Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC WEST   SAN FRANCISCO Matt Barrows and David Lombardi of The Athletic discuss the appropriate workload for RB CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY in his age season. No NFL running back played a higher percentage of his team’s offensive snaps in 2023 than Christian McCaffrey, a fact that wasn’t lost on fans who spent…

THE DAILY BRIEFING With the Jaguars re-building the stadium in Jacksonville, Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com does not see an expansion franchise in London anytime soon. Of the 32 current NFL franchises, the Jaguars were the most likely to move to London. Now that the Jaguars have a deal with Jacksonville for a renovated stadium, they won’t…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   WASHINGTON The Harris ownership team has shuffled some staff at the Commanders, including the return of franchise legend Doug Williams to a role that sounds more active and analytics VP Eugene Shen is out after eight months. Ben Standig of the New York Times: The Adam Peters organizational makeover…

THE DAILY BRIEFING While we were away, Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com started his annual preseason 32 to 1 previews.  We have TENNESSEE at #27 below.  The others (32 to 28) are worth checking out, especially if its “your team”:   32. Carolina Panthers 31. New England Patriots 30. Denver Broncos 29. Washington Commanders 28. New York Giants NFC NORTH  …

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC SOUTH   NEW ORLEANS The Saints with an injury at tight end.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Saints tight end Juwan Johnson is dealing with a leg injury.   Johnson suffered an injury to his lower leg and will miss “a good amount of time,” according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   WASHINGTON Rookie QB JAYDEN DANIELS has impressed veteran WR TERRY McLAURIN.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Wide receiver Terry McLaurin has played with a number of different quarterbacks during his time with the Commanders and he hopes that the revolving door has been removed this offseason.   Jayden Daniels joined…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT From not even being on the horizon a few years ago, the Lions are now knocking on the door of the House of Lombardi.  Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com on whether or not they can walk on through. The Detroit Lions fully embraced the underdog mentality in 2021 after Dan…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic has been watching QB CALEB WILLIAMS and the rest of the Bears:   Here are five lingering questions as the Bears approach their summer break.   1. How often will Caleb Williams get the best of the Bears defense this summer? OTAs and minicamp…

THE DAILY BRIEFING If you care about NFL officiating, be sure to read the long piece at the bottom of today’s Briefing from Kalyn Kahler of The Athletic. Among the revelations: 1 – If officials haven’t looked to be working as hard (i.e. running) the last few years, don’t blame them.  Walt Anderson, now out…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Colts C RYAN KELLY, a Pro Bowler and union rep, is ready to stand in the way of Roger Goodell’s push for 18 games.  Jason Owens of YahooSports.com: The NFL has been testing the public-relations waters in floating an 18-game schedule.   Ryan Kelly is here for the counterpoint. The Pro Bowl…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Jacob Robinson and Diana Russini of The Athletic with this update on the rookie QBs: Here’s what they are saying about this year’s first-round quarterbacks at OTAs and minicamps (keeping in mind that it is still June).   Chicago: When Matt Eberflus was asked about Keenan Allen’s history with talented quarterbacks, the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   DALLAS Todd Archer of ESPN.com looks at RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT and his diminished role upon returning to Dallas. The Dallas Cowboys’ past is littered with some of the best running backs in NFL history, or at least runners with historical seasons.   Emmitt Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading…