Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT The Lions and former WR Calvin Johnson are mending their relationship.  Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com: Although no current Detroit Lions players were on site for any offseason workout programs, the practice facility was open for one of the greatest players in franchise history on Sunday.   Hall of Fame…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Per sources, today is D-Day – the day RB DALVIN COOK is disposed of by the Vikings. More from Adam Schefter: @AdamSchefter The Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos are two of the teams that are expected to have an interest in signing running back Dalvin Cook once he…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA While RB DALVIN COOK has been the Viking most linked to a trade, DE DANIELLE HUNTER is drawing interest.  Tyler Forness of USA TODAY: The situation with Minnesota Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter is getting more complicated. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, teams are calling about a…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Saudis have bought a stake in the PGA TOUR, the NBA has cleared the way for their money to hit the Association and Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says that they could be coming for an NFL team.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: NFL rules prohibit foreign investment in franchises. But rules were…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   DALLAS As RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT lingers on the street, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will not rule out a return to the team.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones remains open to the possibility that running back Ezekiel Elliott could play in Dallas this…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Per Tom Brady, it is a certainty that he has retired. Tom Brady reiterated that he has no plans to play in the NFL again after retiring in February, but he hopes agreeing to buy into the Las Vegas Raiders will allow him to be involved in the league for the rest…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO CB JAYLEN JOHNSON’s absence from OTA’s may or may not be contract related.  But he says he will be seen next week.  Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times: Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson doesn’t plan to remain away from practice for long.   He told ESPN Radio’s “Keyshawn, J-Will and…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Roger Goodell put his desires ahead of the NFL’s coaches and players – and Albert Breer of SI.com explains how the loathed kickoff rule came to be. The change in the kickoff rule happened in a way it shouldn’t have. The standard for any rules change in the NFL is a 24–8…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY It may be water under the bridge, but Matt Schneidmann of The Athletic has a long look at why QB AARON RODGERS is no longer a Packer: A little more than three years ago, Aaron Rodgers was preparing to make his second appearance of the night on…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com ranks the teams that had the best offseason from 1 to 16 (we had the bottom half last week).  Have to admit we didn’t see number one coming as it is one of three NFC East teams in the top 4. We have the full recap for the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING At ESPN.com, Bill Barnwell has started a lengthy look at each teams offseason, ranking them 1 to 32.  We will put some of his team recaps where appropriate and an excerpt for the others, but here is how he has the bottom half (released on Friday here).  Teams where we took the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT RB DAVID MONTGOMERY is refreshed to be with the Lions.  Nick Shook of NFL.com: Nobody likes losing. David Montgomery hated it so much, he changed teams.   After four seasons in Chicago, Montgomery walked away from a 25-42 career record with the Bears for a short move from the…