Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL The NFL schedule is out, and we will have detailed analysis of most of the NFC teams today, more on Friday.   Some notes –   * – Ten teams received the maximum five primetime games.  They are Chicago, Dallas, Green Bay, LA Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Seattle in the NFC and…

AROUND THE NFL It’s official.  The NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Eastern.   NFC NORTH   DETROIT With his wife having brain surgery, QB MATTHEW STAFFORD apparently did not make the start of Detroit’s offseason workouts.  Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press:   The Detroit Lions aren’t saying…

AROUND THE NFL It’s about time for the NFL schedule to be released.  The DB hears it’s coming this week, perhaps as soon as Tuesday.  John Breech of CBSSports.com tells us some things we already know:   Let’s take a look at 10 things we already know about the 2019 regular season schedule.   1.…

AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com says something the DB has been thinking:   The NFL’s owners approved adding pass interference to the list of items that can be reviewed on instant replay, but they may not have thought through all the potential consequences.   One such consequence could be additional offensive pass…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Packers GM Mark Murphy seems to be admitting that Bleacher Report’s Tyler Dunne got things at least half right in his expose on the relationship between Mike McCarthy and QB AARON RODGERS. WXOX-TV:   It’s only April but the Packers are already on the defensive.   Packers…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Is this a silly signing?  Kyle Meinke of MLive.com:   The Detroit Lions have added some experience to their quarterback competition by signing Tom Savage to a free-agent deal. Terms were not disclosed.   Savage, 28, is a sixth-year pro who spent last season as a backup in…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL announced its preseason schedule on Tuesday, at least the matchups by week.  Here are the nationally televised games:   2019 preseason national television schedule (all times Eastern)   Hall of Fame Game (Canton, Ohio)   Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons (NBC, 8 p.m.), Thursday, Aug. 1   Preseason Week 2…

AROUND THE NFL Peter King on the plight of the NFL as TV keeps taking away the best refs.  He reports Jerome Boger could be next:   The last time the NFL’s contract with officials was up for negotiation, in 2012, you might remember some of the debacle calls for the first three weeks of…

AROUND THE NFL Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com teaches you how to talk like a scout:   From surgeons to pilots to carpenters, mechanics and baristas, every profession has its own language. For the next 22 days, the lingo of the NFL draft will be all over the airwaves as analysts, scouts and fans define the…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY It started with Mike McCarthy complaining about the manner in which he was fired by the Packers – even though they granted him his wish to speak to the team afterwards.  Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com got the interview:   Mike McCarthy ranks 25th in NFL history with…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Kelly Stafford, wife of QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, has a brain tumor.  Any brain tumor could be serious, but it looks like she has reason to be optimistic.      Here is a complete update on what she is facing from Kristen Jordan Shamus of the Detroit Free Press:…

AROUND THE NFL The referee of the 2017 (season) Super Bowl, Gene Steratore quit and took TV money.   Now, the referee of the 2018 (season) Super Bowl, John Parry has quit to take TV money.   The moves concern Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   It’s not supposed to work this way.   Referees shouldn’t…