After earning the starting QB job for the North Texas Eagles in 2025, the former walk-on tied for second in the country in passing TDs (34) and ranked first in passing yards (4,379).
Future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers will begin the 2026 regular season as the starting quarterback of the Steelers, but he is expected to retire following the campaign.
The workhorse back returned to practice after sitting for a while with an injury, but he may still not take the field for the season opener, though not for a physical impediment.
Shortly after Kyler Murray was named the team's Week 1 starting quarterback, whispers surfaced suggesting that Wentz could enter the regular season as the Vikings' primary backup over McCarthy.
Mahomes is coming off the first major injury of his career.
Vita Vea is back in the fold with the Tampa Bay Bucs after signing a one-year extension, and he suggests he will stay in Tampa as long as Todd Bowles is coach.
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
Warren exited Wednesday's joint practice with the Atlanta Falcons prematurely with a reported groin injury.
Williams' accuracy issues have remained a significant talking point through the summer.
Watson and Sanders both failed to impress in Cleveland's preseason opener at the Chicago Bears on Aug. 15.
Will Howard will start at QB for the Steelers on Friday against the Jets. That's because head coach Mike McCarthy "saw what I needed to see from" Mason Rudolph against the Packers on Aug. 13.
Physical setbacks limited Daniels to just seven starts in 2025 before he was shut down after he aggravated a previously suffered elbow injury during the season.
Tagovailoa also failed to impress in the Falcons' preseason opener against the Denver Broncos on Aug. 14.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
Whether or not New York Giants legend Eli Manning should be a Hall of Fame quarterback became a polarizing topic among NFL analysts and fans even before he rode off into the sunset of retirement following the 2019 season.
Throughout 2026, numerous stories have detailed how Mendoza has impressed people within the Raiders with his work ethic and his understanding of the offense run by Kubiak.
McAfee has seen quite the rise since retiring from the NFL in February 2017.
One of the most important positions in the NFL is the edge-rusher. It's easy to tell just by looking at those guys' contracts. Edge-rushers are the second-highest-paid position in the league, next to quarterbacks.
Barkley was 15th in the league with 1,413 total yards from scrimmage last season while playing under former OC Kevin Patullo.
Carter's rookie campaign featured the 22-year-old being benched for tardiness on multiple occasions. Over 17 games, he tallied just four sacks.
It has been said since this past spring that HC Mike McCarthy could carry four quarterbacks on the active roster through the start of the campaign.
Questions about the working relationship between Hurts and Brown hovered over the Eagles for years before the Eagles officially traded Brown to the Patriots this past June.
The Lions are coming off a disappointing 2025 season, finishing with a record of 9-8 en route to missing the playoffs.
Murray is trying to resurrect his career with the Vikings.
Barring what would be a surprising development, first-year Browns head coach Todd Monken will likely name Watson the team's Week 1 starting quarterback over Sanders.
Highly touted Dallas Cowboys rookie safety Caleb Downs bit the dust for, perhaps, the first time in his football career on Tuesday.
Money can't fix everything, but it can fix a lot of things.
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