Posts Tagged ‘2017’

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 24, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Kudos to LB JERRELL FREEMAN for knowing the Heimlich maneuver.  Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com:   It’s a good thing Jerrell Freeman decided to have one last cheat meal before training camp.   The Bears linebacker made a last-minute call for some…

The Daily Briefing Friday, July 21, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY QB AARON RODGERS stands up for his coach in the face of criticism from a former teammate.  Ryan Wilson at CBSSports.com:   Former Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings may blame Mike McCarthy for the team blowing leads during postseason games…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Jay Cutler will get to opine about his former team in the first two games of his broadcasting career.  Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com:   What does Jay Cutler really think of his former team? We’ll find out in Week One.…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 10, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Jerry Jones is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a few weeks, and Jimmie Johnson will be on the program as a presenter.  Just not of Jones.    Here is the full list of enshrinees and presenters:   Jerry Jones will be…

The Daily Briefing Friday, July 7, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com endorses the proliferation of advertisements onto uniforms:   If the NFL could do it all over again, the NFL would do at least two things differently from the get-go. One, the league would set itself up as a truly single enterprise…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 6, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Frank Schwab of Shutdown Corner at YahooSports.com on who might be the best remaining free agents:   NFL teams do most of their free-agent shopping in March, or right after the draft when they figure out what holes still need to be filled.   Sometimes…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 5, 2017 AROUND THE NFL David Steele of The Sporting News is livid over the NFL’s hazy justification for its extreme punishments for marijuana usage/addiction:   The one-year suspension of Ravens tight end Darren Waller for a substance-abuse violation raised several red flags, which is not a surprise. Red flags…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 3, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Kurt Warner uses a video here to tell you who his Hall of Fame presenter is.  The final three words are “my wife Brenda.”   NFC EAST   DALLAS Did the Cowboys strike seventh round gold with WR NOAH BROWN from The Ohio State University?  Kristi…

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 30, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL announced its 2017 roster of officials and the highlights include:   – All 17 referees return.  This is the third straight season for these 17 and quite a few of them are getting up there in age.    Ed Hochuli will be 67…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 29, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Chip Kelly showed up on Adam Schefter’s podcast and has some things to say of interest to fans of the Titans, Eagles and Colin Kaepernick.  First, on the quest for Marcus Mariota with Matt Lombardo of NJ.com:   The hypothetical about how the trajectory of…