Posts Tagged ‘NFL’
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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, February 10, 2020
AROUND THE NFL The DB finds it hard to believe that NFL fans really will not want more football when it is passed and presented to them. But Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com has a poll that says so. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: With the NFL determined to expand the regular season to 17 games…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, February 6, 2020
AROUND THE NFL Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic has 20 bold predictions for 2020 out, and he will spot them in below where appropriate and interesting. You can read them all here. NFC NORTH CHICAGO A bold prediction from Sheil Kapadia: 10. The Bears trade for Nick Foles Publicly, they’ve said they’re…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 5, 2020
AROUND THE NFL ESPN.com has its 32 correspondents make predictions for their team’s offseason moves. Some are sprinkled in below, the whole thing is here. BRADY RUMOR The Chargers, Las Vegas, Tennessee, Indianapolis and Tampa Bay are teams the DB has heard mentioned for QB TOM BRADY in 2020. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com hears…
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