Posts Tagged ‘Daily Briefing’

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…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS It appears that EDGE KEYVON THIBODEAUX needs some hard coaching – and he’s getting it from Wink Martindale.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux said recently that he gets “a little cringe feeling” while thinking about his rookie season and that he sees…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Two big-time running backs found homes on Monday – both in the AFC East.  RB DALVIN COOK is a Jet and RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT is a Patriot.  Both on one-year deals for pretty good money. G ZACK MARTIN got paid by the Cowboys. So who is left out there either without a…

THE DAILY BRIEFING A good question from Peter King about P MATT ARIAZA, whom the Bills abandoned at the first allegations of impropriety last year: I think Matt Araiza, cleared of all charges in a college sex-assault case, should have a job in the NFL. If we’re innocent till proven guilty, and he was one…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT With the writing on the wall, RB JUSTIN JACKSON opted to put some writing on retirement papers (presumably).  Cody Benjamin of CBSSports.com: Just 18 days after re-signing with the Lions, running back Justin Jackson has retired from the NFL at age 27, the team announced Thursday. The former Chargers…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Could QB JORDAN LOVE have a capacity other than QB?  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Jordan Love gets his chance as a full-time starting quarterback this season after backing up Aaron Rodgers for three seasons. The Packers have a plan for getting him ready and that plan includes…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT QB JARED GOFF says he doesn’t care about respect.  Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press: The question was simple. The answer was not.   Does Jared Goff get enough respect from people outside the Detroit Lions’ facility?   “I mean, I don’t know,” Dan Campbell said in response…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER has found a new home, his 6th NFL team.  This from The Athletic:   The Detroit Lions are signing veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to a deal, coach Dan Campbell confirmed to reporters Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know:   The exact terms of the contract…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Comments on QB JORDAN LOVE (Tier 4) from Mike Sando’s Tiers Ranking: One start, three career touchdown passes, three interceptions and 83 total pass attempts aren’t much to go on. That is why Love got so many Tier 4 votes — not enough information.   “We have…

THE DAILY BRIEFING RB DALVIN COOK was at Jets camp over the weekend, but he left Florham Park without a deal.  Jordan Dajani of CBSSports.com tries to handicap things: Dalvin Cook will be in a new city by the time Week 1 rolls around, but what city that is and what logo he’ll be sporting…