Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 30, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL announced its 2017 roster of officials and the highlights include:   – All 17 referees return.  This is the third straight season for these 17 and quite a few of them are getting up there in age.    Ed Hochuli will be 67…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 29, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Chip Kelly showed up on Adam Schefter’s podcast and has some things to say of interest to fans of the Titans, Eagles and Colin Kaepernick.  First, on the quest for Marcus Mariota with Matt Lombardo of NJ.com:   The hypothetical about how the trajectory of…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 28, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL Players Association sees a way to make money out of the biometric data of its members.  Tom Taylor of TheMMQB.com:   When Giants linebacker Devon Kennard wakes up each morning, he checks his phone to see what the day might hold. He’ll have…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 27, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFL.com’s list of the top 100 players in the NFL (as voted by the players, or at least some of them who filled out a long ballot) is fully announced with TOM BRADY finishing first.   Here is a breakdown of their colleges:   A…

The Daily Briefing Monday, June 26, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Andy Reid, Hall of Famer?  Greg Bishop makes the case base on endurance and wins, not titles:   As noted by Pro Football Talk, Chiefs coach Andy Reid is currently tied for 11th on the all-time wins list, with 173. He needs 13 wins to…

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 23, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The headline said that Mike Freeman of the Bleacher Report was declaring that the NFL had a “Floyd Mayweather problem.”  The DBs first thought is he was talking about Patriots dominance, the second too much money.  We were wrong on both counts.   1. A…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 22, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Without comments from Colin Kaepernick to mull and chew, the voracious media is running out of fodder to make the case for him that he is being unfairly denied a contract.  Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com, believed to be more the right than many scribes, wants…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 21, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Jerry Jones is leading an NFL group to the Vatican today.  NFL.com:   Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.   Jones and his wife, Gene, have…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Per the CBA, the deadline for signing franchise players to long term contracts this year is Monday, July 17, not Saturday, July 15, as has been reported.  Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com looks at the three unsigned franchise players and their prospects for a contract:  …

The Daily Briefing Monday, June 19, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Former NFL officiating head Dean Blandino, now transitioning to FOX, says he would have been fine with a plethora of ties.  That and more from an interview with Colin Cowherd:   Former NFL senior VP of officiating Dean Blandino left the league after more than…

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 16, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The actual settlement part of the concussion settlement is near at hand reports Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   Thursday’s Associated Press report regarding the issuance of the first payments in the concussion settlement contains one factual flaw: The payments haven’t actually been issued.   According…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 15, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Who knew that Bob Stoopes, allegedly “retired” as coach at Oklahoma, had not one, but two, homes in Chicago?  The Chicago Sun-Times:   Despite owning two Gold Coast homes, former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops doesn’t have his eye on any potential…