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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 2, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing STATE OF PROTEST Jaguars TE TYLER EIFERT would like to offer a counter-point to the NFL’s preferred/mandated mantra that our nation is awash in racism, systemic and otherwise, that has led to an epidemic of bad policing. This popped up Tuesday night on Twitter: “Got some very good news from…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 1, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Within nine days, we will know the name of the Bears starting quarterback! Jason Leiser of the Chicago Sun-Times: Don’t worry, everyone. Bears coach Matt Nagy won’t wait till kickoff of the season opener to name a starting quarterback. After indicating he would keep that a…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Sunday, August 30, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins: 7 Kevin Harvick Most 2nd-place finishes: 5 Denny Hamlin Most top 3 finishes: 12 Denny Hamlin Most top 5 finishes: 17 Kevin Harvick Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 11 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes: 21 Kevin Harvick Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this…
Read MoreNASCAR Playoffs Sunday, August 30, 2020
NASCAR PLAYOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP 4 DRIVERS (2014-’19) Kyle Busch 5 2015, ’16, ’17, ’18 & ‘19 Kevin Harvick 5 2014, ’15, ’17, ’18 & ‘19 Martin Truex Jr. 4 2015, ’17, ’18 & ‘19 Joey Logano 3 2014, ’16 & ‘18 Denny Hamlin 2 2014 & ‘19 Carl Edwards 1 2016 Jeff Gordon 1 2015 Jimmie…
Read MoreNASCAR Darlington Sunday, August 30, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES DARLINGTON STATS HIGHLIGHTS 2020 Playoffs: Chip Ganassi Racing (1): Kurt Busch Hendrick Motorsports (3): Alex Bowman, William Byron & Chase Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing (3): Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin & Martin Truex Jr. Richard Childress Racing (1): Austin Dillon Stewart-Haas Racing (4): Aric Almirola, Cole Custer, Clint Bowyer & Kevin Harvick Team…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, August 31, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing STATE OF ATTENDANCE The Cowboys have become the 4th NFL team, joining Miami, Jacksonville and Kansas City, to say there will be some fans in attendance for all home games in 2020 as the Covid-19 virus recedes across the country. The two Ohio teams seem hopeful that they can soon…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, August 28, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST DALLAS RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT is willing to not take one or two for the team (handoffs that is). Ryan Glasspiegel of Outkick.com: Ezekiel Elliott has had over 300 carries in three of his four NFL seasons (he was suspended for six games the year he didn’t). Going…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, August 27, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST WASHINGTON The Washington Newspaper continued its attack on the owner of the Washington Football Team. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: Daniel Snyder’s stay on Twitter could be short. His remaining tenure as owner of the Washington Football Team could be even shorter. The Washington Post, which reported…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 26, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The solution being offered by the NFL is a consistent, steady drone of crowd noise no matter how exciting the action on the field might be. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: ans may not be present for games in most NFL stadiums, but it will sound like they are. Per…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 25, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing An amazing 77 “false positives” from the New Jersey lab. Otherwise, NFL players are perfect. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: The NFL is regarding its weekend COVID-19 testing problems as an “incredibly rare event,” chief medical officer Allen Sills said Monday, and believes that its existing protocols have already proved effective…
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