The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 26, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com is ranking the offseasons of all the NFL teams, going from 32 to 1.  Today, we have his list of 32 to 17.  It is immensely long, so we won’t carry all of it – but teams of note, including #32, will be included in…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 25, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The attempt by Dallas and other places to steal the Scouting Combine from Indianapolis have failed for now. The NFL scouting combine will remain in Indianapolis in 2023 and 2024, the league announced Tuesday from its spring meeting.   This marked the first time that the combine host was…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 24, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA The signing of CB JAMES BRADBERRY to go with CB DARIUS SLAY has Reuben Frank of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com ranking the top CB duos in Eagles history: On paper, it sure looks like the Eagles have one of the most dynamic cornerback tandems in franchise history.   James…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, May 23, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   WASHINGTON Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is happy to report that some NFL owners want to kick Washington owner Daniel Snyder out of the league: There’s plenty of smoke surrounding Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder. Even in the absence of the confirmed existence of an actual fire,…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, May 22, 2022

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Most wins this season: 3 Ty Gibbs Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Noah Gragson Most top 3 finishes this season: 6 Noah Gragson Most top 5 finishes this season: 8 Noah Gragson Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 6 Sam Mayer AJ Allmendinger only…

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NASCAR Charlotte Sunday, May 22, 2022

CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS 124th NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte Motor Speedway race – First race: 1960 (Joe Lee Johnson winner) 63rd Coca-Cola 600 In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday to be observed the last Monday in May 14th of 36 races this season – 13 Races before Playoffs…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, May 20, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The Packers have secured CB JAIRE ALEXANDER.  Tom Silverstein of PackersNews.com crunches the numbers:   The four-year, $84 million contract extension cornerback Jaire Alexander signed Wednesday will give the Green Bay Packers $6.218 million in salary-cap relief this year, but his cap number will…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 19, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Dan Campbell is looking for commitment.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL wasn’t happy that the Lions moved quickly to pick Aidan Hutchinson with the second overall pick in this year’s draft, but head coach Dan Campbell said he wasn’t concerned with that opinion because the…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 17, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH ATLANTA Falcons schedule 2022 (all times Eastern) Week 1: 9/11                 Saints                    1 PM, Fox Week 2: 9/18                 at Rams                 4:05 PM, Fox Week 3: 9/25                 at Seahawks          4:25 PM, Fox Week 4: 10/2                 Browns                   1 PM, CBS Week 5: 10/9                 at Buccaneers        1 PM, Fox Week 6:…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, May 16, 2022

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL We start our review of NFL schedules with the NFC North and NFC East today. One of the obstacles thrown up over the years about an expansion team in London has been the perceived unbearable strain of flying a couple more hours to cross the pond. But we note…

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