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According to Fowler, the Patriots don’t want to rush Barmore’s recovery and won’t force him on the field until he’s fully ready to go. Barmore was diagnosed with blood clots back in late July and was placed on the reserve/NFI list during roster cutdowns. Barmore totaled a career-high 64 tackles and 8.5 sacks last season and was recently signed to a four-year contract extension. His absence would be a tough blow to a Patriots defense that ranked 15th last season and allowed the seventh-fewest yards per game.

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.

“For lack of a better term, we laid an egg as an offense,” Darnold said on how the 2024 season ended. In the Vikings’ final two games, including a playoff loss, the team averaged only nine points. Darnold, who put up career highs in both passing yards and touchdowns during his lone season in Minnesota, signed a three-year contract worth $100.5 million with the Seahawks in March. One key player who is enthusiastic about Darnold’s future is wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who also signed with the Seahawks during the offseason. “I think without a doubt, he’s got his best football ahead of him,” said the Super Bowl LVI MVP. “I love his competitiveness. He’s not OK with things being just OK.”

Sanders was caught doing 101 miles per hour in a 60 MPH zone in Strongsville, Ohio. He must either pay a $250 fine for the fourth-degree misdemeanor or fight the ticket in Strongsville Mayor’s Court on July 3. Sanders, 23, a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, is competing for the Browns starting job with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Dillon Gabriel, though The Athletic reported in May that there is “almost no scenario” in which Sanders or Gabriel get the Week 1 starting nod. We’ll see if this incident affects his standing with the organization.

Person relayed that head coach Dave Canales thinks the competition for the last couple spots on the depth chart will be “very difficult”. With Adam Thielen, Tetairoa McMillan and Xavier Legette locks for the roster, sixth-rounder Jimmy Horn Jr., 2024 UDFA Jalen Coker and veteran Hunter Renfrow are among those in the mix to fill out the rest of the group. Horn could be the team’s punt returner while Coker posted 478 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie last season. Renfrow was a 2021 Pro-Bowler, but did not play last season. It is notable that Canales seems to think the competition is fierce and Carolina’s depth chart is one to keep an eye on, given Thielen will be 35 years old soon.