Posts Tagged ‘June’

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 5, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Sad news with the passing of former 49ers WR Dwight Clark at the age of 61.  His wife took to Clark’s Twitter page to make the announcement:   @DwightC87 I’m heartbroken to tell you that today I lost my best friend and husband. He passed peacefully…

The Daily Briefing Monday, June 4, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  This from Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com:   The NFL is going to show some pride.   According to Cyd Zeigler of Outsports.com, the NFL is sponsoring a float in the New York City Pride March on June 24, the first time the league has participated in…

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 1, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC SOUTH   ATLANTA Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com with an interesting number on the INTs of QB MATT RYAN who was bedeviled by “skipping stone” picks last year:   Atlanta’s Matt Ryan threw 12 interceptions last season, which is not an inordinately high number for a…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 31, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Not everything on Twitter is awful.  This tweet started with a young Arizona State graduate/student and aspiring media type named Delilah Cassidy trying to board an American Airlines flight (we’re guessing Dallas to Phoenix, but it’s not clear).  Take it away Delilah:   @Delilah_Cassidy WOW okay…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 30, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The Senior Bowl has a new executive director per Chase Goodbread of NFL.com: The Reese’s Senior Bowl has hired Jim Nagy as its new executive director. Nagy comes from the Seattle Seahawks, where he served for five years as the club’s scout for the Southeast region.…

The Daily Briefing Friday, May 25, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  John Harbaugh of the Ravens, the coach with PK JUSTIN TUCKER, has a vested interest in making the kickoff more exciting.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com:   As the NFL continues to discuss ways to change the kickoff and reduce the number of collisions that take…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 24, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFL with approval of the new safety initiatives:   NFL owners voted Tuesday to adopt a revamped kickoff play for the 2018 season.   The changes will make kickoffs more like punts and limit full-speed collisions. The adjustments were made in conjunction with special teams…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFL with approval of the new safety initiatives:   NFL owners voted Tuesday to adopt a revamped kickoff play for the 2018 season.   The changes will make kickoffs more like punts and limit full-speed collisions. The adjustments were made in conjunction with special teams…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, May 10, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Phil Savage was a great face for the Senior Bowl for the last six years, but no more.  Curtis Crabtree of ProFootballTalk.com:   The Senior Bowl and Phil Savage are “mutually parting ways” after six years with Savage serving as the event’s director.   “The national…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, May 9, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  OverTheCap.com theorizes that these are the teams that have “earned” compensatory 3rd round draft picks next year by letting outgoing free agents sign for big money (APY is Average Per Year of the new contract):   Team   Round Compensated Free Agent      APY WAS    3          Kirk Cousins   …