The Daily Briefing Monday, March 7, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Peter King thinks the powers that be will resist the siren call of moving the Scouting Combine, an Indianapolis institution, to a more glamorous locale: The Combine’s locale On Saturday, the day I left, I asked a major NFL operative what he’d heard about the site of the 2023 combine.…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, March 6, 2022

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Las Vegas Alex Bowman Las Vegas 3/22 winner – Started 13th, Stage 1 winner & finished 19th in Stage 2, 16 laps led including final 3, avg. running pos.: 6.6 Winner pit stops: Alex Bowman (9 Stops) Lap 32, 65, 83, 106, 136, 138, 168, 218 (Green), 267 Longest…

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NASCAR Phoenix Sunday, March 6, 2022

PHOENIX RACEWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Phoenix 3/21 Martin Truex Jr. Phoenix March winner – Started 5th, finished 17th in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, first lead on lap 224, 64 laps led Winner pit stops: Martin Truex Jr. (7 Stops) 33, 79, 141 (Green), 194, 254 (Green), 264, 284 Longest green…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, March 4, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Roaming the corridors and lobbies of Indy, Jeff Howe of The Athletic says the rest of the NFL thinks QB AARON RODGERS will remain a Packer. There’s a widespread belief around the league that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will remain with the Packers. Teams have inquired…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, March 3, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL declares COVID is over.  Sam Farmer of the LA Times: @LATimesfarmer NFL is dropping all COVID protocols. Teams just got the memo. No more mandatory testing, Kinexon devices… masking on a team-by-team basis. NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Coach Matt LaFleur is not bothering QB AARON RODGERS.  Rob…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, March 2, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Matt LaFleur confirms that the return of veteran coach Tom Clements happened with input from QB AARON RODGERS.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The first sign that Aaron Rodgers was leaning toward a return to the Packers came when the team announced Tom Clements as their…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, March 1, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Packers give up a home game (in a season when nine would be scheduled for the first time) to play their first international game.  Grant Gordon of NFL.com on the record five international contests: Five NFL teams will host 2022 international games in three countries — highlighted by the…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 28, 2022

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com hears that the Competition Committee may not let the Bills have lost in vain:   Two Sundays ago, during the Super Bowl pregame show, we pointed out that the owners may adopt this year a simple and straightforward solution to the inherently unfair postseason overtime procedures…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, February 27, 2022

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON 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: 19 Laps…

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NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, February 27, 2022

LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Kyle Larson Las Vegas 3/21 winner – Started 3rd, finished 12th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 6 times for 103 laps led (most) “Thank you so much, (Rick Hendrick), Jeff Gordon, everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for the amazing opportunity I’ve been gifted. … This…

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