Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Alex Shapiro of NBCSports.com on the proposed rule changes that will be voted on.  Only two from the Competion Committee and neither is a game-changer. The NFL has released proposed rule changes that will be up for a vote at next week’s virtual league meetings.   Most of the proposed…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Packers DL MONTRAVIUS ADAMS enjoyed his drive around the Free State of Georgia too much earlier this week.  The AP: Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Montravius Adams was arrested in Georgia this week and charged with marijuana and driving offenses.   He was stopped Tuesday…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing QB CAM NEWTON, the biggest loser in this year’s QB shuffle, has posted video.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Cam Newton wants the world to know he’s healthy and in good shape.   Newton, the free agent quarterback who was cut by the Panthers this offseason after playing in just…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Draft picks were untouched in the quest for employment justice, but the NFL did make some other changes designed to enhance the hiring of minorities.  Here is the official NFL story at NFL.com: The NFL announced Tuesday new policies designed to increase employment opportunities and advancement for minorities and women…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Even a vote looms to allow the manipulation of draft picks in the name of employment justice, the NFL is imposing more requirements for a team to be deemed Rooney Rule compliant.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: In advance of Tuesday’s virtual owners’ meetings, the NFL will expand the Rooney Rule,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Maturely, QB AARON RODGERS says he is able to separate his feelings towards training his replacement QB JORDAN LOVE and those towards GM Brian Gutenkist who drafted Love. “He didn’t ask to be drafted by the Packers. He’s not to blame at all … I’m…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing An amazing NFL crime story, with a recent number one pick among two active NFL players being sought by Florida police.  Charean Williams of NFL.com: The Miramar, Florida, police department announced on social media it has issued arrest warrants for Giants cornerback Deandre Baker and Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar.  …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Should a LockDown Governor, in California or elsewhere, dictate the banishment of the NFL for 2020, Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, harshly criticized by Peter King, wants the world to know any and all of those teams can find safe haven in his state.  ESPN.com: Florida’s Ron DeSantis…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Desperate times call for desperate advertising measures.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: As the NFL stares at the possibility of games played with no one staring at the field from the stands, the league is looking at the loss of significant revenue. The challenge becomes replacing it.   Deep in an item…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing MVP odds for 2020 courtesy of David Purdham of ESPN.com: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the consensus favorite to win the 2020 NFL MVP award, with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on his heels.   At Caesars Sportsbook, Mahomes is 4-1 to win what would be his second…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If the LockDown Governor of California persists in dictating no sporting events in his state, will the Governor of Nevada (who has been LockDown so far) allow a safe haven for California’s banished teams?  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: After the release of the 2020 schedule, an effort was made to…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing As we now know, John Clayton was peddling FakeNews when he said the NFL would frontload the schedule with four weeks of interconference games.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Prior to the release of the 2020 NFL schedule, there were reports and rumors that the NFL planned to fill the…