Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com with a report on player progress in complying with the NFL’s Covid dictates: Teams on which 85 percent of players are vaccinated will receive relaxed COVID-19 protocols for this season. Still, vaccination rates aren’t climbing quite as fast as the NFL and its teams likely had…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Every NFL player is defying the variants and electing not to opt out for 2021.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The window closed on Friday. The official news as to whether anyone opted to go through it came today.   Per multiple reports, the official transaction report (which officially will be…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL would like to make July 31st one of the two biggest days in July.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: In four weeks and one day, it’s coming. And it has a name.   July 31 will be known as “Back Together Saturday” for the NFL, via Ben Fischer of Sports…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Mike Ditka is distraught that the Bears might abandon the City of Chicago.  Grey Papke of Larry Brown Sports: The Chicago Bears are eyeing possibilities for a new stadium which could see them leave the city of Chicago to head to the suburbs. That’s not something that…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO The momentum appears to be growing for the Bears to abandon the City of Chicago and flee to the suburbs.  Chris Emma of 730TheScore: With the Bears having formally placed a bid on the Arlington Park property, the team is exploring a potential future away from Soldier…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Those who “opt out” in 2021 will not be paid a single solitary dime.  The AP: NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though players who voluntarily opt out will not be paid any stipend this…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing WR GOLDEN TATE II is trying to find a gig.  Mike Rosenstein of NJ.com” NFL training camps open in a month and Golden Tate remains a free man.   But the former New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver knows where he would like to land for the 2021…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Not one, not two, not three, but four bullets found the body of rookie DL JAYLEN TWYMAN in DC, but he is expected to recover. Minnesota Vikings rookie defensive lineman Jaylen Twyman is expected to make a full recovery after being shot four times on Monday…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Lori Lightfoot should be gone as mayor by the time it happens, but it is becoming obvious that the Bears are planning to get out of the City of Chicago.  Jason Leiser of the Chicago Sun-Times: The possibility of the Bears leaving Soldier Field for a new…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Saints and the Dolphins are cited as being compliant to the desires of the NFL in terms of vaccination.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Saints head coach Sean Payton said recently that he is confident that the team would reach the threshold of 85 percent of players fully vaccinated and…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Nick Shook of NFL.com on the state of vaccination: After a fairly busy run of news on the COVID-19 vaccine front in the NFL last week, an update on progress seems to have the league’s members near a milestone of sorts.   Sixteen of the NFL’s 32 teams have 51…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Team president Mark Murphy says what seems pretty obvious.  Jared Dubin ofCBSSports.com: Murphy said last week that the Rodgers situation has “divided our fan base.” He had more to say at an event at Lambeau Field on Thursday, and he drew inspiration from former Packers…