Posts Tagged ‘Daily Briefing’

AROUND THE NFL The NFL record for longest field goal remains 66 yards – but PK CAM LITTLE of the Jaguars nailed one from 70 on Saturday in a preseason game.  John Breech ofCBSSports.com with an impressive recounting of where Little’s field goal ranks from all levels: Cam Little won’t be getting his name in the NFL…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions can’t block teammate DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON.  Jordan Dajani of CBSSports.com: Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is back on the practice field after breaking his tibia and fibula in Week 6 last season, but it sounds like he’s back to 100%. In fact, Hutchinson sounds like he’s dominating. According to the…

AROUND THE NFL The power of the NFL: MLFootball🚨🚨THIS IS INSANE🚨🚨 MORE PEOPLE WATCHED THE #NFL HALL OF FAME PRESEASON GAME THAN THE AVERAGE NBA PLAYOFF GAME. Hall of Fame Game: 6.9 million NBA Playoffs: 4.5 million viewers THE NFL IS THE UNDISPUTED KING. And now they own 10% of ESPN as the deal for NFL Network is officially announced: ESPN, a…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOCourtney Cronin of ESPN.com on the Bears running backs room: DJ Moore’s locker is two stalls away from that of Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift. Over the past 16 months, since Swift signed his three-year, $24 million free agent contract with Chicago, Moore has had a bird’s-eye view of how his teammate…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITQB JARED GOFF with nice things to say about new OC John Morton.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The Lions’ success the last couple of years led to some major changes heading into the 2025 season. They had to replace two coordinators who left for head coaching jobs and quarterback Jared Goff gave an…

AROUND THE NFL The Packers finances provide a peephole into the rest of the NFL’s.  Rob Demovsky ofESPN.com: Eighteen years ago, when Mark Murphy gave his first financial report after taking over as president of the Packers, the NFL’s revenue sharing was $138 million per team. On Wednesday, just days before Murphy retires and hands over control…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITJori Epstein of YahooSports.com on the big changes to the Lions coaching staff: As Terrion Arnold jogged out to practice Monday morning, he turned back to a coach and nodded: I know I’ve got research to do. Arnold wasn’t talking to his teammates about a conversation they had in the locker room. The Detroit…

AROUND THE NFL Former player JC Tretter, a former NFLPA president who was involved with the selection of the disastrous Lloyd Howell as executive director, is leaving the union.  Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com: NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter is resigning from his position and has withdrawn himself from consideration for the NFLPA’s interim executive director position. “Over…

AROUND THE NFL Lloyd Howell, who always seemed like kind of an odd fit for the job of NFLPA executive director, has abruptly resigned.  Lots to unpack here from ESPN.com: NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned late Thursday, ending his embattled two-year tenure as the leader of the union. “It’s clear that my leadership has…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  WASHINGTONThe Commanders hope 36-year-old EDGE VON MILLER has something left in the tank.  John Keim of ESPN.com: The Washington Commanders are signing veteran defensive end Von Miller, a move designed to bolster their pass rush and increase their ability to close out games on defense. Miller, who posted two pictures of himself in…