Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH GREEN BAYBreakout star TE TUCKER KRAFT avoided serious injury Thursday.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The Packers have made good use of tight end Tucker Kraft through the first two weeks of the season, so word of a knee injury in Thursday’s practice was reason for concern. Kraft appears to have avoided a serious injury, however.…

AROUND THE NFL More huge ratings for the NFL – this time on FOX. Dan Shanoff of The Athletic: The Week 2 Super Bowl LIX rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles on Fox during Sunday’s late-afternoon window earned a staggering audience total of 33.8 million viewers, per Nielsen. The audience total matches the best regular-season…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYWR JAYDEN REED needed surgery on two distinct parts of his body – but should return in November.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed announced on social media Tuesday that he underwent surgeries to repair a fractured collarbone and a Jones fracture in his left foot. “Successful foot & clavicle…

AROUND THE NFL If this is correct, the NFL didn’t like Philadelphia’s Tush Push being exposed: Farzin Vousoughian@Farzin21The NFL is filing copyright claims on X from any user (including those in the media) who posts video of the missed false start by the Eagles 👀 People have ALWAYS posted NFL clips on X for years. The NFL has…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions tuned in for a cool 52 points Sunday, even without the genius of former OC Ben Johnson who was on the other sideline.  Eric Woodyard and Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: – Lions defensive back Brian Branch described Sunday’s divisional game against the Bears as “personal” given it was the first…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYThe Packers win came at a cost.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed is headed to injured reserve with a broken collarbone. Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said after Thursday night’s win over Washington that Reed will miss a significant portion of the season. “He’s going to miss a lot…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITBen Johnson returns to Ford Field this week – and Lions Coach Dan Campbell.  Jordan Dajani of CBSSports.com: The Detroit Lions begin somewhat of a new era in 2025, as coach Dan Campbell lost both offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn this offseason. Both coordinators were considered two of…

AROUND THE NFL We are still taking votes and will have the results tomorrow – in what order would you draft the seven quarterbacks taken in the 2024 draft for your generic team: Original orderCaleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix, Jr., J.J. McCarthy, Bo Nix, Spencer Rattler – – -Advice from Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com: It’s overreaction…

AROUND THE NFL A little watercooler talk this morning – The 2024 draft has produced seven current starting QBs among the 32 member clubs They were drafted in this order 1st Round1 – Caleb Williams, Chicago2 – Jayden Daniels, Washington3 – Drake Maye, New England8 – Michael Penix, Jr, Atlanta10 – J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota12 – Bo Nix, Denver5th Round150…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOTyler Dunne, something of a muckraker as Skip Bayless once was, has landed on the Bears doorstep.  Dustin Baker of VikingsTerritory.com: The Chicago Bears didn’t need any drama before their big Ben Johnson reveal on September 8th. An explosive report just showed up at the Bears’ doorstep at the worst possible time, raising…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYEDGE MICAH PARSONS is trending towards playing on a pitch count Sunday per Mike Florio: Yes, Packers linebacker Micah Parsons has been limited in practice the past two days with the back injury that became the battleground for his final days in Dallas. No, he’s not expected to miss the game. Per…

AROUND THE NFL While we were doing some research on the note in PHILADELPHIA, we saw that the seven of the eight teams that started in business in the AFL in 1960 begin 2025 with exactly 1,000 games played.  The exception is the Bills at 999, because of the 2022 cancellation in progress of their…