NFL Noise:

• In a totally professional move completely unrelated to the team’s recent cheerleading or sexual harassment scandals, Tanya Snyder, wife of owner Dan Snyder, has been named co-CEO of the Washington Football Team.
  • In her defense, she has led Washington’s philanthropic efforts since the Snyders purchased the team in 1999. That includes:
    • the Washington Football Charitable Foundation,
    • the “Women of Washington” (WOW) fan club, which consists of about 135,000 women and works extensively with the foundation,
    • helping introduce the “Think Pink” campaign to the NFL 22 years ago.

• With recent developments on the Name-Image-Likeness (NIL) front, there is a belief growing among teams that it could cut down on the number of college players declaring early draft eligibility.
  • Because there won’t be the immediate need to take advantage of having a hot name.
    • All forms of advertising and endorsement opportunities will be open to college athletes, from national brands to local TV commercials; from autograph sessions to paid promotions in social media posts.
  • All but 10 states have at least introduced an NIL bill, and some in eight states – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio and Texas – take effect July 1.

• Possibly in advance of that, the League has cancelled its supplemental draft for the second straight year.
  • After the league cancelled last year’s supplemental draft, it informed prospective supplemental draft picks they would not gain free-agent status but could instead enter the 2021 draft.
    • Making them wait nine months in order to be given their shot.
  • Only one player was selected in the 2019 supplemental draft, giving the League ammunition for their stance.
    • Outside of the COVID years, there was no supplemental draft in 2008 due to a lack of applicants.

• The Colts were the last team(?!) to gain civic approval for full capacity crowds, meaning NFL stadiums can be actual sellouts for the 2021 season.
  • The NFL had approval from 30 of 32 teams prior to the start of June.
    • The Broncos received their approval June 1st.

Tonight’s sports:

• NBA:
  • Bucks at Hawks – 8:30pm | TNT / Sportsnet1
• MLB:
  • Mariners at Blue Jays – 7:00pm | Sportsnet
  • Giants at Dodgers – 10:00pm | ESPN / TSN3
• WNBA:
  • Sun vs. Mystics – 7:00pm | ESPN2 / TSN3
• WWE:
  • NXT – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360

Jake’s got you tomorrow, so I’ll see you Thursday for a Canada Day history lesson.