The offseason programs around the league have largely wrapped up for 2026, with players and coaches around the league now experiencing some time off.
But training camps are just a few weeks away from opening.
The NFL announced the camp report dates for all 32 teams on Monday, with the first ones opening up in less than a month.
Below are the camp locations and report dates:
Arizona Cardinals: State Farm Stadium | Rookies: 7/22 | Veterans 7/22
Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
Baltimore Ravens: Under Armour Performance Center | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
Buffalo Bills: St. John Fisher University | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Carolina Panthers: Bank of America Stadium | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/22
Chicago Bears: Halas Hall | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Cincinnati Bengals: Paycor Stadium | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Cleveland Browns: CrossCountry Mortgage Campus | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Dallas Cowboys: Marriott Residence Inn Oxnard | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Denver Broncos: Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit | Rookies: 7/22 | Veterans: 7/28
Detroit Lions: Meijer Performance Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Green Bay Packers: Lambeau Field | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Houston Texans: Houston Methodist Training Center | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Indianapolis Colts: Grand Park | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Jacksonville Jaguars: Miller Electric Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Kansas City Chiefs: Missouri Western State University | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Las Vegas Raiders: Intermountain Health Performance Center | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Los Angeles Chargers: The Bolt | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Los Angeles Rams: Loyola Marymount University | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/25
Miami Dolphins: Baptist Health Training Complex | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Minnesota Vikings: TCO Performance Center | Rookies: 7/26 | Veterans: 7/28
New England Patriots: New Balance Athletics Center | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/24
New Orleans Saints: Ochsner Sports Performance Center | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
New York Giants: Quest Diagnostics Training Center/The Greenbrier | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
New York Jets: Athletic Health Jets Training Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Philadelphia Eagles: Jefferson Health Training Complex | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Pittsburgh Steelers: Saint Vincent College | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
San Francisco 49ers: SAP Performance Facility | Rookies: 7/18 | Veterans: 7/25
Seattle Seahawks: Virginia Mason Athletic Center | Rookies: 7/17 | Veterans: 7/24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: AdventHealth Training Center | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Tennessee Titans: Vanderbilt Health Football Center | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Washington Commanders: Commanders Park | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
Steelers Clips
Prior to what became the last year of Terry Bradshaw’s career, the Steelers had a chance to select Pitt product Dan Marino with the 21st overall selection in the draft. They passed.
In the months after the last game of Ben Roethlisberger’s career, the Steelers had a chance to select Pitt product Kenny Pickett with the 20th overall selection in the draft. They pounced.
After only two seasons, they punted on Pickett.
Earlier this week, former Steelers G.M. Kevin Colbert defended the decision to draft Pickett during an appearance on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh.
“We projected Kenny to be a start-and-win NFL quarterback, and quite honestly, he lived up to that in his first two seasons with us,” Colbert said, via Jack Markowski of SI.com. “For us, he was 14-10 and trending in the right direction. So that’s what we thought we had in Kenny.”
Colbert retired before the decision was made to trade Pickett to the Eagles. He spent the 2024 season in Philadelphia (where he won a Super Bowl ring, unlike Marino) and 2025 in Las Vegas (after being traded to the Browns and then to the Raiders).
Now, Pickett sits on the Panthers’ depth chart behind starter Bryce Young. Does that mean Pickett will be a career backup? Colbert still believes Pickett has a promising future.
“Kenny’s a great young man,” Colbert said. “He’s a great competitor. . . . And I still think at a young age, I still think Kenny can continue to build on what he did with us in those first two seasons.”
Pickett, now 28, will need to get a chance to play — and play well — as an understudy in order to earn an opportunity to compete to be a starter again. For now, he has been relegated to journeyman.
Meanwhile, the Steelers don’t have a long-term answer at quarterback. They went 20 years between Bradshaw and Roethlisberger because they rarely pick high enough to get a potential franchise quarterback. And, as owner Art Rooney II has made it clear, they have no desire to chalk up a season to “rebuilding” and hope it positions them to secure a great incoming prospect through a top-10 position in the draft.
In the 53 years since winning their first playoff game on December 23, 1972, the Steelers have picked in the top 10 only five times — and never higher than No. 7. They may need to have one of their uncharacteristic bottom-third seasons before they’ll be in position to get the next quarterback who can join Bradshaw and Roethlisberger as the only true year-to-year franchise quarterbacks the franchise has ever had.
Pittsburgh has signed linebacker Jacoby Windmon, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
Windmon, 24, initially joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State in 2024. He spent time on the practice squad during the regular season before he was signed to Carolina’s 53-man roster midway through the season. He returned to Pittsburgh’s practice squad in October of last season before again heading to the Panthers in November.
Windmon most recently was with the UFL’s Columbus Aviators after being waived by Carolina last month.
He’s appeared in nine regular season games, recording 22 total tackles with 1.5 sacks and a pair of passes defensed.
The Vikings reportedly shied away from Aaron Rodgers in 2025 due in part to the impact of his freelancing style on the ability of J.J. McCarthy to learn from him.
The Steelers are embracing the things Rodgers can teach rookie Drew Allar. As Allar tells it, Rodgers is.
“With me, specifically, he’s pulled me aside during practice to talk through some drill work or things to focus on through different drills,” Allar said last week, via Jarrett Bailey of SB Nation. “In the film room, [he’s] just asking me questions of what I was seeing, what I was looking at and why. [He’s] giving me a lot of good knowledge. I’m really excited to keep learning from him. Obviously he’s one of the best to ever do it in this game. So the opportunity I have is one I’m not going to take for granted.”
Yes, Allar needs to learn how to run the Pittsburgh offense. More broadly, Allar needs to learn how to play the position. Rodgers has more than two decades of experience.
When Rodgers was drafted by the Packers, Allar was only 13 months old.
With Rodgers the clear starter for 2026, it makes sense for Allar to soak up everything he can. Rodgers admittedly is in his last year; there’s no reason to keep any of his cards close to the vest.
The Steelers announced a handful of roster moves on Monday afternoon.
They have signed wide receiver Levi Wentz. Punter Aidan Laros and linebacker Daylan Carnell were waived in the team’s other moves.
Wentz signed with the Seahawks after going undrafted out of Kansas in April. He had 16 catches for 258 yards and two touchdowns in his lone season with the Jayhawks. He also played for Old Dominion and Albany at the collegiate level.
Laros was claimed off of waivers from Tampa earlier this month. His departure leaves Cameron Johnston as the only punter on the 90-man roster in Pittsburgh.
Carnell was signed as an undrafted free agent this year. He played at Missouri.
The Steelers added a couple of players to their roster as they approach the final days of their offseason program.
They announced the signings of wide receiver Joaquin Davis and defensive back Daryl Porter on Thursday. Long snapper Cal Adomitis and offensive lineman Aiden Williams were cut in corresponding moves.
Davis spent time on the Vikings’ practice squad after going undrafted last year. Porter played three special teams snaps and one defensive snap in one regular season appearance for the Steelers last season. Porter has also spent time with the Bills since going undrafted in 2025.
With Adomitis off the roster, Christian Kuntz is now the only long snapper in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers added a punter to their roster on Tuesday.
They announced that they have claimed Aidan Laros off of waivers. Laros was dropped by the Buccaneers on Monday.
Laros, who is from South Africa, punted at Kentucky during his final two college seasons and went undrafted in April. He also played at Charlotte and Tennessee-Martin and had an average of 45.8 yards per punt over his entire collegiate run.
The Steelers released wide receiver Brandon Johnson in a corresponding move. Johnson had one catch for nine yards during a 2024 stint with the Steelers and he had 25 catches for 326 yards and five touchdowns in 20 games with the Broncos in his first two NFL seasons.
Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy will be coaching Aaron Rodgers again this season and another one of his Packers stars came up during last week’s OTAs.
Charles Woodson won defensive player of the year and helped the Packers to a Super Bowl while playing a versatile role in the back end of their defense. That came after a long and successful run at cornerback with the Raiders and changing positions gave his career a stellar second act.
Steelers secondary coach Joe Whitt was on the Packers’ staff in those days and he believes Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey “has a similar skill set, similar size, similar speed” to the Hall of Famer. Whitt said he expects the Steelers to use Ramsey in a similar fashion as a result and McCarthy concurred with that view of how Ramsey fits into their plans.
“When Charles came to Green Bay — when we moved him inside and he played the nickel — I thought his game went to a whole different level,” McCarthy said, via Chris Harlan of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I thought Jalen has the same ability. He’s a special piece to our defense. He can play nickel, he can play corner, he can play dime and can also play safety. I’m really looking forward to working with him, but yeah, I can see exactly why Joe says that. That’s an excellent comparison.”
Ramsey is still getting used to the new defense things and said that things “have to evolve,” but that he has taken pride in “being able to do different things” on the field and the prospect of a back half of a career similar to Woodson’s should be an appealing one.
The Steelers doubled up on veteran additions to their roster on Thursday.
In addition to signing tight end Robert Tonyan, they announced that they have signed linebacker Jamin Davis to their 90-man roster. Both players took part in this week’s minicamp on a tryout basis.
Davis had three tackles in two games for the Raiders last season. Their defensive coordinator Patrick Graham now has the same job on Mike McCarthy’s staff in Pittsburgh.
Davis appeared in 54 games for Washington and Minnesota before moving to the Raiders. He had 287 tackles, eight sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in that action.
The Steelers also announced that they have waived tight end Chamon Metayer.
The Steelers’ decision to move quickly to give linebacker Nick Herbig a four-year, $100 million extension makes the organization’s feeling about the 2023 fourth-round pick clear. As to two other pass rushers on the Pittsburgh roster, it raises questions.
It’s the first time that a team has given a backup a $100 million contract. Which means that Herbig possibly won’t be a backup on Mike McCarthy’s initial official depth chart.
Linebacker T.J. Watt, a first-round pick in 2017, signed a three-year, $123 million extension in 2025. He’s making $41 million per year.
In 2023, linebacker Alex Highsmith (a third-round pick in 2020) signed a four-year, $68 million extension. His new-money APY is $17 million.
The Steelers could keep all three of them, at least for a year. Or they could sit back and wait to see if another team makes them an offer, for either Watt or Highsmith.
Trading Watt would avoid $32 million in guaranteed pay for 2026, while triggering a $10 million cap charge in 2026 and a $20 million cap charge in 2027. Trading Highsmith would avoid his $14.5 million salary for 2026, with a cap charge of $5.6 million in 2026 and a $5.6 million cap charge in 2027.
Chances are the phone has already been ringing. That’s how it goes. Teams always explore whether other players are available, and what it could take to get them.
Given the value of pass rushers — and given that plenty of teams are looking for more of them (the Bears could use one, badly) — the Herbig deal becomes a de facto invitation for other teams to make an offer, for either Watt or Highsmith.
