Posts Tagged ‘Daily Briefing’

AROUND THE NFL Zachary Pereles of CBSSports.com with a slowing of the still-inevitable march to 18 games. The NFL and the NFL Players Association are not expected to engage in formal negotiations to expand to an 18-game regular season until “at least early 2026,” the Washington Post’s Mark Maske reported Tuesday. Adding an 18th game has been seen as…

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH  ATLANTAIn his preseason countdown, Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com brings the Falcons in at #21. The Atlanta Falcons made the most polarizing NFL Draft pick in several years when they took Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall last year. Given how interest in the draft has skyrocketed, it might be the most debated pick ever. Except,…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  PHILADELPHIAWhere will the Eagles play first round draft pick JIHAAD CAMPBELL?  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said earlier this month that first-round pick Jihaad Campbell will begin practicing with the team in August when he’s cleared to return from shoulder surgery and he also offered a preview of…

AROUND THE NFL More from Mike Florio on the “collusion” case: It’s been six days since Pablo Torre’s podcast episode regarding the collusion ruling landed. And very few people in and around the NFL are saying anything about it. The NFL and the NFL Players Association haven’t said a word. While there’s still a chance either or…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYMatt Verderame (and various other SI.com writers) look at the Packers: The Green Bay Packers have been the NFC’s seventh seed in each of the past two years. And in each instance, they’ve played tough before bowing out.  Green Bay comes into the season with a wealth of talent on both sides of the…

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com continues to flog the “collusion” ruling that did not find punishable collusion. For many, the news that the NFL was caught with its hand in the collusion cookie jar (despite the nonsensical conclusion that the teams didn’t follow the encouragement/directive to collude) was met with a shrug. And for good reason. Many…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  WASHINGTONJosh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com has some thoughts on the potential of the 2025 Commanders: Running back Austin Ekeler joined the Commanders last season, but he wasn’t the new addition that jumped off the screen when watching Washington games. Quarterback Jayden Daniels took those honors on his way to winning offensive rookie of the year…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  NEW YORK GIANTSQB RUSSELL WILSON thinks he can make beautiful music with WR MALIK NABERS.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Russell Wilson did not have many options in free agency. According to the 10-time Pro Bowler, though, it was the presence of wide receiver Malik Nabers that prompted Wilson to sign with the Giants. “I came…

AROUND THE NFL You know the season is getting close when Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com does his daily countdown of all the teams with a preseason ranking from 32 to 1.  Here is what he has so far: No. 32 TitansNo. 31 SaintsNo. 30 BrownsNo. 29 PanthersNo. 28 JetsYou can hit the links for the full rationale first…

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH  NEW ORLEANSAn arrest in South Carolina of a possible part owner of the Saints. Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com: Rita Benson LeBlanc, the one-time presumed successor to her grandfather, Tom Benson, as principal owner of the New Orleans Saints, has been arrested in South Carolina. Via WCSC-TV, LeBlanc is accused of assaulting an officer/city…