Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 11, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL was making some announcements on Monday.   First, there will be an NFL game, at least one, that starts at 9:30 a.m. in the Eastern U.S.  John Breech of CBSSports.com:   After spending the past five months mulling over the possibility of whether…

The Daily Briefing Monday, April 10, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The preseason schedule is all grown up and just like big brother the regular season schedule it has its own NFL Network special.  Today.  5 p.m.  Opponents will be revealed.   NFC EAST   DALLAS Here is a stunt involving Tony Romo.  Max Mayer at…

The Daily Briefing Friday, April 7, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The first thought in the DB’s head after reading this was “Will Aaron Rodgers be repairing his relationship with his family now?”   This from People Magazine:   Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers have split.   “They have amicably ended…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, April 6, 2017 AROUND THE NFL More money for NFL owners as Amazon ponies up big time for streaming rights:   Last year, the National Football League experimented by letting Twitter livestream 10 Thursday night games.   This year, pro football will continue the test, but will switch it up: Amazon…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, April 5, 2017 AROUND THE NFL ROMO Charean Williams in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram on the big decision:   While everyone was waiting on the Dallas Cowboys to make a decision on Tony Romo, Romo was trying to make up his mind. To play, or not to play: that was the…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 4, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News is snarky here, but he also is expressing a widespread impression about Roger Goodell’s pay:   Roger Goodell’s litany of unpopular decisions have helped make him a wealthy man, but the billionaires who lined his pockets wisely…

The Daily Briefing Monday, April 3, 2017 AROUND THE NFL There was a secret owners-only meeting in Phoenix, but someone clued Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com in on it:   Every league meeting includes a variety of sessions attended by a variety of people. Last week in Arizona, one specific session included only the owners.   Unusual…

The Daily Briefing Friday, March 31, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO It is not the most ringing endorsement by a coach we’ve heard, but perhaps it is realistic.  John Fox doesn’t think his Bears are winners just yet, but they are close.  Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune:   John Fox has…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 30, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Kevin Seifert of ESPN looks at the NFL’s new policy on “targeting.”   New rule: Stronger enforcement of penalties for “very egregious” hits What it means: The competition committee identified a handful of plays from the 2016 season that included hits so violent and so…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 29, 2017 AROUND THE NFL David Steele in The Sporting News does not like the new rule that banned leaping over the line to block a kick:   Pre-emptive safety rules are rare, to put it mildly. Almost every other time, the NFL has outlawed things because they are proven…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, March 28, 2017 AROUND THE NFL LAS VEGAS The vote was 31-1 and the Raiders are heading to Las Vegas.   Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report leads the naysayers:   The stench of the greed—even for a league that cherishes money over almost anything—is staggering. Like getting used to a smog-filled…

The Daily Briefing Monday, March 27, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Peter King previews the NFL meetings.  First, on Dean Blandino (and Al Riveron) taking ultimate power:   Between meetings at the Biltmore late Sunday afternoon, Blandino, the career office guy, swore he didn’t think the likely vote to give him replay power would be much…