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Nacua looks to have mostly recovered from a knee injury he suffered in camp. The Rams were expecting to have him ready for Week 1 and he returned to practice last week. While still on the injury report, Nacua logged a full practice for the first official practice of the week, indicating he will be clear for Week 1 against the Lions. Though competing for targets with Cooper Kupp, Nacua profiles as a low-end WR1 heading into the season.

In the 2024 regular season, Kelce was on the field for the third-highest snap count (939) and ran the fourth-most routes (575) of his career, so this is good news for fantasy purposes. Reid acknowledged Kelce is “getting older” and that he is willing to “be the bad guy in some cases” by pulling Kelce off the field when he needs to. While Kelce is a longshot to finish as the overall TE1, he seemingly remains a safe bet to produce a top-12 positional finish. Monitoring his participation in training camp will give us more information.

The Chiefs’ 2025 first-round pick participated in offseason practices and minicamp, which are noncontact events. The offensive line is currently three-deep at offensive tackle, with free agent-signee OT Jaylor Moore penciled in at left tackle and incumbent OT Jawaan Taylor in place at right tackle. Simmons has a chance to supplant Moore at some point this season and will hopefully become a fixture on Patrick Mahomes’ blindside. He suffered a torn patellar tendon in his final college season.

Burks is now able to run routes, roughly seven months removed from ACL reconstruction. While this is a positive step, the Titans currently have 13 wide receivers on the roster and the Titans declined to exercise Burks’s fifth-year option. Burks will have to earn a roster spot this summer. June best ball drafters should avoid him at this time.

Through five NFL seasons, Ward has rushed 22 times for 92 yards and caught 6-of-7 for 52 yards and one touchdown. He is a capable special teams contributor and may be able to find a spot on an NFL roster this season.

In each of the last two UFL seasons, Cannella has finished top six across all positions in targets, receptions and yards, most recently catching 44-of-57 targets for 470 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 1.61 yards per route run. Two days ago, The Athletic’s Zac Jackson said he believes rookie TE Harold Fannin Jr. has had “an impressive start” in minicamp but is “considered more of a long-term project than an immediate contributor.” The 28-year-old Cannella should not be expected to regularly score fantasy points this season. He was likely signed to provide reliable receiving depth behind David Njoku. Should Njoku miss time, Cannella could be viable as a streaming TE1. The Browns released TE Tre’ McKitty in a corresponding move.

Per 49ers.com, Hampton was voted the “analytics person most likely to become a general manager” in a 2024 NFL-wide survey. Hampton joined the 49ers front office in 2003 as a football operations intern and held the director of football administration and analytics role from 2010-2019. In 2017, he served as a member of the committee that hired head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. The 49ers also promoted RJ Gillen to assistant general manager, Tariq Ahmad to vice president of player personnel and Matt Ploenzke to vice president of football research and development.

This is not the type of update we were hoping for. Sanders’ consecutive speeding violations are issues of their own. His failure to appear in court creates more concerns. If Sanders is unwilling to handle himself professionally and respectfully, both on and off the field, it will be difficult for a franchise to trust him. This is doubly true for a Browns organization that is ostensibly seeking a fresh start following the Deshaun Watson era.

That is welcomed news for the Chiefs. Last year, Rice caught 24 passes for 288 yards and two scores in three games before going down with a knee injury in Week 4. Rice has been a full participant at voluntary OTAs and mandatory minicamp and appears on track to be fully healthy for the start of the 2025 season. As a rookie in 2023, Rice ranked second on the team in both receptions (79) and receiving yards (938) and played a pivotal role in the Chiefs’ most recent Super Bowl title. Chiefs training camp is slated to begin on July 21.

The 2024 fourth-round draft pick is not resting on his laurels he established as a rookie. “Nobody cares about what you did last year,” said Irving, who led all rookies with 1,122 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns last year. “It’s, ‘What can you do for me now?’ But I’ve always been that guy that pretty much never gets stuck in the past and always [am] where my feet [are] and work hard every day.” In April’s NFL Draft, the Buccaneers added to their depth on offense by adding Emeka Egbuka to a receiving corps that already features Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. That combined with Irving and Rachaad White in the backfield, and Baker Mayfield at quarterback should have the Buccaneers poised to win a fifth straight NFC South title.

Originally drafted by the Ravens in 2014, Mosley made five career Pro Bowls and had 1,083 career combined tackles, 10 forced fumbles, 12 interceptions and 12 sacks over his 10-season career. Mosley joined the Jets in 2019 and was a team captain on defense. Mosley’s 2024 season was limited to just four games due to a neck injury, and he managed just 17 total tackles in the games he appeared in.