Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Friday, March 17, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Kalyn Kramer of TheMMQB.com tracked down U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman who ruled against the NFL and for TOM BRADY in the matter known as Deflategate, only to see his widely-praised opinion rejected by a 2-1 vote by a panel from the First Circuit…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 16, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL does have a system that reward players (to a relatively small extent) like DAK PRESCOTT who outplay their contracts.  Jared Dubin at CBSSports.com:   The NFL announced on Wednesday the recipients of performance-based pay for the 2016 season. Each team received a sum…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 15, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Conor Orr at NFL.com with a helpful look at the overall state of the free agent market:   We have arrived at the second wave of free agency.   A manic, unpredictable, big-spending frenzy highlighted the opening of the 2017 league year, but in a…

The Daily Briefing Monday, March 6, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Last week, the DB floated the idea of a three-team deal between the 49ers, Redskins and Patriots involving KIRK COUSINS and JIMMY GARAPPOLO.    Now, someone (an agent, Jerry Jones?) is using NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport to float a 3-team deal with the 49ers, Redskins and…

The Daily Briefing Friday, March 3, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Wow.  We are going to be up to six eye surgeries for Vikings coach Mike Zimmer.  Kevin Seifert at ESPN.com:   Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is scheduled for two more surgeries on his right eye as he struggles to regain…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 2, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   WASHINGTON GM Scot McCloughan is not in Indianapolis.  Zac Jackson at ProFootballTalk.com:   Washington General Manager Scot McCloughan is not at the NFL Scouting Combine, and a team spokesman told the Washington Post that McCloughan is “taking care of some family matters.”…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 1, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Monday was a big day as the leading rushers in Vikings and Chiefs history were cast aside, as was Jets CB DARRELLE REVIS.  The other member clubs now wonder how much do they have left in the tank.   – – – So why wouldn’t this…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 28, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL came back from his serious hand injury to be worthy of a franchise tag.  Josh Alper at ProFootballTalk.com:   The Giants announced on Monday that they’ve used the franchise tag on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul for…

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 24, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL’s new Hall of Fame Weekend schedule will feature the Cowboys and the Cardinals on Thursday night.  Marc Sessler of NFL.com:   The Hall of Fame has picked opponents for its annual preseason showdown.   The Dallas Cowboys will face the Arizona Cardinals on…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 23, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Mike Sando of ESPN.com put a lot of work into a “quarterback carousel” where you can match 14 spinning QBs (including some rookies) with 10 QB-needy teams (Dallas?) and see how things match up.    Here are a couple of examples –   Jay Cutler…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 21, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS The Cowboys have reworked some deals and will be cap compliant.  Todd Archer at ESPN.com:   Whenever the 2017 salary cap is finalized, the Dallas Cowboys don’t have to worry about getting under the allowed amount.   On Monday the Cowboys…

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Peter King of TheMMQB outlines the offseason QB market, as he sees it, with an emphasis on TONY ROMO:   Let’s take a morning to set the table for the event of this off-season: the re-setting of the quarterback market in the NFL.   The…