Posts Tagged ‘June’

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Jay Cutler will get to opine about his former team in the first two games of his broadcasting career.  Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com:   What does Jay Cutler really think of his former team? We’ll find out in Week One.…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 10, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Jerry Jones is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a few weeks, and Jimmie Johnson will be on the program as a presenter.  Just not of Jones.    Here is the full list of enshrinees and presenters:   Jerry Jones will be…

The Daily Briefing Friday, July 7, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com endorses the proliferation of advertisements onto uniforms:   If the NFL could do it all over again, the NFL would do at least two things differently from the get-go. One, the league would set itself up as a truly single enterprise…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 6, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Frank Schwab of Shutdown Corner at YahooSports.com on who might be the best remaining free agents:   NFL teams do most of their free-agent shopping in March, or right after the draft when they figure out what holes still need to be filled.   Sometimes…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 5, 2017 AROUND THE NFL David Steele of The Sporting News is livid over the NFL’s hazy justification for its extreme punishments for marijuana usage/addiction:   The one-year suspension of Ravens tight end Darren Waller for a substance-abuse violation raised several red flags, which is not a surprise. Red flags…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 3, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Kurt Warner uses a video here to tell you who his Hall of Fame presenter is.  The final three words are “my wife Brenda.”   NFC EAST   DALLAS Did the Cowboys strike seventh round gold with WR NOAH BROWN from The Ohio State University?  Kristi…

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 30, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL announced its 2017 roster of officials and the highlights include:   – All 17 referees return.  This is the third straight season for these 17 and quite a few of them are getting up there in age.    Ed Hochuli will be 67…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 29, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Chip Kelly showed up on Adam Schefter’s podcast and has some things to say of interest to fans of the Titans, Eagles and Colin Kaepernick.  First, on the quest for Marcus Mariota with Matt Lombardo of NJ.com:   The hypothetical about how the trajectory of…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 28, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The NFL Players Association sees a way to make money out of the biometric data of its members.  Tom Taylor of TheMMQB.com:   When Giants linebacker Devon Kennard wakes up each morning, he checks his phone to see what the day might hold. He’ll have…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 27, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFL.com’s list of the top 100 players in the NFL (as voted by the players, or at least some of them who filled out a long ballot) is fully announced with TOM BRADY finishing first.   Here is a breakdown of their colleges:   A…