Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL When the NFL’s lawyers are fending off the legal challenges of disgruntled coach Brian Flores, it says it isn’t in charge of hiring – but when it is justifying its role in making Jon Gruden unemployable it says it is in charge of hiring.  Legal eagle Daniel Wallach has…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Jerry Jones with some hints of unusual Dallas draft strategy.  Josh Alper ofProFootballTalk.com: One of the talking points about this year’s draft has been that there isn’t a great deal of high-end talent available and the Cowboys appear to subscribe to that theory.   Executive…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Jeff Howe of The Athletic gets some anonymous insider quotes on the QBs in the draft: It’s dangerous to get quarterback-desperate in the NFL Draft.   Based on the opinions of some key decision-makers around the league, teams are facing an increasingly high risk of chasing the position this…

THE DAILY BRIEFING It will be a happy birthday for some! The National Football League announced today that the 2022 NFL Schedule powered by AWS will be released on NFL Network, NFL.com and the NFL app on Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m. ET.   Ahead of the release of the full 2022 NFL regular…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC SOUTH ATLANTA D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on how the Falcons are working the QB market: Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral, one of the top prospects at his position, visited the Falcons on Wednesday, the last day for teams to host top 30 visits before the upcoming NFL draft,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO QB JUSTIN FIELDS professes a changed mind-set.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields acknowledged feeling different at the start of his second NFL offseason given the uncertainty he isn’t facing with his status as the team’s starting quarterback.   “It feels good just having that mindset,”…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Colin Kaepernick says he doesn’t have to start right away when someone signs him. ESPN.com: Colin Kaepernick is serious about wanting to return to the NFL, and he’s willing to be a backup quarterback if that’s what it takes to get back into the league.   “I know I have to find…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Peter King hears from a reader in New Jersey: The Titans did nothing wrong. From Frank Bifulco, of Pomona, N.Y.: “Amy Strunk Adams gets to hire who SHE wants regardless of an illegal quota law like the Rooney Rule. You, [Mike] Florio, the ESPN clowns, and the rest of the leftist sportswriting…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL This from Warren Sharp: @SharpFootball most expensive QB rooms next year:   1. TEN – $40.5, led by Ryan Tannehill 2. KC – $39.9M, led by Patrick Mahomes 3. SF – $36.7M, led by Jimmy Garoppolo 4. DET – $35.1M, led by Jared Goff   pretty wild – –…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Chris Burke of The Athletic makes a pick in a beat writer Mock Draft which draws a critique from Dane Brugler: 2. Detroit Lions: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon Chris Burke: There are a bunch of other options here: Kyle Hamilton, Travon Walker, a trade down (we…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL What teams might be in the market to trade for either QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO of the 49ers or QB BAKER MAYFIELD of the Browns?  Cody Benjamin of CBSSports.com: Which teams could be interested? Consider these the only logical or potential suitors at the moment:   Jaguars: This one only…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL DWAYNE HASKINS On Saturday morning, around 6:30 a.m., the life of QB DWAYNE HASKINS came to an end a few weeks before his 25th birthday.  The Florida Highway Patrol reported that he “tried to cross” the westbound lanes of I-595 which runs across the north boundary of Ft. Lauderdale…