Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, March 13, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Peter King offers three reasons why there are more trades in the NFL than ever before:   1. The paranoia to trade is gone. A few of the more conservative team czars have faded away—Ted Thompson, Trent Baalke, Jerry Reese—and the ethos of mega-value for draft…

The Daily Briefing Friday, March 2, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Wherever NFL men go to drink in Indianapolis, they talk about the Vikings QB conundrum per Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com:   The biggest question bouncing off the walls in drinking holes around Lucas Oil Stadium this week concerns what the Vikings will…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 1, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  RB MATT FORTE, who probably is in the Hall of the Very Good, hangs it up after 10 seasons.  He does so with one very long paragraph:   For the past 10 years, I’ve been blessed to play professionally a game that I’ve loved since I was…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 28, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   DETROIT DE ZIGGY ANSAH has become the highest paid defensive end in football without much of a negotiation.  Frank Schwab at NFL.com:   New Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia won’t have to figure out how to replace the team’s best pass rusher.  …

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 27, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The Commish is not going to let bygones be bygones, even though he successfully landed another enormous contract.  Ken Belson of the New York Times gets the leak that Roger Goodell plans on an enormous fine against Jerry Jones (even as the spin is that Goodell…

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFL has announced it compensatory picks for the upcoming draft.  .   The Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders reach received four compensatory picks, while the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans each received three.   The Cardinals, Texans, Bengals and Denver…

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY New turf at Lambeau Field and you may not have known that it was a combination of real grass and synthetic turf.  Richard Ryman of USA TODAY-Wisconsin:   The Green Bay Packers are replacing the turf at Lambeau Field.   Replacement…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 22, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Carlos Ruiz of USA TODAY’s For The Win looks at which teams have the capital and positioning to improve the most heading into 2018.   With the NFL offseason set to kick off in a few weeks (March 14, to be exact), let’s take a look…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 21, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Andrew Brandt of SI.com thinks QB KIRK COUSINS will fall short of a mega-contract.   As NFL free agency approaches, we have a rare sight to behold: a true, unrestricted free agent quarterback with experience, productivity and relative youth at the game’s most important and valuable…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 20, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  It’s time to play tag and Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com is all over it.   It’s that time of year when the NFL reminds you its calendar rarely slows and never stops. Less than three weeks after Super Bowl LII, the first window of player movement…

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 19, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Clip and save – Peter King guesses where the QBs, rookie and veteran, will end up:   It’s amazing, really. We could see four quarterbacks (Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield) picked in the top 10 in the April draft. By the end of…

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 16, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFL has announced the five cities from which the next two communities to host the draft will be selected.      The NFL Draft might be coming to your city.   The finalists to host the 2019 or 2020 draft, as announced on Thursday, are…