The NFL’s 2024 training camp is in full swing. ESPN’s NFL reporters will be found at each location throughout camp and will provide information on position battles, notable appearances from new faces, compelling quotes from coaches and players and updates on injuries and holdout situations.
We will have updates every day of camp to keep you informed on all the latest. Here’s what you need to know from camps across the league:
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What our NFL Nation reporters saw today
NFC EAST
It appears Tyler Guyton is about to get his chance to be the starting left tackle. He took the first-team snaps in Sunday’s practice and was able to do a decent job against Micah Parsons when he was lined up against the Cowboys’ best pass rusher. In the spring, Guyton worked with the second-team offense with Chuma Edoga starting. The Cowboys took Guyton with the 29th pick in the first round, but he played mostly right tackle at Oklahoma, which is why they did not want to overload him early. On Tuesday, the pads come on for the first time and Guyton will get the chance to continue to earn the job. — Todd Archer
(Last update: July 28)
It has been an up and down start to camp for Daniel Jones and Sunday was no different. He started 2 of 6 passing and underthrew a pair of deep balls to Malik Nabers. This was a continuation of what unfolded the last time the Giants were on the field Friday. But much like that practice, Jones later redeemed himself by hitting six of his last seven throws, including deep balls to Nabers and Jalin Hyatt.
Redemption for Daniel Jones to Malik Nabers. #giants https://t.co/0WARavf8AN pic.twitter.com/TU9gJpSb8A
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) July 28, 2024
When asked before practice what he makes of Jones missing some of those receivers, coach Brian Daboll chalked it up to “it’s practice.” Meaning there are going to be some good and bad plays. Jones also happens to be coming off a torn ACL in his right knee. He was fully cleared for the first day of camp just eight-plus months after surgery. — Jordan Raanan
(Last update: July 28)
Quarterback Jalen Hurts has been highly efficient through three training camp practices. He has yet to throw an interception and has been largely accurate and on time with his throws. “Jalen has been really smooth the first couple days,” said offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. “He’s been excellent, just his operation. You can tell he’s just in command, he’s in control.” The highlight Saturday was a deep pass down the left seam from Hurts to receiver DeVonta Smith, who elevated to make the catch over corner Kelee Ringo. — Tim McManus
(Last update: July 27)
Washington’s defensive line did not always like what it was asked to do under the previous coaching staff. According to numerous players, they chafed at being asked to stop using techniques they felt worked for them and it led to various issues throughout the past four years — a touted group never quite filled their potential. Now, new defensive line coach Darryl Tapp said, they will suggest techniques for players to use — but if they’re not comfortable they won’t force them to continue doing so. But tackle Jonathan Allen said there is another difference. “I really think it’s just about the little details,” Allen said. “We’re really focusing on the small stuff. The get off, the first step, the first six-inch step, your hands and your pad level, and just really repetition. So, it’s nothing groundbreaking that we’re doing, it’s just consistency and a mindset that we’re playing with.” — John Keim
(Last update: July 28)
NFC NORTH
The root of Chicago’s pre-snap penalties differed from Friday to Saturday’s practice. During the team’s first day in pads, the issues were caused by the offense experimenting with different cadences. On Saturday, the problems for the offense could be attributed to the Bears defense. Defensive tackle Andrew Billings baited the offense into jumping before the snap by yelling “MOVE!,” which led to multiple false starts.
Turnovers were a problem as well as Caleb Williams threw back-to-back interceptions in 7-on-7 while backups Micah Baskerville and Josh Blackwell came away with picks. The first team offense (sans DJ Moore and Keenan Allen, who were not on the field during the two-minute drill) wasn’t able to convert due to the constant pressure Williams was under. Defensive end Montez Sweat was thrown out of the drill after making contact with Williams’ arm, which coach Matt Eberflus emphasized to the Pro Bowl edge rusher cannot happen.
While the Bears defense has controlled the tempo of most practices within the first week of training camp, Eberflus is not ready to say this unit has taken its game to the next level. “Not really yet,” Eberflus said. “People say top five. What does that really mean? What does it mean? We’re at the end of the year and you’re telling me we are top five? How do you know that? So, to me it’s about what we do on the grass. People can say all that, but to me it doesn’t mean anything. That’s not a hill of beans to me. It’s about what we do out there and how we execute as a group.” — Courtney Cronin
(Last update: July 27)
Lions WR Jameson Williams and DB Brian Branch returned to Saturday’s practice after receiving an excused absence on Friday to attend the funeral of their former Alabama teammate Khyree Jackson, who died in a car crash on July 6th. Branch described the opportunity to lend support as being bigger than football.
#Lions DB Brian Branch missed yesterday’s practice to attend the funeral for his former teammate Khyree Jackson. He described it as bigger than football. pic.twitter.com/NjKd9iieKJ
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) July 27, 2024
During practice, things got heated between offensive tackle Dan Skipper and linebacker Derrick Barnes during a full team drill where they were involved in an aggressive skirmish on a day when the intensity ramped up with more team drills pitting the offense versus the defense. Linebacker Alex Anzalone rushed over to break up the action. Barnes has been involved in a few tussles throughout the week.
“I told everybody yesterday that this year is personal for me so I ain’t with all the BS,” Barnes said. “But at the end of the day it is all love, it’s still my teammates and we’re gonna pick each other up. That’s how it is, but it’s football.” — Eric Woodyard
(Last update: July 27)
The early portion of training camp is supposed to be a learning curve for rookies. Kalen King and Evan Williams must not have gotten the memo. At least not before Sunday’s practice. The first-year defensive backs each came up with an interception during 11-on-11 action.
King, the third-to-last player picked in the entire draft who is fighting for one of the backup cornerback spots, picked off a Jordan Love pass intended for Christian Watson in what King said was his first play of camp lining up with the No. 1 defense. He nearly had another one in the same practice.
Williams, a fourth-round pick who is in competition with fellow rookie Javon Bullard for a starting safety spot, got his third interception of camp in dramatic fashion. It came on the very first play of the 2-minute against the No. 2 offense when he picked off Sean Clifford.
“They haven’t thrown too much onto our plate where we’re on the field and kind of our heads are reeling and we’re kind of spinning around,” said Williams, who was celebrating his 23rd birthday on Sunday. — Rob Demovsky
(Last update: July 28)
The Vikings will be without cornerback Shaquill Griffin (left leg soft-tissue injury) for a few days, and perhaps as long as a week, coach Kevin O’Connell said Saturday. His absence will necessitate a roster addition of some kind, O’Connell said, and the team is talking through whether it needs to add a veteran or simply a player who can ensure roster balance.
“Do we need to potentially add to that room?” O’Connell said. “Just knowing the kind of camp I want to have just from a calendar of work standpoint, I do think we’re going to need to add at that position, just to makes sure that we have enough headcount in that room to handle the rep load. But at the same time, there could be some impact players out there that might be interested in joining our team and that’s what [general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah] and his staff are working through right now.”
Among the veteran cornerbacks available are Stephon Gilmore, Xavien Howard and Adoree’ Jackson. — Kevin Seifert
(Last update: July 27)
NFC SOUTH
The Falcons have settled into a rotation at inside linebacker on a defense that has plenty of positions open for business. Kaden Elliss, Nate Landman and Troy Andersen have all seen reps with the first team, though not all at the same time. Rather, it’s a combination of two of them. Landman said he calls the defensive plays at middle linebacker when he’s in with either of the two, and Elliss does it if he’s in with Andersen.
Andersen was a second-round pick in 2022 — he ran a 4.42 40-yard dash — and started five games as a rookie, but then missed most of the 2023 season with shoulder and pectoral injuries. Getting him back is a key for the Falcons defense. Andersen showed up to training camp with a physique out of the movie “300,” Elliss said. He’s also had the only interception of quarterback Kirk Cousins thus far. — Marc Raimondi
(Last update: July 28)
There’s absolutely no quarterback controversy in Carolina, but if you wanted to start one Saturday would have been a good day. Veteran backup Andy Dalton had an outstanding practice that included consecutive pinpoint touchdowns to Terrace Marshall Jr. and Mike Strachan in the left corner of the end zone during a red zone drill.
Starter Bryce Young got off to a slow start, throwing his first interception in team drills since camp began and having another knocked down by lineman Derrick Brown. He bounced back with some nice throws, including two touchdowns to 2023 second-round pick Jonathan Mingo, the first receiver coach Dave Canales mentioned when asked about the depth behind Diontae Johnson and Xavier Legette. Mingo may be an early front-runner for offensive MVP of camp after a rookie season in which he had a success rate of 32.9% on his 85 targets. — David Newton
(Last update: July 27)
Marshon Lattimore and Kendre Miller missed practice again on Saturday, the last practice before the Saints get the pads on. Rookie cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry took Lattimore’s place with the first-team defense for the second straight day.
Dennis Allen said these reps are extremely valuable for Kool-Aid McKinstry. “He’s a rookie who missed all of spring. He’s 1000 reps behind. Good thing for him is he’s extremely smart. … He’ll be a quick study.”
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) July 27, 2024
It was a sharp day for the offense and multiple quarterbacks had candidates for the play of the day. Derek Carr connected for a 20-yard gain to speedy receiver Rashid Shaheed on a crossing route. Carr had time to throw thanks to Foster Moreau’s block of Cameron Jordan. Shaheed showed off his speed again with a reverse on the next play.
Rookie Spencer Rattler had one of his best practices so far, connecting with undrafted rookie free agent wideout Mason Tipton for a touchdown pass of about 40 yards. Wide receiver Chris Olave ran to the end zone to give Tipton a chest bump in congratulations.
Other standouts in practice were linebacker Pete Werner and running back Jordan Mims. — Katherine Terrell
(Last update: July 27)
The Bucs’ pass defense stood out Sunday, with both starting cornerbacks — Jamel Dean and Zyon McCollum — notching interceptions. Dean’s came on a tipped Baker Mayfield pass by inside linebacker Lavonte David, and McCollum’s on a deep ball. More interceptions have been a point of emphasis for this group. Coach Todd Bowles joked, “I liked their ability to make plays. We gotta get Dean drug tested cuz he usually doesn’t catch it. We’re gonna see if he’s been on that stuff or not. But other than that — they’re concentrating more and understanding where their help is, they came back in good shape, they’re kinda talking to each other after every play about what they see and the communication’s been good.” — Jenna Laine
(Last update: July 28)
This is the kind of humor players are quite used to hearing from Todd Bowles but it doesn’t often make it to the podium. On Jamel Dean’s interception, he joked, “We gotta get Dean drug tested cuz he usually doesn’t catch it. We’re gonna see if he’s been on that stuff or not…” pic.twitter.com/OzlSSEys5K
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) July 28, 2024
NFC WEST
The Cardinals focused on their red-zone offense on Sunday with the hope of building off last year’s success inside the 20. The Cardinals had a red zone touchdown percentage of 62.8 last season, which was the seventh-best in the NFL. That rate jumped to 69.6% when quarterback Kyler Murray returned for the final eight games last season, which was the third-highest rate in the NFL from Week 10 on. On Sunday, Murray completed all four of his passes in the red zone in the final 11-on-11 session. Two were to tight end Trey McBride for touchdowns — one in the back of the end zone and one near the goal line — one to wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. on a slant for a touchdown, and the last was to wide receiver Michael Wilson. — Josh Weinfuss
(Last update: July 28)
The Rams’ wide receivers group stood out during practice on Saturday, including what head coach Sean McVay called “a great day” for 2021 second-round pick Tutu Atwell.
When asked about the receivers room now that the Rams have a healthy Cooper Kupp and a superstar in second-year receiver Puka Nacua, McVay was also quick to point out he’s liked what he’s seen from Demarcus Robinson and Atwell as well. “I feel really good about those four,” McVay said.
Earlier in the week, quarterback Matthew Stafford said it’s “a really competitive room, which makes it great.”
“It’s one thing to have continuity and it’s another thing to have continuity with a bunch of really good players so that’s a plus too,” Stafford said. “So excited to have all those guys back.” — Sarah Barshop
(Last update: July 27)
Safety is one of the few positions on the 49ers roster with a fair amount of uncertainty after the offseason departure of veteran Tashaun Gipson and the ongoing recovery of Talanoa Hufanga, who is coming off a torn ACL in his right knee. But coach Kyle Shanahan has been encouraged by what he’s seen from that group in the opening days of camp, saying Saturday that he likes what he has in current starters Ji’ayir Brown and George Odum as well as the young depth behind them. Perhaps more important, though, is that Shanahan revealed the Niners and Hufanga are aiming to have him back in practice for the first time the week the 49ers practice with the New Orleans Saints in Irvine. The teams have practices slated for Aug. 15 and 16. — Nick Wagoner
(Last update: July 27)
The most interesting observation from Saturday’s Seahawks practice came after the final whistle, and it had nothing to do with football. Mike Macdonald spotted a group of young players heading inside in apparent defiance of previous instructions to sign autographs for fans in the time between when practice ends and meetings begin.
Macdonald wasn’t pleased, and he sternly let one undrafted rookie hear it.
“Mike does not play,” another player was overheard saying.
The incident was an example of what people within the Seahawks organization have cited as one of the differences between Macdonald, Pete Carroll and their respective assistants. There’s more attention to detail in the way Macdonald and the new staff teaches, and there’s a willingness to rebuke players that stands in sharp contrast to the more gentle, parental style in which Carroll strongly believed. — Brady Henderson
(Last update: July 27)
AFC EAST
The battle for the starting safety spot next to Taylor Rapp is well underway. With longtime starters Jordan Poyer — now with the Miami Dolphins — and Micah Hyde, who is contemplating retirement, not on the roster, the roles the pair held for seven seasons are now wide open. Rapp, who the Bills re-signed this offseason to a three-year extension, has already taken over a starting job, but a competition is ongoing between fourth-year safety Damar Hamlin, veteran free agent addition Mike Edwards and rookie Cole Bishop. Each came out with the first-team defense during the first three days of camp — Hamlin, Edwards and then Bishop, showing the rookie is in the mix — and Hamlin started the rotation over on Monday, after the team’s first off day.
Last year, the Bills used a similar approach to help determine the new starting middle linebacker, taking it down to two players rotating, a job that Terrel Bernard eventually won despite missing a significant portion of camp and all the preseason. Similar to middle linebacker, safety is among the positions that carry the most responsibility from a mental perspective, per coach Sean McDermott, who listed the order as quarterback, middle linebacker and then safety as the toughest to step into as a rookie.
“The ability to take control of the defense and confidence and to have the people in front of them feel great about that communication,” defensive coordinator Bobby Babich said on what the team is looking for at safety. “And secondly, you got to make plays.” — Alaina Getzenberg
(Last update: July 28)
One day after he was limited at practice, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa did not practice at all — although he was present for the team’s second day of training camp. McDaniel called the quarterback’s situation “fluid” before Wednesday’s practice, but it’s unclear whether Tagovailoa will continue to hold in until an agreement is reached on a contract extension. Without him at the helm, the Dolphins’ offense has largely struggled in team drills with Mike White and Skylar Thompson taking a majority of the snaps. — Marcel Louis-Jacques
(Last update: July 25)
WR Javon Baker, a fourth-round pick from UCF, sparked a roar from the overflow crowd on the fourth practice of Patriots training camp.
In competitive 1-on-1 drills, Baker tracked a deep ball and hauled it in over trailing undrafted rookie CB Mikey Victor. He threw the ball up in the air in excitement afterwards.
Baker, who had five catches of 50-plus yards last season at UCF, said his baseball background helps him in those situations.
Rookie WR Javon Baker talks about the art of tracking the football, which he showed earlier in practice on a deep ball (video by @RochieWBZ).
Baker said his background in baseball helps in those situations. pic.twitter.com/DOwSMcBNuS
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 28, 2024
The Patriots are expected to practice in full pads Monday for the first time in training camp. — Mike Reiss
(Last update: July 28)
The Jets’ wide receiver depth is being tested early in camp. Starting slot receiver Xavier Gipson, who limped off the field Thursday, will miss a week or two with an undisclosed leg injury, coach Robert Saleh said Friday. Mike Williams, their marquee addition, will be on the physically unable to perform list for a few more weeks as he completes the final stage of knee rehab.
This leaves them with Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard and Malik Taylor as their top receivers, with third-round pick Malachi Corley poised to get more reps in the coming days. The Jets loved Corley so much they traded up, but he’s far from a finished product. Right now, his biggest challenge is refining his route running. “It’s getting there,” Saleh said. “But he has a long way to go.”
The trade rumors about Raiders receiver Davante Adams have been swirling for weeks. Chances are they won’t go away until the midseason trade deadline. — Rich Cimini
(Last update: July 26)
AFC NORTH
The only Ravens player who probably isn’t thrilled by Marlon Humphrey’s return to form is quarterback Lamar Jackson. Humphrey has picked off Jackson three times in the NFL Most Valuable Player’s two practices in this year’s training camp.
On Saturday, Humphrey intercepted Jackson on a pass that went behind wide receiver Tylan Wallace and then picked off Jackson again on an errant throw. Humphrey, who had one interception in 10 games last season, has a total of four interceptions in the first week of camp.
“He’s moving super good,” Ravens caoch John Harbaugh said. “He looks great to me.”
It’s an important year for Humphrey. The Ravens drafted cornerback Nate Wiggins in the first round this year, and Humphrey’s cap number goes up to $25.1 million next year (which ranks only behind Jackson).
Humphrey said he dropped 10 pounds this offseason.
“He’s still moving really fast,” safety Kyle Hamilton said. “He’s one of the fastest guys on the team. I don’t think the Ravens are what the Ravens are right now without Marlon [Humphrey] the past eight years.” — Jamison Hensley
(Last update: July 27)
Defensive end will be a position to monitor through the week. Trey Hendrickson did not participate for the third straight practice. Sam Hubbard was also seen leaving the field on a cart before the end of practice. Hubbard and Hendrickson have been the team’s top edge rushers since it signed Hendrickson in free agency. — Ben Baby
(Last update: July 28)
Quarterback Deshaun Watson has yet to push the ball downfield in team drills but was sharp in 7-on-7 red zone work on Saturday. He finished completing six of nine passes, five of which went for scores. This included a short touchdown pass to tight end David Njoku, who practiced for the first time after sitting out the first two sessions because of an undisclosed injury.
It’s the third straight day Watson has thrown in team drills, something he didn’t do as he rehabbed from shoulder surgery during the offseason workout program. The Browns are off Sunday and return Monday with their first padded practice. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said he expects Watson to throw in team drills when the pads come on. — Daniel Oyefusi
(Last update: July 27)
Though the Steelers’ offense won its first “seven shots” drill of training camp in Sunday’s practice, the defense won the day. Not only did cornerback Donte Jackson grab the first interception of camp, picking off a misplaced Justin Fields’ throw, but rookie inside linebacker Payton Wilson turned heads by ripping the ball away from tight end Pat Freiermuth in an 11-on-11 period.
“I thought the guys were really aggressive in terms of going after the football, punching it out, raking it, and so forth,” coach Mike Tomlin said. “And that’s just a component of laying a foundation for some things that are important to us.”
Wilson got his first extended look with the first team defense in Sunday’s practice, primarily playing alongside Patrick Queen as veteran Elandon Roberts got a partial rest day. In addition to the forced fumble, Wilson also tipped another Fields pass over the middle intended for Connor Heyward.
“He’s highly conditioned,” Tomlin said of Wilson. “I think it starts there, and it’s showing itself in the form of hustle and finish and sometimes hustle and finish puts you in position to do some of the things that you mentioned. We don’t ask a lot of the new guys, but we do ask him to come ready for the work.”
The third-round N.C. State product is one piece of a well-rounded inside linebacking corps, complementing Queen and Roberts with his length and speed. After Sunday’s practice, Wilson stayed on the field to get some work on the JUGS machine, pausing briefly to get a few pointers from Minkah Fitzpatrick.
“Russell Wilson says it all the time, your mental is 80% of this game and just being confident and flying around,” Wilson said after the JUGS work. “Yeah, I’m going to make mistakes, but I’m making ’em 110%.” — Brooke Pryor
(Last update: July 28)
AFC SOUTH
Coach DeMeco Ryans called the Texans’ Saturday practice “cleaner” than Friday’s. when refs threw a few flags on pre snap issues to Ryans’ frustration. Quarterback C.J. Stroud had his foot stepped on and limped but finished practice — Ryans said Stroud is “fine.” The defense continues to look better than the offense, with Stroud and Davis Mills each throwing interceptions. The Texans starting offense didn’t have much success on 11-on-11 drills until the fourth session, when Stroud connected with wide receiver Stefon Diggs twice, tight end Brevin Jordan once, and to wideout Tank Dell for a 15-yard gain, the longest of the day. The drive stalled out though because of two penalties. — DJ Bien-Aime
(last update: July 27)
The Colts spent barely an hour on the field Thursday for their first camp practice and plan to conduct a conservative camp. Indianapolis will not have more than two consecutive practices at any point, electing to instead conduct walk-throughs on some days. It’s the product of months of deliberation among the coaching staff and the team’s medical and sports science personnel, all aimed at getting the most out of players.
“There’s a couple of different philosophies,” coach Shane Steichen said. “In training camp, some teams stay out there for the maximum time. That’s their philosophy. My philosophy is we don’t have the long, elongated practices. We will in time as training camp goes on. But we want to practice with tempo and we want to practice fast.
“But, also, we want to maximize our reps and be at our peak point.” — Stephen Holder
(Last update: July 25)
Looks like Devin Lloyd has a new role in new coordinator Ryan Nielsen’s defense: inside linebacker. Lloyd said Saturday that he gained 15 pounds in the offseason — bringing him to 250 pounds — in anticipation of playing inside more. But don’t think of it as a traditional middle linebacker role because the Jaguars will run a lot of 4-2-5 looks, which would mean only two linebackers on the field — both of whom would essentially be inside linebackers. That likely means Lloyd and Foyesade Oluokun will be on the field at the same time because it would be surprising if the Jaguars took Oluokun — who has more tackles than any other NFL player over the last three seasons (549) — off the field.
It looks like the players have taken to Nielsen’s new scheme because the defense has been ahead of the offense in the first four days of camp, particularly when it comes to turnovers: They’ve forced nine already.
“After assessing the first four days on the field I would say I’m pleased,” Lloyd said. “Obviously there’s always room for improvement, but guys have been really communicating at a high level, flying around with a lot of effort and capitalizing on the turnovers and the big plays that we need to get the ball back to offense.” — Michael DiRocco
(Last update: July 27)
The Titans started the day without their top two cornerbacks. Chidobe Awuzie went inside toward the end of Wednesday’s practice and wasn’t seen Thursday. Titans coach Brian Callahan said Awuzie had a calf injury that will keep him out for a couple of weeks. Fellow starter L’Jarius Sneed wasn’t on the field for the start of practice. Sneed came out after the individual period to watch the 7-on-7 and team periods. The Titans are employing a load management system for Sneed that stems partly from conversations with the Kansas City Chiefs, his former team. Rookies Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and Gabe Jeudy-Lally took most of the snaps in place of Awuzie and Sneed. Jeudy made a nice pass breakup on a Will Levis pass to DeAndre Hopkins to end practice. — Turron Davenport
(Last update: July 25)
AFC WEST
Safety Brandon Jones, who was one of the Broncos’ top targets in free agency, will miss some time with a left hamstring injury. Jones left Friday’s practice with the injury and underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam later that held him out of Saturday’s practice.
“He’s probably going to be a week to two weeks,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said. ” … We’re just going to be smart with his recovery. He’s someone … he’ll attack the rehab real quick, but I think two weeks will be realistic.”
After the Broncos released Justin Simmons earlier this year, they signed Jones to a three-year, $20 million deal. JL Skinner, a 2023 draft pick by the Broncos, and Caden Sterns split most of the Saturday work in Jones’ place. Saturday was also Sterns’ first practice of training camp — he passed his physical to be moved from the physically unable to perform (PUP) to open camp back to the active roster. — Jeff Legwold
(Last update: July 27)
Skyy Moore provided one of the highlights of Sunday’s practice when he made a nice catch in the end zone of a throw from Patrick Mahomes. Such highlights have been few for Moore, who at this point of training camp last year was expected to be one of the Chiefs’ top wide receivers but this year is trying to prove his value as an extra receiver with Rashee Rice, Marquise Brown, Xavier Worthy and Justin Watson atop the wideout depth chart. Moore got more work on Sunday with Brown and Watson sidelined, Brown with an illness and Watson with a foot injury.
“He’s a few years into this thing now, so just cut loose and play and let’s not think (too much),” coach Andy Reid said of Moore, the Chiefs’ second round draft pick in 2022. “Go play and he’s doing a nice job with that. He’s actually playing good football right now.” — Adam Teicher
(Last update: July 28)
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said there would be days in Las Vegas’ quarterback competition when Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew would both look good, and days when they might both look bad. Friday, the duo hit both ends of the spectrum … in the same practice.
A day after Minshew looked sharper but threw a pair of interceptions, O’Connell threw a pair of ducks under duress and was picked off by safety Isaiah Pola-Mao. The offense struggled mightily late in practice, particularly in the red zone. But early on, receiver Jakobi Meyers was O’Connell’s best friend with a pair of highlight-reel red zone TD catches against CB Jack Jones.
Jones responded by breaking up a potential touchdown catch by receiver Davante Adams, knocking the ball out of his hands in the end zone.
“That’s the toughest part of the field,” Meyers said of offensive plays inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. “I mean, less space, less time. I feel like if you can capitalize in the red zone, we’ll be a much better team.” — Paul Gutierrez
(Last update: July 26)
The top play from Saturday came from rookie WR Ladd McConkey. QB Justin Herbert scrambled away from defenders and threw the ball across his body to find a leaping McConkey in the back of the end zone. The play may have been blown dead by officials just before Herbert released the ball, but the offense celebrated anyway.
Best highlight from today on this Ladd McConkey grab. Think this play was blown dead right before the throw though pic.twitter.com/U5BwLVrSDt
— Kris Rhim (@krisrhim1) July 28, 2024
After telling reporters Wednesday that RB Gus Edwards had offseason surgery, coach Jim Harbaugh said Friday that Edwards didn’t have surgery. Harbaugh said that Edwards, who hasn’t participated in team drills this offseason, is “being brought back into play.” Harbaugh declined to specify Edwards’ injury.
Offensive tackle Rashawn Slater left practice with athletic trainers on Friday; he appeared to attempt to return, but after stretching, went back inside the team’s facility. Slater wasn’t at practice Saturday. Harbaugh declined to comment on Slater’s injury and said the team is keeping him out in an “abundance of caution.” — Kris Rhim
(Last update: July 27)