Daily Briefing

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…

The Daily Briefing Friday, March 24, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The Commish shares your pain when an NFL broadcast “doubles up” with a 2nd round of commercials after a kickoff.  Never again, he says, but that doesn’t mean less time away from the action.  Tom Pelissero of USA Today: ESPN’s officiating guru Kevin Seifert looks…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 23, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The Commish shares your pain when an NFL broadcast “doubles up” with a 2nd round of commercials after a kickoff.  Never again, he says, but that doesn’t mean less time away from the action.  Tom Pelissero of USA Today:   Every NFL fan has seen…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 22, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Clarence Hill, Jr. in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram on the TONY ROMO hostage crisis:   The Tony Romo hostage crisis in Dallas officially began on March 9.   Romo was told he was going to be released by the Dallas Cowboys…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, March 21, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL has had a Super Bowl crime wave for years, only realized in 2017 when TOM BRADY instantly noticed that his jersey was pilfered.  And it turns out an executive with a Mexican newspaper was the culprit, stealing priceless artifacts in plain sight and…

The Daily Briefing Monday, March 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Peter King doesn’t like the way teams have become so reluctant to guarantee money after the first year in free agency:   Free-agent linebacker Zach Brown, 27, ranked second in the NFL last year with 149 tackles, playing for Buffalo. But nine tackles a game,…

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…