Your “It’s A Little Early To Be Broke, Ain’t It?” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• The main story of the day is that February 19 marks the opening of the two-week Franchise Tag window.
  • As we learned with Le’Veon Bell, a team & player have until July 15 to negotiate a multi-year deal, or the player has to sign a one-year deal under the tag & salary table.
    • If they don’t sign either by Week 10, they must sit out the season.
• The Jags picked up the option year on Calais Campbell.
  • Doing so will earn Campbell $12 million for 2019.
  • They had to make the decision by Wednesday, because Campbell was due a $3 million salary bonus.
• It’s only been two weeks, but broadcast partner CBS has come out with their AAF “power rankings“.
  • This is on the heels of a Deadspin report claiming the AAF needed a $250 million investment to keep going until the end of the season.
    • They were bailed out by new League chairman & Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon.
    • But to hear the League talk about it, it was an “accelerated investment” that had been planned for later but was moved up due to solid business strategy.
  • Based on the attendance in Memphis, they will need it.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Penguins at Devils – 7:00Pm | Sportsnet
  • Maple Leafs at Blues – 8:00PM | NBCSN / Sportsnet Ontario

• NBA: last day of the All-Star break

• NCAA:
  • Nebraska at Penn State – 7:00PM | FS1
  • Purdue at Indiana – 7:00PM | ESPN2
  • Vanderbilt at Tennessee – 7:00PM | ESPN
  • Wake Forest at Notre Dame – 7:00PM | ESPNU
  • Kentucky at Missouri – 9:00PM | ESPN
  • Baylor at Iowa State – 9:00PM | ESPN2
  • Florida State at Clemson – 9:00PM | ESPNU
• WWE:
  • Smackdown – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360
    • If you didn’t see it, the Elimination Chamber main event was unreal. The show will be addressing that.

I want to thank Balls for covering last night’s thread. A three-day weekend meant enjoying the sights of Vancouver on a rare sunny February day.

WORTH IT!