Posts Tagged ‘June’

The Daily Briefing Monday, June 26, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Andy Reid, Hall of Famer?  Greg Bishop makes the case base on endurance and wins, not titles:   As noted by Pro Football Talk, Chiefs coach Andy Reid is currently tied for 11th on the all-time wins list, with 173. He needs 13 wins to…

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 23, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The headline said that Mike Freeman of the Bleacher Report was declaring that the NFL had a “Floyd Mayweather problem.”  The DBs first thought is he was talking about Patriots dominance, the second too much money.  We were wrong on both counts.   1. A…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 22, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Without comments from Colin Kaepernick to mull and chew, the voracious media is running out of fodder to make the case for him that he is being unfairly denied a contract.  Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com, believed to be more the right than many scribes, wants…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 21, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Jerry Jones is leading an NFL group to the Vatican today.  NFL.com:   Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.   Jones and his wife, Gene, have…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Per the CBA, the deadline for signing franchise players to long term contracts this year is Monday, July 17, not Saturday, July 15, as has been reported.  Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com looks at the three unsigned franchise players and their prospects for a contract:  …

The Daily Briefing Monday, June 19, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Former NFL officiating head Dean Blandino, now transitioning to FOX, says he would have been fine with a plethora of ties.  That and more from an interview with Colin Cowherd:   Former NFL senior VP of officiating Dean Blandino left the league after more than…

The Daily Briefing Friday, June 16, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The actual settlement part of the concussion settlement is near at hand reports Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   Thursday’s Associated Press report regarding the issuance of the first payments in the concussion settlement contains one factual flaw: The payments haven’t actually been issued.   According…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 15, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Who knew that Bob Stoopes, allegedly “retired” as coach at Oklahoma, had not one, but two, homes in Chicago?  The Chicago Sun-Times:   Despite owning two Gold Coast homes, former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops doesn’t have his eye on any potential…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 14, 2017 AROUND THE NFL The headline may be a little bit premature (IS THIS THE NFL’S FIRST FEMALE PLAYER?) but Lars Anderson of Bleacher Report has a good look here  at Becca Longo, who will be attending Adams State University, a Division II school in Colorado, on a football…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 13, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   WASHINGTON The Redskins announce that Doug Williams, a Super Bowl-winning QB, is a GM in everything but name.  Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com:   Doug Williams has been named the team’s senior vice president of player personnel.   “You want somebody that’s…