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The rare son-to-father nepotism pipeline here, as Scott Turner is a favorite to emerge as Raiders offensive coordinator under Antonio Pierce after Luke Getsy’s dismissal. You could tell us anybody coached or played for the Raiders in the last month of the season and we’d believe it at this point. Norv has not had an NFL job since 2019 and is 72 years old.

The Falcons had previously waffled a bit on potentially making Pitts available after “President Of Football” Matt Ryan took over, but must have liked what they saw in the early offseason. Pitts currently looks to be slated for the No. 2 receiver role in Atlanta behind Drake London and should be a fantasy-viable TE1 this year. (Words that have never come back to bite anyone.) Pitts settles for slightly below George Kittle’s $19.1 million per year and Trey McBride’s $19 million per year and will remain in Atlanta for the near future.

Bell has been working extensively with the second team in drills, putting him in the conversation for a roster spot. Bell was an almost complete non-factor in the passing game at Georgia, with just 185 targets in four years. But he did also get manufactured touches on the ground. This probably says more about how Tai Felton is developing than any sort of fantasy shakeup for Minnesota’s passing game, but Bell looks to be on the radar to make a charge for a roster spot.

Benson reportedly had a strong connection with Fernando Mendoza during OTAs and minicamp and was a “go-to” target during team drills. Given how little is settled on the Vegas depth chart at wideout, we should at least be open to the odds that Benson could snag a major role with a strong training camp. He enters the deep sleeper conversation heading into training camp.

Bond appears to be the second-team slot receiver and has made plays with that group. Given that Jaylin Noel is already trying to make a real run at playing time behind Nico Collins, Tank Dell and Jayden Higgins, Bond probably doesn’t have much of a shot of fantasy value in 2026. This does help his case for a roster spot in training camp, though.

Allen has played with Colts head coach Shane Steichen when Steichen was calling plays with the Chargers, so the pairing makes some sense there. Boyd seems to believe that Alec Pierce’s ankle-related absence may make the Colts try a play for a veteran wideout. It would be a weird fit between Allen and Josh Downs to have the offense revolve around two slot-majority wideouts if Pierce weren’t ready for the start of the regular season.

Sanders broke his ankle in Week 17 against the Seahawks, ending his season. It would seem that he’s on track to participate in training camp, and this report doesn’t really dwell on if he’ll be a possibility for the PUP list. In theory, Sanders could still emerge as the preferred pass-catching option at the position for the Panthers. In actuality, the 2024 fourth-rounder probably would have made more strides in either of the past two years if that was going to happen. He’s simply a TE3 hold in deep leagues at this point.

By declining to hold a supplemental draft for Brendan Sorsby, the NFL appears to have ruffled the litigation hornet’s nest. Kessler said that he will “pursue this immediately with the NFLPA.” Where this leads from here, beyond several attorney’s fees, is unknown. The NFL asserted “sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year” in their letter to Sorsby that was leaked earlier today. Well, this’ll give us something to blurb about for the next month or so anyway. It’s worth pointing out that the NFL has not taken kindly to past litigation against it by Brian Flores and that it’s possible that a ruling in favor of Sorsby may not necessarily end with him being drafted.

Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby was the only applicant for the supplemental draft and the league decided to punt him to the 2027 NFL Draft, noting in a letter to Sorsby “The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.” The letter also says that “after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.” It doesn’t seem like the NFL was very interested in Brendan Sorsby’s supplemental draft storyline existing, so they simply decided not to let it awaken here. Where this leaves Sorsby this year is up for debate, but seemingly this ends the NFL storyline for the 2026 season barring more litigation.

Kraft has said that he plans to play in Week 1 with no pitch count after a torn ACL he suffered in Week 9 of last season. Going on the PUP list at the start of camp would not be abnormal or cause for concern, the question would simply be how long he stays on it. Kraft is going to be one of the most fantasy-interesting injuries to track over the course of training camp. Stay tuned.

The article cites Buckner resuming running in April, but he was not involved in spring workouts and the picture painted here is one where a Week 1 return is no sure thing. Buckner underwent neck surgery late last season and turned 32 years old in March. The Colts defense looks like a shaky unit this year anyway, but if Buckner or Charvarius Ward (concussions) can’t make it to Week 1 they could potentially be flammable and a unit to stream against.