The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 22, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING QB DAVID CARR is in no rush to take the first seat on the QB carousel: Quarterback Derek Carr has been a free agent for a week. The market for unrestricted free agents opens in less than three weeks.   Time, as they say, is a-wastin’.   Carr’s brother, David, said Monday…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 21, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com on the Lions and their salary cap:   Clear out cap space. Despite being the NFL’s youngest team by snap-weighted age in 2022, the Lions don’t have as much cap space as you might expect. With quarterback Jared Goff on the books for nearly $31…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 20, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Peter King on how a two-year process to grow a perfect field ended up with an abomination: The field. Adam Kilgore’s excellent piece in The Washington Post answers most of the questions about the unimaginably bad conditions of the Super Bowl playing surface: “The NFL wanted a lush Super Bowl field. It…

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CA NXS & NCS Drivers Tuesday, February 20, 2023

CALIFORNIA NXS ENTRIES PAST CHAMPIONS: 3 – AUSTIN DILLON, DANIEL HEMRIC & TYLER REDDICK PAST WINNERS: 2 – COLE CUSTER 2 & AUSTIN DILLON 1 NO CALIFORNIA NXS RACES: 7 – RAJAH CARUTH, RYAN ELLIS, C.J. MCLAUGHLIN, BLAINE PERKINS, PARKER RETZLAFF, CHANDLER SMITH & SAMMY SMITH CALIFORNIA NCS ENTRIES PAST CHAMPIONS: 7 – KYLE BUSCH,…

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NASCAR California Tuesday, February 20, 2023

Auto Club Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights 2022 California Kyle Larson 2022 California winner – Started rear of field, finished 5th in Stage 1 & 2, 28 laps led Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (10 Stops) Lap 16, 39, 54, 68, 92, 112, 133, 153, 175, 193 (All under caution) Longest green flag run:…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, February 17, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears have moved one step closer from abandoning the City of Chicago. Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: The Chicago Bears took another step toward leaving Soldier Field on Wednesday when the team announced it has officially closed on its purchase of the 326-acre Arlington Park property.   The latest…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 16, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING Case closed says Mike Florio, there is visual evidence that field judge John Jenkins did indeed witness a crime: Four days after the Super Bowl, a surprising number of people continue to suggest that an instance of defensive holding should not have been called defensive holding.   The argument apparently was rooted…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 15, 2023

THE DAILY BRIEFING All five coaching vacancies have been filled – and Scott Kacsmar pronounces judgment: @ScottKacsmar Gannon won’t last. Anarumo would have been a better hire.   This is easily my pick for worst HC hire of 2023.   1. Payton 2. Reich 3. Ryans 4. Steichen 5. Gannon – – – Kevin Seifert…

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DATONA NXS Drivers Tuesday, February 14, 2023

11 NASCAR Xfinity Series race winners – 2 with double-digit wins: Justin Allgaier 19 & Cole Custer 10>33 Winless>1 Champion – Daniel Hemric>3 Daytona winners – Justin Haley 2, Jeremy Clements 1 & Austin Hill 1>3 Haven’t raced NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona – Parker Chase, Parker Retzlaff & Chandler Smith>Oldest: David Starr 55>Youngest: Sammy Smith…

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DAYTONA NTS Drivers Tuesday, February 14, 2023

14 NASCAR Truck Series race winners – 2 with double-digit wins: Johnny Sauter 24 & Matt Crafton 15 >28 Winless >4 Champions – Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, Johnny Sauter & Zane Smith >4 Daytona winners – Johnny Sauter 3, Grant Enfinger 1, Ben Rhodes 1, Zane Smith 1 >10 Haven’t raced NASCAR Truck Series Daytona…

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