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AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT The biggest book in Lions camp is the team’s Wuhan Covid-19 protocol.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: These are unusual times for everyone, and NFL teams are no exception. And Lions General Manager Bob Quinn illustrated that in describing how the team has prepared its facility for…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com says the NFL won’t run afoul of as many problems as MLB. Major League Baseball was the canary in the coal mine.   If something was capable of going sideways for a league operating without a bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic, baseball would send a warning…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing THE AMENDED CBA Governmental action would seem to be the only thing preventing an NFL season after the League and Players Association come to terms on a supplemental CBA for the 2020 season. Nick Shook of NFL.com: After weeks of discussions and negotiations, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL and NFLPA seem to be working their way to a deal per Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: Despite some huffing and puffing by owners about delaying the opening of training camp until a deal is reached on the financial aspects of pro football in a pandemic, optimism is building…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The sports world braces for the reveal of a Washington pro team name on Thursday.  It’s not in D.C. though, but rather in the Pacific Northwest in the state still identified by the last name of the first U.S. president. Seattle’s expansion NHL team will reveal their name – expected…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFLPA has some numbers on the prevalence of COVID-19 amongst its membership.  Those numbers changed during the course of the last 24 hours, downward.  Daniel Gallen of PennLive.com: The NFL Players Association originally announced 95 players have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Tuesday, but that number has…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFL players, at the behest of the NFLPA, are not in alignment with the NFL’s Covid-19 protocols. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com surveys their coordinated social media storm with the message We Want To Play BUT: Several NFL players took to Twitter around noon Eastern on Sunday to blast the…