Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 22, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   NFC NORTH   CHICAGO After scoring just 7 points last week, Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com says the Bears are getting an offensive line reinforcement this week:   Bears guard Kyle Long hasn’t played in a game for a long time.   Long last saw…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 21, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Sports Illustrated is reporting that the NFL is turning to Plan B for its Super Bowl 52 halftime show after being spurned by first choice – Jay-Z. – – – The NFL’s now-annual game in Mexico City may have been imperiled by the recent…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   The insurrection against DeMaurice Smith is over before it began.  The NFLPA’s board has the power to call off an election by all members, and that’s what they have done.  Mark Maske of the Washington Post:   NFL player leaders voted Tuesday to retain…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 19, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   This note from Scott Kacsmar:   Teams with 0-1 TDs thru Week 2: CIN SF SEA NYG   Happened 4 times total in 2012-2016.   – – – The NFL has a domestic violence issue with one of its officials.  And not just any…

The Daily Briefing Monday, September 18, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Forbes says the average value of an NFL team jumped 8% since last year despite the gathering storm clouds.  Kurt Badnehausen of Forbes:   The NFL and its players are butting heads at seemingly every turn regarding player discipline on and off the field.…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 15, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   NFC EAST   DALLAS The NFL demands that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals treat its issues in enforcing player discipline as a judicial emergency.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   Two years ago, the NFL accepted the decision to block Tom Brady‘s suspension pending…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 14, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   NFC EAST   DALLAS Appealing the ruling of the Dallas-based federal judge Amos Mazzant, the NFL does not tell the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals court that they treated RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT fairly.  Instead, the flyover state justices are told that the 2-1 decision…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 13, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Peter King did not like Week 1:   I don’t have the kind of memory that categorizes specific weeks of football. So I can’t say this week of NFL ball through 13 games is one of the worst ever. But I can say it…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 8, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Be safe, Florida. – – – Time for 10 DB fearless picks –   1 – EZEKIEL ELLIOTT will only play 10 games this year.  Eventually, the suspension will stick.   2 – The 49ers will win more games than the Broncos.   3…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 7, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   James Jones, a nine-year receiver with the Packers and Raiders, has announced his retirement.  He is taking a job as an analyst with NFL Network. – – – The NFL now has 21 new “full-time” officials – although some, like Pete Morelli, are senior…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 6, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   The finest minds of the NFL, Dolphins and Buccaneers could only agree that the game between the two teams will not be played in Miami at 1 p.m. on Sunday.   With Hurricane Irma barreling towards Florida this weekend, the game between the Dolphins…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 4, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com on the rise of trades:   The Patriots acquired more veterans via trade in 2016 (five) than any other organization. The team has already surpassed that total in 2017, dealing for seven players since the league year began. New England…