Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Some big contracts over the weekend – QB JOSH ALLEN of Bills, LB DARIUS LEONARD of the Colts – and a re-structure of Dolphins CB XAVIEN HOWARD. NFC NORTH DETROIT The Lions have what Calvin Johnson thinks is HIS money.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: As expected, Hall of Fame receiver Calvin…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing QB TOM BRADY seems to believe the NFLPA has allowed the NFL to manipulate the salary cap to the players’ detriment.  Rick Stroud in the Tampa Bay Times: Tom Brady said he has found his voice in Tampa Bay, and it’s not restricted to the huddle.   The seven-time Super…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Forbes is out with their ranking of each NFL team’s value and the Cowboys are worth three times as much as the Bills: Disregard the NFL’s 20% drop in revenue during the pandemic-impacted 2020 season, to an average of $381 million per team. Forget that operating income (earnings before interest,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Mike Sando’s epic Quarterback Tiers report takes up a lot of space below, even after we hacked quite a few interesting comments out.  You can see it all at The Athletic. NFC NORTH CHICAGO RB TARIK COHEN’s return is not imminent per this Tweet from Matt Grote: @markgrotesports No exact…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing This from Adam Schefter:   @AdamSchefter A big QB birthday today: Jets’ QB Zach Wilson turns 22. Tom Brady also turns 44, as many are aware, but that makes him exactly double the age of Wilson while looking practically the same age as him. NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Should teams be publicly identifying/shaming the unvaccinated?  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com says yes, NFLPA president JC Tretter says no:   Browns center and NFL Players Association president JC Tretter previously has written about his concerns regarding the practice of some teams to use wristbands on the practice field to distinguish vaccinated…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The consensus is that QB AARON RODGERS mastered the room at his Wednesday press conference, laying out in clear, precise terms why he was frustrated with the cold managerial style of Packers management. Matt Schneidman of The Athletic neatly lays out the layers of Rodgers…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The re-acquisition of WR RANDALL COBB was one of QB AARON RODGERS’ demands/requests of Packers management.  And it has happened. Zach Kruse of USA TODAY: Randall Cobb is coming home to Green Bay.   The veteran wide receiver confirmed a trade back to the Packers…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY And, just like QB DESHAUN WATSON, it looks like QB AARON RODGERS will be back with his team for the start of camp.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Aaron Rodgers has arrived in Green Bay to report to training camp.   Rodgers’ private plane landed…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing On Friday, the NFL was rocked when two coaches were summarily fired for refusing to take one of the experimental vaccines.  The most senior was veteran coach Rick Dennison of the Vikings.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: After refusing to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, Rick Dennison is out as a…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com sees anti-vaxxers causing discord in the locker rooms of the NFL: Teams with high vaccination rates will have a competitive advantage. They also will minimize the potential internal turmoil.   In Buffalo, a full-blown COVID schism could be on the way, after Thursday’s memo making it…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO A tale from Chicago in 2021.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Last month a Chicago resident named Scott Morrow was walking down the street when he suddenly felt a sharp pain and collapsed to the ground. He had been shot in the back and was now in…