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The Daily Briefing Friday, August 7, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing And the final number is 66 – about two per team – opting out of NFL 2020. Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The deadline for players to opt out for 2020 passed at 4 p.m. ET Thursday. A total of 66 players took the option to sit out the season. …
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, August 6, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing So if a player feels that his team is not looking out for his welfare according to the negotiated protocol, he now has two choices. Confront his club directly and respectfully – or send an anonymous text on a special NFLPA snitch line. Grant Gordon of NFL.com: In the interest…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 5, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT QB MATHEW STAFFORD is removed from the Covid-19 List. Kevin Patra of NFL.com: Matthew Stafford did not test positive for COVID-19 after all. The Detroit Lions announced Tuesday that the starting quarterback had a false-positive test that forced him onto the reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday. Detroit…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 4, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFLPA agrees to a time certain for the opt outs, even as lawyers haggle over the final details of the revised CBA. By 4 p.m. Thursday, we should know who is up for the challenges of 2020 NFL football. Dan Graziano of ESPN.com: The deadline for NFL players to…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, August 3, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL sees some gamesmanship around the issue of opt outs. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL reportedly wants to shorten the deadline for opting out. The desire to give players less time to decide on playing in 2020 comes from at least two specific concerns. As one source…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, August 2, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins: 5 Denny Hamlin Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kyle Busch & Denny Hamlin Most top 3 finishes: 8 Denny Hamlin Most top 5 finishes: 13 Kevin Harvick Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 8 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes: 17 Kevin Harvick Most laps led: 706…
Read MoreNASCAR Road America Sunday, August 2, 2020
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES ROAD AMERICA STATS HIGHLIGHTS 10 Different winners in 10 Road America races 1-Michael Annett: 1 Top 5 finish in 7 Road America races – Finished 2nd (2017) 7-Justin Allgaier: 5 Road America top 10 finishes – Tied for most all-time (Elliott Sadler) 9-Noah Gragson: Finished 4th at 2019 Road America – Finished top…
Read MoreNASCAR Michigan Sunday, August 2, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES MICHIGAN STATS HIGHLIGHTS Michigan Active Leaders: Wins: 3 Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth & Joey Logano Top 5 finishes: 14 Matt Kenseth Top 10 finishes: 20 Matt Kenseth Laps led: 700 Jimmie Johnson Average start: 9.1 Ryan Blaney Average finish: 7.6 Chase Elliott Lead lap finishes: 34 Matt Kenseth Poles: 4…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, July 31, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We may have a signed deal by nightfall. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: One week ago, the NFL and NFL Players Association worked out an agreement on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement that accommodates pro football in a pandemic. As of this moment, the formal paperwork still hasn’t been finalized. …
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, July 30, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing A pretty good primer on the on-going opt-out program from The Sporting News: The NFL season opt-out rules are simple. Anybody is free to decide not to play in 2020, and per multiple reports, the contracts for all players who opt out will toll to 2021. NFL players who…
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