Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL issues a series of Covid-related edicts.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: The NFL game-day experience will look vastly different in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including during postgame celebrations.   NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Thursday that, under proposed NFL-NFLPA game-day protocols, teams would be forbidden from interactions…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The bad news is that NFLPA president J.C. TRETTER finds reason for discord with the NFL.  Paulina Dedaj of FoxNews.com: Disagreements between the NFL and the players union went public Tuesday when NFLPA president JC Tretter wrote a blog post criticizing the league for prioritizing the preseason schedule and training…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The DB had heard that G ALI MARPET, the Buccaneers player rep, is cautious about the threat of Wuhan Covid-19.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: As the NFL and NFL Players Association try to hammer out a deal that would finalize coronavirus protocols for training camp, recent comments from Buccaneers tackle…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Testing, testing, testing.  If testing is not up to Mike Florio’s standards, he wants to call the whole thing off: As the NFL and NFL Players Association try to hammer out an agreement on the protocols for training camp, the preseason (if there is one), and the regular season, testing…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL supports our new alternative national anthem. Jason Reid of ESPN’s The Undefeated lets us know: “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing,” traditionally known as the Black national anthem, is expected to be performed live or played before every Week 1 NFL game, and the league is considering a variety…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing There will only be two preseason games in 2020, and the NFL didn’t cut the first two weeks.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: It’s been rumored and expected. It’s now official: The 2020 preseason will be trimmed from four games to two.   Specifically, Week One and Week Four have been…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Clemson experience leads Henry Bushnell of YahooSports to call up “experts” about herd immunity. The idea has arisen inside college football locker rooms; on Paul Finebaum’s radio show and Boomer Esiason’s; and even, sources say, during a recent Pac-12 meeting. On Friday, coaches and athletic department officials convened virtually…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Some predictions from Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com as he heads to vacation: Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned It’s great to hear all of these coaches and GMs and owners speaking in hypotheticals about the QB who has been systematically erased from NFL free agency for like three years now being an…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The legendary Jim Brown is impressed with how so many prominent white athletes have been outspoken in the fight against systemic racism and other social ills.  Jelani Scott of NFL.com: For over 50 years, Jim Brown has witnessed — and fought against — decades of injustice against African Americans in…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL says camps will open on schedule, and that getting the league’s fans to vote is paramount.  NFL.com: The NFL has advised teams that training camps are expected to begin as scheduled July 28 with rookies and selected players permitted to report earlier, league executive vice president, general counsel…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Lambeau Leap and other assorted jumps into the arms of adoring fans will be a casualty of the times we live in as the NFL moves to separate the fans from players and put some revenue on the board.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL will allow teams to…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If a team is allowed by local authorities to open up its stadium to fans this fall, the NFL won’t hold them hostage to the actions of politicians in other jurisdictions.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com sounds concerned: Money trumps competitive balance.   With the NFL facing significant financial losses from…