Posts Tagged ‘June’

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Packers GM Mark Murphy seems to be admitting that Bleacher Report’s Tyler Dunne got things at least half right in his expose on the relationship between Mike McCarthy and QB AARON RODGERS. WXOX-TV:   It’s only April but the Packers are already on the defensive.   Packers…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Is this a silly signing?  Kyle Meinke of MLive.com:   The Detroit Lions have added some experience to their quarterback competition by signing Tom Savage to a free-agent deal. Terms were not disclosed.   Savage, 28, is a sixth-year pro who spent last season as a backup in…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL announced its preseason schedule on Tuesday, at least the matchups by week.  Here are the nationally televised games:   2019 preseason national television schedule (all times Eastern)   Hall of Fame Game (Canton, Ohio)   Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons (NBC, 8 p.m.), Thursday, Aug. 1   Preseason Week 2…

AROUND THE NFL Peter King on the plight of the NFL as TV keeps taking away the best refs.  He reports Jerome Boger could be next:   The last time the NFL’s contract with officials was up for negotiation, in 2012, you might remember some of the debacle calls for the first three weeks of…

AROUND THE NFL Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com teaches you how to talk like a scout:   From surgeons to pilots to carpenters, mechanics and baristas, every profession has its own language. For the next 22 days, the lingo of the NFL draft will be all over the airwaves as analysts, scouts and fans define the…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY It started with Mike McCarthy complaining about the manner in which he was fired by the Packers – even though they granted him his wish to speak to the team afterwards.  Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com got the interview:   Mike McCarthy ranks 25th in NFL history with…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Kelly Stafford, wife of QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, has a brain tumor.  Any brain tumor could be serious, but it looks like she has reason to be optimistic.      Here is a complete update on what she is facing from Kristen Jordan Shamus of the Detroit Free Press:…

AROUND THE NFL The referee of the 2017 (season) Super Bowl, Gene Steratore quit and took TV money.   Now, the referee of the 2018 (season) Super Bowl, John Parry has quit to take TV money.   The moves concern Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   It’s not supposed to work this way.   Referees shouldn’t…

AROUND THE NFL Trees, 21 ornamental cherry trees to be precise, are standing in the way of the NFL’s plans for the draft.  The AP:   The city of Nashville won’t cut down 21 ornamental cherry trees to make space for an NFL draft stage, Mayor David Briley said Saturday.   In a news release,…

AROUND THE NFL In a year when Zach Taylor, Matt LaFleur and Kliff Kingsbury leaped into NFL head coaching jobs, Sean Payton doesn’t name any names – but his thoughts are clear.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com:   The once hot-shot offensive mind teams desired to mimic thinks franchises are foolhardy for the obsession with trying…