Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We usually don’t publish at all during Valspar Championship Week, but in 2021 we’ve only missed one day.  Today’s will be brief, before the world changes tonight with the Draft. NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY On Draft Day comes word that QB AARON RODGERS’ career as a Packer is in…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   WASHINGTON OL ERECK FLOWERS is returning to Washington.  Will left the team that must not be named and returns to WFT.  Nick Shook of NFL.com: Ereck Flowers‘ tumultuous NFL career appears to have achieved some stability, and he’s heading back to where he first found it.  …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL Draft is a vastly bigger cultural phenomenon in 2021 than the Oscars.  The Academy Awards just drew under 10 million viewers.  Peter King with this on the NFL stage: Last year, with Roger Goodell announcing picks from his basement and coaches and prospects all with in-home cams and…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing QB TOM BRADY, who will continue to wear #12, goes off on the NFL’s new rule that heads toward college football’s anarchy.  Jenna Laine of ESPN.com: While several NFL players expressed excitement this week over a newly adopted rule that allows more flexibility when it comes to the numbers worn…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL with a birthday present for the DB.  Nick Shook of NFL.com: The excitement of the offseason doesn’t end with the final day of the 2021 NFL Draft.   Eleven days later, the league will release its full regular-season schedule for all 32 teams. The 2021 schedule (powered by…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY After a year of JAMEIS WINSTON/TAYSOM HILL, will the Saints want QB AARON RODGERS for 2022?  Thoughts like that motivate Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com:   If you think teams aren’t already thinking about what it would cost to land Aaron Rodgers by early 2022, you…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing After making it all the way back from his horrific injury, QB ALEX SMITH says he is now retired.  Nick Shook of NFL.com: Alex Smith’s improbable comeback ended up being his final act in football.   The 36-year-old quarterback announced his retirement Monday via Instagram.   Smith said earlier this…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC SOUTH ATLANTA A couple of weeks ago we heard that Arthur Blank, ever loyal, had sided with Coach Arthur Smith and wanted to keep QB MATT RYAN. Now, Peter King hears that Blank is fascinated by the shiny toy that quarterback #4 would provide. 4. ATLANTA. Pivot point of…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We commend you to PHILADELPHIA for some good dish on the Eagles.  And the whole thing if you subscribe to The Athletic. NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA A deep dive from three reporters of The Athletic goes behind the scenes where no coach, certainly not Doug Pederson, Four weeks into the 2019…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC SOUTH   CAROLINA Coach Matt Rhule professes a belief in the skills of QB SAM DARNOLD.  Josh Alper ofProFootballTalk.com: Panthers head coach Matt Rhule spoke to the media on Monday for the first time since the team traded for quarterback Sam Darnold and that trade was the primary topic…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Peter King on how the 2021 draft is all about the quarterbacks: There has never been an offseason like this one, which sets up a draft the likes of which we’ve never seen. Never has there been such a league-wide gold rush for quarterbacks. Never has the draft gone 1-2-3-4…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   DALLAS The Falcons have indicated they are willing to trade down from #4.  There is a team that may be interested in moving up, and not for a QB.  Jeremy Layton in the New York Post: According to ESPN insider Chris Mortensen, a surprise team has an…