Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Week 1 of the preseason is in the books – and it seemed like the games were a bit more entertaining than usual.  Tyler Sullivan of CBSSports.com notes four rookie quarterbacks who did well: It was a fantastic first showing for rookie quarterbacks all the way around. At every…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA QB KIRK COUSINS has symptoms and was sent home.  Charean Williams ofProFootballTalk.com: The Vikings sent quarterback Kirk Cousins home after he reported feeling ill, Kevin O’Connell said in his news conference Thursday.   Cousins did not participate in the walk-through practice.   O’Connell said the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Even as the NFL frustrates defenses by emphasizing illegal contact penalties in 2022, there may be some relief from phantom roughing the passer penalties.  Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com:   The NFL is yet again cracking down on roughing the passer calls this 2022 season. Except, this time, it should…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Interesting from Warren Sharp.  The 2021 Titans had a lot of wins over quality opponents, the Eagles not so much: W-L v teams w a winning 2021 record:   8-3: TEN 5-2: GB 6-3: TB 7-4: KC 5-3: ARI 6-4: LVR 4-3: CIN 5-4: DAL, LAC 5-5: BUF, IND…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY QB JORDAN LOVE will be your Packers starter this week.  We won’t see QB AARON RODGERS until the third game, if at all. Jordan Love will start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in their first preseason game Friday against the San Francisco…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL This note: @NFLResearch 🚨 Attention Jets, Jaguars, Ravens, Browns, Broncos, Giants, Lions, Panthers & Seahawks fans…   At least one team has gone “worst-to-first,” winning its division the season after finishing in or tied for last place in 17 of the last 19 NFL seasons The Ravens would seem…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY QB AARON RODGERS has no desire to play until he is 45, unlike QB TOM BRADY.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: At 38 years old, Aaron Rodgers is the second-oldest active quarterback in the NFL. But he says there’s no way he plays as…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY QB AARON RODGERS opens up about some of his mysterious methods for achieving physical and mental health.  Madison Williams at SI.com: Aaron Rodgers opened up about his journey to self-love and how ayahuasca, a psychoactive tea containing the hallucinogenic drug DMT, helped him reach…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Former Vikings LB ANTHONY BARR has joined the Cowboys.  Bryan DeArdo ofCBSSports.com: Anthony Barr had his choice of two teams to pick from, but in the end, the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys, the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL THE WATSON DECISION Back when this all started, the benchmark for the punishment of QB DESHAUN WATSON seemed to be the 6-game suspension of QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER, another case of unseemly behavior but no criminal charges. Still times have changed, MLB pitcher TREVOR BAUER is getting something like two…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The value of NFL teams continues to soar.  Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic: NFL teams on average are worth $4.14 billion, 18 percent more than last year, with the cheapest team the Cincinnati Bengals at $2.84 billion, a new valuation study from Sportico reports.   To put that into…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL It’s deadline day for contracts to beat the franchise tag – and Josh Alper ofProFootballTalk.com doesn’t see anything happening: Friday is the final day that players who have received franchise tags are able to sign long-term extensions with their teams, but there’s not much optimism that any of the…