Posts Tagged ‘2018’

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC SOUTH   ATLANTA The Falcons will be building their brand in London against the Broncos this October if Heavy.com is to be believed:   No more guessing games for Atlanta Falcons fans. It is reportedly supposed to be made official as early as next week that the Falcons will…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL is looking to increase its TV take by a minimum of 60 percent – and the players should see there deals rise accordingly as the league will be required to compensate them on a percentage.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   The proposed CBA, as revised by the NFL on Tuesday,…

AROUND THE NFL Apparently the nine home game faction is winning the battle over the internationalists in the fight for the 17th game.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   he NFL hasn’t provided the NFL Players Association with many/any details regarding how a 17th regular-season game would be implemented. On Monday, Packers CEO Mark Murphy shared…

AROUND THE NFL We are a mere vote of the players away from a new CBA.  This appears at ESPN:   NFL owners on Thursday accepted the negotiated terms of a new proposed collective bargaining agreement, sending the vote to players ahead of a potential agreement between the sides.   All 32 owners met Thursday…

AROUND THE NFL The NFLPA is taking the concerns of its members back to the NFL.  Nick Shook of NFL.com:   The future of the NFL could be reaching a significant point in the coming weeks.   The NFL Players Association executive committee and player representatives are headed to Washington, D.C. for a Thursday meeting…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT A Detroit radio man causes a buzz on Thursday with a report that QB MATTHEW STAFFORD is on the trading block.  ClickOn Detroit has this:   Sources close to the Detroit Lions have confirmed to Local 4′s Bernie Smilovitz that trade talks concerning quarterback Matthew Stafford have been…

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com with an overview of QB Chaos:   Chaos is very good for this specific business. And quarterback chaos could be coming, very soon.   The 2020 offseason could consist of unprecedented movement when it comes quarterbacks, with a chain reaction of dominoes driven by where and how quickly…

AROUND THE NFL With Kansas City’s win, the AFC has won five of the last six Super Bowls.   On the other hand, the NFC won the season series between the conferences 33-31.  In the last six seasons, the NFC has won the regular season series four times.    In 2017, the NFC won by…

AROUND THE NFL The DB finds it hard to believe that NFL fans really will not want more football when it is passed and presented to them.  But Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com has a poll that says so.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   With the NFL determined to expand the regular season to 17 games…

AROUND THE NFL Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic has 20 bold predictions for 2020 out, and he will spot them in below where appropriate and interesting.  You can read them all here.   NFC NORTH   CHICAGO A bold prediction from Sheil Kapadia:   10. The Bears trade for Nick Foles Publicly, they’ve said they’re…