The Daily Briefing Friday, June 16, 2017

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…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, June 15, 2017

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…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, June 13, 2017

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…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, June 12, 2017

The Daily Briefing Monday, June 12, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com on a recent NFL Front Office hire:   Longtime NFL executive Dawn Aponte, who last year was transferred out of the Dolphins’ operations to work for another Stephen Ross-owned business, is now back in the NFL.   Aponte has been…

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