Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Hall of Fame now has 17 new honorees for the Awards of Excellence: Individuals from five groups — with the addition of Film/Video Directors this year — who have propelled the success of individual teams and the sport of professional football have been identified for Awards of Excellence under a program…

THE DAILY BRIEFING More on the new deal for The Commish, from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: Pete Rozelle left at age 63. Paul Tagliabue was 65 when he stepped down. The current Commissioner will soon be on track to last until age 68, or longer.   Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports that the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Commish is set to cash in.  Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the NFL owners and commissioners are expected to finalize a contract extension when the owners meet next week in Phoenix.   The report said that specific duration of the contract and financial figures…

THE DAILY BRIEFING We managed to put a DB together today.  Who knows if we’ll be back before next Tuesday or not. – – – Free agency happens fast. Going, going, almost gone. . . .   In a little more than 24 hours since the legal tampering period opened, only 57 of PFT’s top…

THE DAILY BRIEFING A workout today by WR ODELL BECKHAM, Jr. as he attempts to find a new team per Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL’s Thursday personnel notice brought news that free agent receiver Odell Beckham would work out for teams. Multiple reports since have added the where and when.   Beckham’s workout will…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT Colton Pouncy of The Athletic with thoughts from the Lions Combine media session: Needs versus Best Player Available The Lions have two first-round picks. They also have needs. The defense could stand to improve, in an effort to match an offense that ranked top five in scoring and yards.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   DALLAS QB DAK PRESCOTT discusses the voices whispering in his ear.  Charean Williams ofProFootballTalk.com: The Cowboys moved on from offensive coordinator Kellen Moore after the 2022 season. Moore now is with the Chargers, and Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is taking over play-calling duties in Dallas.   Prescott was…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Michael Silver, now of Bally Sports, says three erstwhile stars can be had in trade: Multiple star players across the league are on the trade block, including Titans running back Derrick Henry, Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, according to a report from Michael Silver of Bally Sports.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Field Yates of ESPN with a plea: @FieldYates Another NFL Combine in the books.   A huge shoutout to the city of Indianapolis for another incredible job hosting the event.   The best place for the Combine and here’s to hoping it always remains there. NFC NORTH CHICAGO Three writers from The…

THE DAILY BRIEFING More on the NFLPA surveys of teams. The report cards scored teams on eight categories: treatment of families, nutrition, weight room, strength staff, training room, training staff, locker room and travel. Each area was graded by players on a scale of A+ (considered exemplary) to F- (essentially zero effort by the team),…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Executives at the NFL offices are having their pay frozen.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: Despite a full recovery from the pandemic and the advent of unprecedented revenue levels, the NFL is keeping the belt tight.   Amid widespread chatter of no raises being implemented for league employees, the NFL has acknowledged a freeze…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The NFLPA has compiled “report cards” for each of the 32 member clubs that grade the opinions of players about how their team handles various items that relate to the players.  There are 8 categories, and all across the NFL one can imagine what the reaction will be inside the front offices…