The Daily Briefing Monday, February 24, 2020

AROUND THE NFL The NFLPA did not reach a decision in its meeting on Monday and they are apparently taking some modifications in the “negotiated” CBA proposal.  As a result, the start of the NFL year has been pushed back two days.  Mark Maske of the Washington Post:   The NFL and the NFL Players…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, February 21, 2020

AROUND THE NFL We are a mere vote of the players away from a new CBA.  This appears at ESPN:   NFL owners on Thursday accepted the negotiated terms of a new proposed collective bargaining agreement, sending the vote to players ahead of a potential agreement between the sides.   All 32 owners met Thursday…

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NASCAR Las Vegas Tuesday, February 18, 2020

NASCAR CUP SERIES LAS VEGAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS   Most Las Vegas wins: 4 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas 2nd-place finishes: 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Winless) Most Las Vegas top 3 finishes: 6 Jimmie Johnson & Brad Keselowski Most Las Vegas top 5 finishes: 7 Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick & Brad Keselowski Most Las Vegas top…

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Daytona 500 Sunday, February 2, 2020

DAYTONA 500 & DUEL STATS HIGHLIGHTS Active Daytona 500 leaders: Daytona 500 wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Jimmie Johnson 1 Daytona 500 win: Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano & Ryan Newman Champions winless in Daytona 500: Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski & Martin Truex Jr. Daytona 500 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kurt Busch Daytona…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 19, 2020

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Even if it means playing for a team other than the Cowboys, TE JASON WITTEN wants to continue to play in 2020.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com:   Jason Witten has no plans to retire again just yet.   The Cowboys tight end reiterated that he wants to continue…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 18, 2020

AROUND THE NFL Peter King explains how the Combine is moving to primetime:   The difference this year: When the on-field workouts begin Thursday, Feb. 27, there will be three straight days of prime-time workouts—instead of on-field workouts and sprints being done in daytime hours.   So, for instance, if you want to watch the…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 17, 2020

AROUND THE NFL The NFLPA is taking the concerns of its members back to the NFL.  Nick Shook of NFL.com:   The future of the NFL could be reaching a significant point in the coming weeks.   The NFL Players Association executive committee and player representatives are headed to Washington, D.C. for a Thursday meeting…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, February 14, 2020

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT A Detroit radio man causes a buzz on Thursday with a report that QB MATTHEW STAFFORD is on the trading block.  ClickOn Detroit has this:   Sources close to the Detroit Lions have confirmed to Local 4′s Bernie Smilovitz that trade talks concerning quarterback Matthew Stafford have been…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 12, 2020

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com with an overview of QB Chaos:   Chaos is very good for this specific business. And quarterback chaos could be coming, very soon.   The 2020 offseason could consist of unprecedented movement when it comes quarterbacks, with a chain reaction of dominoes driven by where and how quickly…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 11, 2020

AROUND THE NFL With Kansas City’s win, the AFC has won five of the last six Super Bowls.   On the other hand, the NFC won the season series between the conferences 33-31.  In the last six seasons, the NFC has won the regular season series four times.    In 2017, the NFC won by…

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