLD is charged in Tampa with a multiple felonies including kidnapping from an incident in February.  It seems to involve Arnold trying to recover items from people who had stolen from him.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: From the moment a story surfaced that two…