Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING DeMarcus Smith, almost the ex-NFLPA director, wants the elimination of the Rooney Rule.  He would replace it with 12 dicta.  Shalise Manza Young of YahooSports.com: DeMaurice Smith’s time with the NFL Players Association may be in its final days, but he isn’t quite done fighting with NFL team owners.   On Wednesday,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Prepare to have your mind blown – this stat from Warren Sharp (scroll down to the bottom): @SharpFootball average length of TD passes (air yards):   18.8 – Derek Carr 18.5 – Jalen Hurts 16.4 – Josh Allen 16.0 – Geno Smith 14.1 – Tua Tagovailoa 13.1 – Justin Fields 12.9 –…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Former NFL QB Ryan Mallett passed away at age 35 last week.  Some of the reports made the death sound mysterious, but the tragic fact was that he drowned (perhaps in a riptide) at Destin Beach, Florida (not far from where former NFL RB Peyton Hillis nearly drowned earlier this year).  This…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com ponders why there is a severe Cone of Silence over the upcoming choice of an Executive Director for the NFLPA. The NFL Players Association soon will be selecting a new executive director. Its players remain in the dark.   Per a league source, multiple players have attempted to…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Although WR DeANDRE HOPKINS may have hoped a team high up the food chain like Buffalo or Kansas City would want his services, it looks like his choice is between middle of the pack Tennessee and New England.  Tyler Rowland of FansNation: The DeAndre Hopkins saga continues and likely will continue for…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Sam Robinson of ProFootballRumors.com thinks the Vikings are in no hurry to get an extension done for WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON: Last year’s wide receiver market boom set up Justin Jefferson for a monster extension, and the superstar Vikings pass catcher continued his historic ascent with a push for…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Are RB DALVIN COOK and WR DeANDRE HOPKINS a package deal? Running back Dalvin Cook is one of the biggest names currently available as a free agent and he’s spent a little time thinking about joining forces with another big name currently looking for a new team.   During an appearance on…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The supplemental draft will return in 2023.  Grant Gordon of NFL.com: The NFL has informed clubs that the supplemental draft will return and take place on July 11, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday.   This will be the first year a supplemental draft has taken place since 2019.   One…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Bob Brown, a stealth Hall of Famer who played for three teams, has passed away. Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bob Brown, labeled the “most aggressive lineman that ever played” by John Madden, died Friday night at the age of 81.   The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced his death Saturday.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC SOUTH   NEW ORLEANS QB TAYSOM HILL who became TE TAYSOM HILL wants to be WR TAYSOM HILL. Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: After making nine starts at quarterback in 2020 and 2021, Taysom Hill was listed as a tight end last season and only threw 19 passes as his role shifted in…

THE DAILY BRIEFING An update on the status of QB CARSON WENTZ from Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: When last we heard about free-agent quarterback Carson Wentz, ESPN reported that Wentz has “received interest” and “might wait longer into the offseason to see what develops and is “open to starter or backup roles.”   Now, Adam Schefter…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS Jori Epstein of YahooSports.com breaks down the dispute between the Giants and RB SAQUON BARKLEY: Everyone tried to say as little as possible.   Head coach Brian Daboll introduced his news conference saying “every conversation I have about Saquon will be private.” Six subsequent questions about…