Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing It is time for the NFL to discuss rules changes and ProFootballTalk.com has a string of posts on what may be in store. First the Eric Bienemy Rule that would put assistant coaches on playoff teams in the same position as assistant coaches on losers.  Michael David Smith: NFL teams…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO GM Ryan Pace will not foreclose any method as a possible means for the Bears improving their QB situation. Bears General Manager Ryan Pace is leaving no stone unturned in identifying his starting quarterback.   Pace wouldn’t rule out anything today, including Nick Foles or Mitchell Trubisky…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Bounced at the University of Texas, Tom Herman has a job with the Bears. Josh Alper ofProFootballTalk.com: Former Texas head coach Tom Herman has landed a job on Bears head coach Matt Nagy’s staff.   The Bears announced Herman’s hiring on Monday. He has the title of…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Diana Russini of ESPN.com professes to have a source, no, make that multiple sources, in the J.J. WATT camp. Free-agent defensive lineman J.J. Watt has received contract offers from multiple teams, league sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini.   Multiple sources told Russini that the most lucrative offer Watt currently has…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   WASHINGTON QB ALEX SMITH does an interview with GQ – and it’s not all warm fuzzies about the WFT.  Chris Cwik of YahooSports.com: When asked how the organization responded to Smith coming back, Smith said:   “So there was a very small group of people that actually…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing J.J. WATT has a funny way of letting us know that he is the kind of guy who ponders and ponders over every decision.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: Sometimes more options make choices more difficult.   The place between weighing options and making a decision is apparently where J.J. Watt…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The cap is shrinking, but it would have shrunk more but for an accommodation with the NFLPA.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: When the NFL and NFL Players Association agreed recently to increase the minimum salary cap from $175 million to $180 million, the adjustment sparked speculation that the final number…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing With QB CARSON WENTZ sent to Indianapolis – there were no franchise QBs drafted in the first round between 2009 and 2016 – at least for the franchise that drafted them.  Field Yates of ESPN.com sent out the original tweet and Jake Matherson audited him:   @FieldYates And with the…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL is closing in on its final salary cap – and it is going to be somewhat higher than the worst fears.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: The NFL salary cap in 2021 has a new floor.   NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Thursday that, in a memo to teams,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing EDGE J.J. WATT has a one word description for his free agency experience so far – “wild.” Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: On Friday, J.J. Watt became a free agent. Five days later, he has made an observation on Twitter: “free agency is wild.”   He didn’t elaborate. So it’s anyone’s…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has reached out to his replacement, QB JARED GOFF.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: After the Lions agreed to trade Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and three draft picks, Stafford reached out to Goff to wish him well in Detroit.  …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO With his wife already playing and living in Chicago, the Bears seem to have a shot at EDGE J.J. WATT.  Darrelle Lincoln of TotalProSports.com:   This could be a whole lot of something, but could also be nothing.   JJ Watt is free to sign wherever he…