Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If everyone is vaccinated, can the NFL reduce some of its precautions? Kevin Seifert ofESPN.com: The NFL has “no intention” to require COVID-19 vaccinations for players, coaches or team staff members, according to the league’s chief medical officer.   Speaking Thursday on the NFL Network, Dr. Allen Sills said he…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing It’s almost April, and the NFL and NFLPA are getting around to discussing their 2021 “offseason work structure.”  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com says the players have no interest in seeing each other up close and personnel. NFL owners hope to resume in-person offseason workouts this spring, sources tell ESPN’s Chris…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   DALLAS Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is not a fan of how Jerry Jones handled QB DAK PRESCOTT: Jerry Jones didn’t have unique information about the money that was coming from the TV networks. The real question is whether he had any idea that the broader free-agency market…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Peter King on unabated free agency despite the Covid cap constrictions: I was wrong about 2021 free agency when I wrote last week I thought teams wouldn’t have the same fervor out of the box. And many of the 32 teams were typically frenetic. In 2020, 30 deals of players…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO DT AKIEM HICKS is likely to remain a Bear.  Michael David Smith ofProFootballTalk.com: The Bears gave defensive tackle Akiem Hicks permission to seek a trade, but nothing has materialized and it now appears Hicks will remain in Chicago.   Hicks is now likely to remain with the…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL announced its new TV deals, carrying all the way until 2033, on Thursday.  John Breech of CBSSports.com spots some interesting developments: The NFL’s new television deal won’t kick in until 2023, but when that happens, there will be some big changes coming around the league.   If you…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com looks at the contract that retained the services of RB AARON JONES: Without using the franchise tag, the Green Bay Packers essentially paid running back Aaron Jones the same as if they had used the tag on him this year and…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO QB ANDY DALTON lands a one-year deal with the Bears.  ESPN.com:   The Chicago Bears and quarterback Andy Dalton have agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal, with the chance for the quarterback to earn another $3 million in incentives, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter.   Chicago…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY What will the Packers do with C COREY LINSLEY now a Charger?  Brandon Carwile of USA TODAY: Now that Corey Linsley has a new home with the Los Angeles Chargers, the Green Bay Packers have to find a new starting center for the 2021 season.…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com runs a want ad for Lions LB JARRAD DAVIS as free agency gears up: He was a first-round pick in 2017, but he hasn’t fully lived up to that billing. As his first shot at free agency arrives, Lions linebacker Jarrad Davis could…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The shutdowns due to Covid 19 cost the NFL $4 billion.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: Even though the NFL managed to play all 256 regular-season games and all 13 postseason games, the league lost a large chunk of money due to the pandemic.   According to Ben Fischer of Sports Business…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Mike Florio on where the salary cap is going to finally land: From the moment the minimum salary cap for 2021 increased from $175 million to $180 million, we’d heard that the final number will be in the range of $182 million to $183 million. Although the final number still…