July 24, 2025
The Tennessee Titans signed free-agent linebacker Jihad Ward on Wednesday, adding a veteran presence to their defense. Ward notched 10 total tackles and one sack in 17 games with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024. The veteran will help replace Lorenzo Carter, who retired earlier in the week. Tennessee will be the seventh team Ward plays for across his nine-year career, where he has accumulated 168 total tackles and 19 sacks.
--Matt TerelleSource: Jordan Schultz on Twitter
July 24, 2025
Chicago Bears running back
D'Andre Swift is looking like the early leader to be the team's starter this season, according to team beat writer Jacob Infante. Swift ran for 959 yards and six touchdowns while adding 42 receptions in 2024, his first season with the Bears. That being said, the offense will look much different in 2025 with new head coach Ben Johnson leading the way on that side of the ball. The veteran back is the most explosive running back on the roster, with
Roschon Johnson operating as the power and short-yardage option and seventh-round rookie
Kyle Monangai still an unproven asset. For now, Swift looks like a low-end RB2/high-end RB3 with upside for more heading into fantasy drafts.
--Matt TerelleSource: Jacob Infante
July 23, 2025
New York Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas (foot) has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. This doesn't come as a surprise, considering Thomas is still recovering from foot surgery from last season. This injury limited Thomas to six games in 2024. Thomas has missed a total of 18 games over the last two seasons. When healthy, the Giants are 6-10 with him, but they have only three wins without him. James Hudson and Marcus Mbow figure to get the reps at left tackle to begin camp with Thomas sitting out.
--Andy WebbSource: New York Giants
July 23, 2025
San Francisco 49ers kickers
Jake Moody and
Greg Joseph appear to be in a legitimate competition for the starting gig this fall. The two kickers are off to a strong start as they combined to go 8-for-8 on kicks during Wednesday's practice. They also both managed to knock down kicks from around 55 yards. Moody was selected 99th overall by the 49ers in 2023, but experienced a sophomore slump last season. He missed 10 field goal attempts and one extra point, which prompted the 49ers to bring in some competition. Joseph is a veteran kicker who has been around the league quite a bit. Last season, he knocked down 16-of-20 field goal attempts in eight games between three teams. Whoever wins this job should be worth rostering in fantasy leagues because it'll probably be a high-volume job.
--Andy WebbSource: David Lombardi
July 23, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles running back
AJ Dillon was seen taking first team reps during the first day of training camp on Wednesday. It's only the beginning of camp, but it is interesting to see Dillon getting first team snaps over
Will Shipley. Dillon was brought in on a one-year deal this offseason to replace
Kenneth Gainwell who departed in free agency. Dillon did not play last season due to a neck injury, but appears to be at full health again. He posted three seasons with 600 rushing yards or more during his time with the Green Bay Packers. The 27-year-old is certainly capable of being a viable backup to
Saquon Barkley. Neither Dillon nor Shipley figure to have weekly value with Barkley healthy, but both could be on the radar if Barkley ever misses time. Whoever wins the backup job could be a solid stash option.
--Andy WebbSource: Eliot Shorr-Parks
July 23, 2025
New England Patriots wide receiver
Ja'Lynn Polk (shoulder) did not participate during Wednesday's opening training camp due to a shoulder injury. This is an interesting development, considering Polk wasn't placed on the physically unable to perform list. It's worth noting that Polk did undergo offseason shoulder surgery, though. It seems like the Pats are just being careful here and limiting Polk's reps early in camp. The former second-round pick had a disappointing rookie campaign with only 12 receptions across 15 games. Polk won't have an easy path to playing time with
Stefon Diggs,
DeMario Douglas,
Kyle Williams, and
Mack Hollins likely all ahead of him on the depth chart. The Washington product is certainly going to need to earn his role during training camp.
--Andy WebbSource: NESN.com
July 23, 2025
Green Bay Packers tight end
Tucker Kraft is a player to keep an eye on as the summer rolls on. Recently, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur gave high praise to the third-year tight end. LaFleur said Kraft is an ascending player and that he has been putting the work in all summer long. Kraft is coming off a season where he posted 50 receptions, 707 receiving yards, and seven touchdowns in 17 games with the Packers in 2024. He was a part-time starter during his rookie year but took over as the full-time starter last season. Clearly, the coaching staff believes in him, so hopefully there are more good things to come from Kraft this upcoming season.
--Andy WebbSource: 97.3 The Game
July 23, 2025
The Athletic's Ben Standig reports that Washington Commanders wide receiver
Noah Brown (undisclosed) will join training camp practices soon but needs a bit of a ramp-up period and rest days. The Commanders placed Brown on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list to begin camp, but he could be back sooner than later. The 29-year-old was carted off the field on June 11 at minicamp, but the Commanders never specified what type of injury he was dealing with. It shouldn't really matter, though, as Brown should have enough time to get ready for Week 1 of the regular season if he can return to practice soon. When he does, he'll be competing for playing time as the No. 3 receiver behind
Terry McLaurin and newcomer
Deebo Samuel Sr. Brown missed the final two months of 2024 with a kidney injury and could face stiff competition from
Luke McCaffrey.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Ben Standig
July 23, 2025
Las Vegas Raiders rookie wide receiver
Dont'e Thornton Jr. continued to get first-team reps when the offense was in 11 personnel at training camp practice on Wednesday, according to Ryan McFadden of ESPN. Quarterback
Geno Smith did throw a deep ball to Thornton, but it was broken up. Thornton, not second-rounder
Jack Bech, has been getting reps with the first-team offense since the spring, so he could be a valuable deep threat with his speed for Smith in his first year in the NFL.
Jakobi Meyers is the Raiders' WR1 entering the season, so there is plenty of opportunity for Thornton if he continues to impress the coaching staff and gain chemistry with Smith.
Tre Tucker will be Thornton's primary competition for targets. At best, Thornton might be a boom/bust flex option for fantasy managers in deeper formats.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Ryan McFadden
July 23, 2025
The Akron Beacon Journal's Chris Easterling reports that Cleveland Browns quarterback
Kenny Pickett spent most of the day on Wednesday in the first training camp practice working with the first-team offense, at least during 11-on-11 drills. However, Pickett went second behind veteran
Joe Flacco during modified 7-on-7 work. The Browns have a QB competition going this summer, which is expected to come down to Pickett and Flacco, with rookies
Dillon Gabriel and
Shedeur Sanders mainly looking to prove that the Browns should keep them around beyond 2025. Pickett and Flacco will most likely rotate work with the first team in the early portions of camp. Pickett has mostly been unremarkable in offseason workouts, and Flacco is the favorite to begin the year as the starting QB in Cleveland.
--Keith HernandezSource: Akron Beacon Journal - Chris Easterling
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July 23, 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals will host former Seattle Seahawks tight end
Noah Fant on a visit on Thursday, sources tell FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. Fant is making the rounds after being cut by the Seahawks, and the 27-year-old former first-rounder could give Bengals quarterback
Joe Burrow another weapon in 2025. Fant wasn't as good the last three years in Seattle -- he had just one touchdown in the last two years -- as he was in his first three years with the Denver Broncos. He never had more than 50 receptions or 500 yards for the Seahawks, but he could give Cincy more depth behind
Mike Gesicki with Eric All Jr. (knee) on the PUP list at training camp after tearing his right ACL in Week 9 of last year. Fant would be joining a much more explosive offense if he were to sign with the Bengals, but he wouldn't be guaranteed much of a role alongside Gesicki.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
July 23, 2025
Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales would not say that tight end
Tommy Tremble (back) will be back in two weeks at training camp, but he could return in four weeks. Despite starting camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list this week, Tremble is making good progress from back surgery that he had in May. With the 25-year-old out for another couple of weeks at least, it brings into question whether he'll be available for the Week 1 regular-season opener in early September. Even if Tremble is ready to roll by then, he should remain off the fantasy radar in most leagues, as he's mostly known for his blocking and should take a back seat in the pass-catching department to
Ja'Tavion Sanders. The former third-rounder in 2021 has never had over 23 catches or 234 yards in his four-year career with the Panthers.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - David Newton
July 23, 2025
Miami Dolphins tight end
Darren Waller starting training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list is standard procedure for players coming out of retirement, according to head coach Mike McDaniel. "You're trying to be responsible. There's no gravity to it. This is a well-conditioned athlete who's in great shape. There's a 0 to 60 element in it that you try to be preventative and responsible as he gets his feet wet, that was our motivation," McDaniel said. The 32-year-old isn't dealing with a specific injury, but the Dolphins aren't going to throw Waller into the fire right away after he didn't play at all in 2024. When the regular season begins, Waller will be the team's top pass-catching tight end, although fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to necessarily put up the numbers
Jonnu Smith did in a breakout year in 2024. Still, Waller will be attractive as a TE2 flier, especially in TE-premium leagues.
--Keith HernandezSource: MiamiDolphins.com - Travis Wingfield
July 23, 2025
Cleveland Browns running back
Jerome Ford (undisclosed) missed Wednesday's training camp practice with what sounds like a minor undisclosed injury, according to Scott Petrak. However, as Petrak notes, Cleveland's backfield is thin as it is with rookie second-rounder
Quinshon Judkins still unsigned as he deals with domestic-violence charges off the field. With Ford dealing with a minor injury, any more time he misses will mean more reps for rookie
Dylan Sampson and
Pierre Strong Jr. Ahmani Marshall is the only other back on the current roster for the Browns. Judkins' off-field issues are good news for Ford if he's healthy for the start of the season, but the rookie back could still take over most of the backfield work sooner than later. Ford is currently ranked as RotoBaller's RB53, but he'll become much more attractive if Judkins is eventually suspended.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Chronicle Telegram - Scott Petrak
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