Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Uh oh.  QB AARON RODGERS indicates he thought he would/should have a big new contract by now.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   When Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers signed his current contract in 2013, the new-money average of $22 million per year…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com on the two unsigned rookies:   As training camps open, rookies across the league are getting their deals done — with only two exceptions.   Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (the third overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft) and Bears linebacker…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 25, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC EAST   DALLAS DT DAVID IRVING has escaped the unholy trinity of NFL suspension offenses.  He already has PEDs and substance abuse on his rap sheet, but a domestic violence suspension is avoided. Todd Archer of ESPN.com:   Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving will…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 24, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  A Peter King stat:   Check out the last 15 seasons in two NFL divisions. The NFC South defines parity in the last decade and a half; the AFC East laughs at it.     Observations:   Mathematically, one team in the next five years could…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  If the Giants are any indication, players will be able to protest on the sideline without fear of having anything taken out of their paycheck, even if the NFL’s new rule sticks in its battle with the NFLPA.  Matt Lombardo of NJAdvanceMedia.com:   Giants co-owner Steve…

The Daily Briefing Friday, July 20, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFLPA seems to have realized that suing the NFL to allow their members to disrespect/protest during the Anthem might not be a great way to grow the game or enhance their members reputations with the bulk of NFL fans.  Austin Knoblach of NFL.com:   The…

The Daily Briefing Friday, July 13, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  At least as far as Twitter is concerned, Ray Lewis is a fraud.  Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com:   Hall of Fame linebacker turned television commentator Ray Lewis was one of the celebrities named in a New York Times exposé about buying Twitter followers, and now…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 12, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Earlier this week, we had the list of five teams that Will Brinson of CBSSports.com thinks will fall out of the playoffs in 2018 after making it in ’17 (the Eagles were the most surprising, also Bills, Titans, Chiefs and Panthers).   Now he replaces them:…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 11, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Can Matt Nagy do for the Bears offense what Sean McVay did for the Rams in 2017?  Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com:   The only thing worse than being bad is being bad and boring. The John Fox Chicago Bears were bad and…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 10, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFLPA is going all-in to regain the right to have its members protest on the field during the National Anthem.  NFL Draft Scout:   The NFL Players Association filed a grievance on Tuesday against the league’s new national anthem policy.   NFL commissioner Roger Goodell…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 9, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The RedZone.org points out that there are four unsigned franchise players with the deadline a week away:   The Cowboys, Lions, Rams and Steelers are apprroaching a deadline to sign their franchise tagged players to a long-term contract.   Those players are Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus…

The Daily Briefing Friday, July 6, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  If the NFL’s new anthem policy, which stirred the ire of the social justice crowd of players and media, was designed to placate Donald Trump – it failed.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   The President has continued to periodically slam the NFL over the anthem issue.…