The Daily Briefing Monday, August 28, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Peter King points out three WR draft picks that did not work out in 2017: In the 2017 NFL draft, three receivers went in the top 10: Corey Davis (five) to Tennessee, Mike Williams (seven) to the Chargers, John Ross (nine) to the Bengals.   Davis retired Wednesday. Williams starts for the…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, August 27, 2023

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Daytona 8/23 Chris Buescher Daytona 8/23 winner – Started 11th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, only final 2 laps led Winner pit stops: Chris Buescher – 6 Stops 37, 83 (G), 95, 101, 103, 147 (G) Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 24th Stage…

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NASCAR Darlington Sunday, August 27, 2023

Darlington Raceway NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights Darlington NCS 9/22 Erik Jones Darlington 9/22 winner – Started 15th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, only final 23 laps led Winner pit stops: Erik Jones (11 Stops) 37, 74 (G), 117, 154 (G), 181, 193, 220, 233, 280, 320 (G), 342 Top…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, August 25, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING ESPN.com has reports on all 259 drafted rookies here.  We picked one team at random in each division to highlight, but you can check them all out at the link. NFC NORTH DETROIT Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com looks at the progress of the Lions draft class: Detroit Lions   Round 1 (No.…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 24, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Rookie WR TYLER SCOTT thought he had been stuck with a huge bill.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: The expression on the face of Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Tyler Scott said it all.   How am I going to pay for this?   Scott was looking at a restaurant…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 23, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA DT JALEN CARTER is a “baby rhino.”  Matt Mullin in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Anyone who has been paying attention to Eagles training camp — or has watched either of their preseason games — shouldn’t be surprised by what Jalen Carter’s teammates have to say about him. Any time you’re…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 22, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS Oh my.  Could the Giants land TE Rob Gronkowski?  Michael David Smith ofProFootballTalk.com: Retired tight end Rob Gronkowski recently said that if there’s one coach who could convince him to un-retire, it would be Giants head coach Brian Daboll. But Daboll downplayed any talk that Gronkowski…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, August 21, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING We got so used to enduring QBs – and now Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisbeger, Philip Rivers, Eli Manning and Matt Ryan are all gone. This from Peter King:   There’s only one starting quarterback in the league 36 or older: Aaron Rodgers, who turns 40 in December. Which got the…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, August 18, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA The Eagles have turned to QB MARCUS MARIOTA as the backup to QB JALEN HURTS.  It could be going better.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Jalen Hurts missed a couple of games in the final weeks of the 2022 season and the Eagles put themselves at risk of losing the…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 17, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT More bad news for WR JAMESON WILLIAMS.  Colton Pouncy of The Athletic: Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams might not touch the field again until October as there’s a “good chance” a hamstring injury will sideline him for the rest of the preseason, coach Dan Campbell said in a Thursday…

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