NFL coaching camps are quickly approaching as groups proceed making ready for the upcoming season. Reporting dates and places are famous under.
Yardbarker’s NFL writers got here collectively this week to determine the highest non-QB storylines every crew is dealing with heading into camp.
AFC East
New England Patriots large receiver Stefon Diggs.
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BUFFALO BILLS | Chiefs concern |
Payments followers are all too conversant in the story of Buffalo’s playoff failures, particularly after a 32-29 loss to Kansas Metropolis in final season’s AFC championship. The Payments are 7-7 in postseason video games beneath head coach Sean McDermott, however 0-4 towards the Chiefs, making this 12 months’s common season, the final performed at Highmark Stadium, really feel virtually irrelevant. | Rookies report date: July 15 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Rochester, N.Y. |
MIAMI DOLPHINS | Coach on the new seat | Staff proprietor Stephen Ross might have given head coach Mike McDaniel a vote of confidence on social media, but additionally mentioned, “Continuity in management is to not be confused with an acceptance that the established order is sweet sufficient.” The Dolphins haven’t received a playoff recreation in 25 years, one thing McDaniel must do with out security Jevon Holland, who signed with the Giants, and cornerback Jalen Ramsey, whom the crew traded to the Payments. | Rookies report date: July 15 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Miami Gardens, Fla. |
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | Stefon Diggs to the rescue |
The Patriots signed Diggs to a three-year, $63M contract after passing for a league-low 176.1 yards final season. The 31-year-old receiver must show he’s absolutely recovered from the ACL tear that restricted him to 496 yards in eight video games with the Texans in 2024. Earlier than the harm, Diggs was on tempo for his seventh straight 1,000-yard season, one thing New England hasn’t seen since Julian Edelman had 100 catches for 1,117 yards in 2019. | Rookies report date: July 19 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Foxboro, Mass. |
NEW YORK JETS | New York ‘Newbies’ |
It ought to be fascinating to see how a crew ranked twenty fourth in yards (310.3) and factors (19.9) per recreation responds to first-time offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, who came to visit from the Lions with first-time head coach Aaron Glenn. And not using a true No. 2 receiver on the roster behind Garrett Wilson, count on each to lean closely on 6-foot-5, 251-pound tight finish Mason Taylor, the crew’s second-round decide within the 2025 NFL Draft. | Rookies report date: July 19 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Florham Park, N.J. | — Bruce Ewing
AFC West
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
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DENVER BRONCOS | Is the bottom assault improved? |
The Broncos rushed for simply 79 yards in final season’s 31-7 AFC wild-card spherical loss to the Buffalo Bills. They signed sixth-year RB J.Okay. Dobbins in free company and took rookie RB RJ Harvey (decide No. 60) within the NFL Draft. Dobbins, nonetheless, has battled knee and Achilles accidents all through his profession, and Harvey stays unsigned.
| Rookies report date: July 16 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Englewood, Colo. |
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | TE Travis Kelce aiming to recapture his elite kind | Kelce has confirmed he lost weight this offseason after an underwhelming 2024 season. The longer term Corridor of Famer had simply three landing catches in 16 regular-season video games, his fewest since his rookie season in 2013. He turns 36 on Oct. 5, although, so the star TE might proceed to fade in 2025. | Rookies report date: July 21 | Veterans: July 21 | Web site: St. Joseph, Mo. |
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | RB Najee Harris’ well being | Chargers common supervisor Joe Hortiz mentioned Wednesday Harris (eye) will likely start training camp on the non-football harm/sickness record after a fireworks accident on July 4. The Chargers should clear the RB from NFI earlier than roster cutdown, or the one-time Professional Bowler will miss a minimum of 4 video games. Harris lacking time would place rather more accountability on rookie RB Omarion Hampton (decide No. 22).
| Rookies report date: July 12 | Veterans: July 16 | Web site: El Segundo, Calif.. |
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | New HC Pete Carroll brings good vibes to Vegas | Carroll’s vitality and optimism are key causes he received Tremendous Bowl XLVIII as Seattle Seahawks HC. These qualities are already rubbing off on the Raiders. “We’re having essentially the most enjoyable time in soccer we’ve ever had,” Vegas middle/guard Jackson Powers-Johnson told the media in June.
| Rookies report date: July 17 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Henderson, Nev. | — Clark Dalton
AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt.
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BALTIMORE RAVENS | Mark Andrews’s future |
Andrews has been one of many NFL’s finest tight ends and considered one of quarterback Lamar Jackson’s most trusted targets. However now that he’s closing in on his thirtieth birthday, and coming off a dreadful playoff efficiency, and with a younger participant standing out in Isaiah Probably on the roster, there was uncertainty surrounding how for much longer Andrews will stay in Baltimore.
| Rookies report date: July 15 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Owings Mills, Md. |
CINCINNATI BENGALS | Shemar Stewart scenario | The Bengals desperately wanted to improve their protection this offseason and chosen Edge rusher Shemar Stewart within the first spherical. However he stays unsigned and is locked in one of many many draft decide contract disputes across the NFL (largely centered round second-round picks — Stewart is the one unsigned first-rounder), and there doesn’t seem like an finish in sight. | Rookies report date: July 19 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Cincinnati |
CLEVELAND BROWNS | The working again room |
With long-time standout Nick Chubb gone, the Browns tried to rebuild their working again room early within the draft by deciding on each Quinshon Judkins and Dylan Sampson. However with Judkins getting arrested earlier than even signing his rookie contract, there’s now some doubt as to how that room and depth chart will shake out. | Rookies report date: July 18 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Berea, Ohio |
PITTSBURGH STEELERS | T.J. Watt’s contract |
Watt is, and has been, the Steelers’ most impactful participant since he entered the NFL, and impacts their document greater than anyone. When he’s not there, the crew struggles. He’s looking for a brand new contract extension that may pay him greater than Cleveland’s Myles Garrett, and if he doesn’t get it, he might choose to carry out by means of coaching camp and into the common season. | Rookies report: July 23 | Veterans: July 23 | Web site: Latrobe, PA | — Adam Gretz
AFC South
Indianapolis Colts tight finish Tyler Warren.
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HOUSTON TEXANS | Who will emerge because the No. 2 WR? |
The Texans have one of many NFL’s finest large receivers in Nico Collins, however they want somebody to step up and turn into C.J. Stroud’s trusted No. 2. Whereas Christian Kirk is the obvious choice, Houston drafted a pair of former Iowa State WRs in Jayden Higgins (No. 34 total) and Jaylin Noel (No. 79 total). Each rookies had greater than 1,000 receiving yards final season and can look to make a direct impression.
| Rookies report date: July 22 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Houston |
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | Rookie TE Tyler Warren’s impression | The Colts haven’t had a real pass-catching menace on the tight finish place for years, which is why they drafted Warren 14th total. The previous Penn State star had 104 catches for 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns final season. QBs Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson have each struggled throwing the ball downfield, so Warren might rapidly turn into the focus of Indy’s passing offense. | Rookies report date: July 21 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Westfield, Ind. |
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | Travis Hunter watch | Hunter has insisted he needs to play each methods within the NFL like he did at Colorado, and the Jaguars are planning to let him try this. The large query is whether or not the Heisman Trophy winner will primarily be a large receiver or a cornerback. Offense looks as if it will likely be Hunter’s focus, although he has already proven in apply that he’s capable of dazzling on defense as well. | Rookies report date: July 19 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Jacksonville, Fla. |
TENNESSEE TITANS | L’Jarius Sneed’s time to shine |
Tennessee traded for Sneed final offseason, and instantly signed the star cornerback to a four-year, $76M extension, however he suffered a season-ending harm in October. The Titans confirmed that they nonetheless trust in Sneed by not making any vital upgrades on the CB place this offseason. Tennessee allowed simply 177.3 passing yards per recreation final 12 months, and their go protection ought to be even higher in 2025 with a wholesome Sneed. | Rookies report date: July 22 | Veterans: July 22 | Web site: Nashville | — Steve DelVecchio
