Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC SOUTH   CAROLINA CB A.J. BOUYE will try to regain his mojo with the Panthers.  David Newton ofESPN.com: The Carolina Panthers on Wednesday agreed to a deal with free-agent cornerback A.J. Bouye as they attempt to improve their secondary heading into this month’s NFL draft.   Bouye, a Pro…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears apparently have no need for WR ANTHONY MILLER.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Bears wide receiver Anthony Miller may be on the way out of Chicago.   The Bears have had trade talks with multiple teams about moving Miller, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Gil Brandt, the Hall of Famer, writing at NFL.com identifies 7 teams that MUST ACE THE DRAFT: Every team wants to do well in every draft, but the event usually means more to some franchises than it does to others. Circumstances vary each year — some organizations have made a…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL is still working out what the offseason programs will look like, but part-virtual, part-actual seems to be forming.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL was fully remote during 2020 offseason programs, but they do not expect that to be the case this offseason.   Earlier this week, the…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing In 2020, the determination of Roger Goodell and the NFL played a significant role in breaking the lockdown mentality imposed by government experts. In 2021, he is determined to get things back to as close to “normal” as we will be allowed.  Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com: In an unprompted statement…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   WASHINGTON Matt Johnson of Sportsnaut contemplates where the WFT might stand vis a vis drafting or otherwise acquiring a quarterback: The Washington Football Team made two key commitments to its quarterback room this offseason, re-signing Taylor Heinicke and handing out a Ryan Fitzpatrick contract that suggests he…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing On Friday, the 49ers made a dramatic move up in the draft, presumably for a quarterback, facilitated by the Dolphins who still remain in strong position thanks to the Eagles who withdraw from elite QB consideration. We have complete coverage in each team’s section. Here, Jordan Dajani of CBSSports.com declares…

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…