The Daily Briefing Monday, May 10, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Is it surprising that QB TOM BRADY is a strong advocate for less off-season work?  Peter King: Ben Volin of the Boston Globe obtained a recording of the Zoom call the NFLPA had with players Friday, with strident words from Tom Brady urging players to boycott offseason workouts and non-mandatory…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, May 9, 2021

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Darlington Martin Truex Jr. Darlington May winner – Started 4th, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 7 times led for 248 laps including final 105 Winner pit stops: Martin Truex Jr. (8 Stops) – Lap 25, 61 (Green), 93, 111, 145 (Green), 188, 226 (Green), 257 (Green) Longest green…

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NASCAR Dover Sunday, May 9, 2021

DOVER NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Halfway to Playoffs after Dover – 13th of 26 regular season races Clint Bowyer: 30 Dover races – Best finish: 2nd (5/18) Jeff Gordon: 5 Dover wins Jamie McMurray: 32 Dover races – Best finish: 2nd (6/06) Larry McReynolds: Best Dover finish: 2nd (6/94 & 9/97) – Ernie Irvan…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, May 7, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Are the Bears thinking of moving from the spaceship that landed in the Colisseum?  John Breech of CBSSports.com: The Chicago Bears have been playing at Soldier Field since 1971, but that’s something that could be changing in the near future. The Bears are apparently thinking about relocating…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 6, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT The Lions are making C FRANK RAGNOW the NFL’s highest-paid at his position. The Detroit Lions and Frank Ragnow have agreed to a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid center in the NFL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.   Ragnow had been under contract…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 5, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL schedule will be released one week from today on May 12.  The first 17-game schedule in NFL history, sure to be full of tasty nuggets for schedule junkies. Questions include – how all-in will the schedule makers go with the Packers who could be one of the best…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, May 4, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing This will be the final season of Thursday Night Football on FOX as the new platform of Amazon Prime takes over in 2022. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: Thursday Night Football will move to a digital-only format with Amazon Prime Video in 2022, a year earlier than originally announced, the NFL…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, May 3, 2021

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFL execs chafed at the League’s over-the-top restrictions on their draft preparations. Even noted COVID alarmist Peter King thinks so: I think there were two things that had seasoned NFL people very frustrated over the weekend:   • The continued insistence on virtual instruction, and limited capacity in draft rooms.…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, May 2, 2021

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Kansas Kyle Busch Kansas May winner – Started 9th, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 20 laps led Winner pit stops: Kyle Busch (6 Stops) Lap 27, 83, 121 (Green), 163, 211 (Green), 231 Longest green flag run: 74 Laps (88-161) Top 5 Stage 1…

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NASCAR Darlington Sunday, May 2, 2021

DARLINGTON NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS One-third of season complete after Darlington – 12th of 36 races Darlington first race of Playoffs in September Clint Bowyer: 17 Darlington races – Best finish: 6th (2019) Jeff Gordon: 7 Darlington wins – 3rd all-time Jamie McMurray: 18 Darlington races – Best finish: 2nd (2010) Larry McReynolds: Best…

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