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: 7/2 | 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
Seahawks Clips
The NFL has announced the full list of joint practices that will take place during training camps this summer.
The first set of them will take place on August 11 in four different locations. The Cowboys and Rams will practice in Los Angeles, the Colts will visit the Patriots, the Bucs will work out at the Jets’ facility and the Titans will go to Santa Clara to practice with the 49ers.
All in all, there will be 28 teams working in joint sessions in August. The Lions, Steelers, Chiefs and Broncos are the teams that will not hold joint practices.
The full list of joint practices is below with the host team listed second. If there are multiple practices scheduled, the date of the first practice is listed.
August 11 — Cowboys-Rams; Colts-Patriots; Buccaneers-Jets; Titans-49ers.
August 12 — Dolphins-Commanders.
August 13 — Jaguars-Saints.
August 18 — 49ers-Chargers; Raiders-Texans; Saints-Cowboys.
August 19 — Falcons-Colts; Ravens-Vikings; Panthers-Jaguars; Eagles-Patriots.
August 20 — Bills-Browns; Bears-Bengals; Saints-Rams; Giants-Dolphins.
August 21 — Seahawks-Titans.
August 25 — Buccaneers-Jaguars.
August 26 — Cardinals-Packers; Texans-Panthers; Commanders-Ravens.
August 27 — Bears-Titans.
Police reportedly have investigation an assault allegation against Jets quarterback Geno Smith.
The incident emerged over the weekend, with a woman named “Kristen” claiming that Smith “beat my ass” in a video posted on social media. The 85-second clip includes multiple images of Smith. At the end, he’s speaking to police officers.
TMZ says the situation is currently under review. Andy Slater of Fox Sports South Florida reports that the case has already been closed.
Via the California Post, a spokesperson for the Davie, Florida police department said officers arrived at Smith’s residence at 4:40 p.m. ET on Sunday. The spokesperson said no one was taken into custody at the scene.
The Jets declined comment to the Post. Smith has not yet addressed the matter.
Smith was a second-round pick of the Jets in 2013. He played for the Jets through 2015. After stints with the Giants, Chargers, Seahawks, and Raiders, the Jets brought Smith back earlier this year in trade with Las Vegas. Smith, who has 98 regular-season starts in 12 NFL seasons, is expected to be the team’s starting quarterback in 2026.
Suddenly, soccer sells.
Friday afternoon’s match between the United States and Australia from Lumen Field in Seattle generated a combined audience of more than 20.68 million on Fox, Telemundo, and Peacock.
Fox announced preliminary viewership of 14.781 million for the match that began at 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday. According to NBC, the Spanish-language broadcast on Telemundo and Peacock averaged 5.9 million.
Both numbers are preliminary. The official numbers likely will be higher.
Via Matt Clapp of Awful Announcing, the Fox broadcast was the most-watched show on a Friday afternoon since the U.S. faced England in the 2022 World Cup. That match averaged 15.38 million viewers.
The audience for U.S. vs. Australia on Fox peaked from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, with 19.169 million. That’s more than the 18.86 million peak for the U.S. vs. Paraguay, which had a higher total average on Fox, at 18.037 million.
The U.S. finishes group play on Thursday, June 25, against Turkey. The match starts at 10:00 p.m. ET. With the U.S. already clinching the group crown (and with Turkey eliminated), the match is essentially a friendly. (Or, as they call it in soccer, a “dead rubber.”)
Marshawn Lynch is a man of many talents.
The former NFL running back was back in his old stomping grounds in Seattle on Friday, working as a credentialed photographer at the World Cup match between the United States and Australia.
Lynch, who rushed for 10,413 yards in his NFL career and was a key piece of teams that went to two Super Bowls and won one, has had an eclectic post-football experience.
He has acted. He has worked for Prime Video. He’s a minority owner of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.
More recently, he has become a photographer.
Still only 40, Lynch probably has more than a few things he’ll eventually do.
Later today, the Field formerly known as Lumen will be a-rockin’. Don’t go a-knockin.
Unless you have nearly $2,000.
Via Sports Business Journal, the get-in price for Friday’s match between the U.S. and Australia is currently $1,878. That number is down 15 percent over the last three days, but it’s 45-percent increase over a week ago.
The U.S. team beat Paraguay last Friday at not-SoFi Stadium in L.A., 4-1. The victory sparked optimism that the Americans should be able to easily advance from group play and qualify for the knockout round — and possibly be very competitive when the single-elimination phase commences.
Friday’s match begins at 3:00 p.m. ET. Fox as the English-language broadcast. The Spanish version will be televised by Telemundo and Peacock.
Last week’s game attracted more than 25 million viewers, an all-time record audience for any soccer contest on American TV.
Lumen Field is one of 11 NFL stadiums being used for World Cup matches. The grass pitch will be long gone by the time the Seahawks host the Patriots to open the 2026 NFL regular season on September 9.
With a couple of recent departures in their front office, the Seahawks are making a pair of promotions.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Seattle is promoting Willie Schneider and Matt Berry to assistant General Manager.
Schneider — General Manager John Schneider’s nephew — was previously the Seahawks’ director of pro personnel. He is heading into his 14th season with the Seahawks, having previously served in roles like assistant director of pro personnel and a pro personnel scout.
Berry is entering his 20th season with the Seahawks. He was promoted to his previous role of vice president/player acquisition in Feb. 2025. He was previously the senior director of player personnel and director of college scouting.
Berry interviewed for the Titans’ G.M. vacancy last year.
Seattle is backfilling the roles of Nolan Teasley and Trent Kirchner, who left Seattle to become Minnesota’s G.M. and assistant G.M., respectively.
Linebacker Jared Verse has a new NFL team. But he’s still rooting for his old NFL team. Especially when his old NFL team faces one specific foe.
Via Cameron DaSilva of USA Today, Verse recently told Nathan Zegura of ClevelandBrowns.com that his final message to the Rams focused on their biggest current rival.
“I told them, ‘The most important thing, make sure’ — and I’m not going to cuss — ‘make sure you beat the Seahawks. That’s all I care about,’” Verse said.
Last year, the Seahawks and Rams were the best two teams in the NFL. The division, the top seed, and the Super Bowl berth turned in large part on a fluky two-point play that was fueled in part by Verse deflecting with his helmet a throw that turned out to be a backward pass.
Verse had asked coach Sean McVay for the opportunity to inform the other Rams players about the trade. McVay agreed.
“My mindset was, ‘I’ve got to leave my teammates, I’ve got to leave my brothers behind, because I don’t want to leave my brothers,’” Verse told Zegura. “So if I’m going to — I want to address them. I don’t want them to find out from ESPN or from this news site or that news site. I want them to hear it from me.
“Went to the team room. Coach, he released it, he told everybody that, ‘We’re trading Jared,’ and I got to tell everybody. I said, ‘It sucks I’m not going to be here. I love you guys to death. You guys are going to go out there, you guys are going to dominate, you guys are going to do everything you can do and you guys are going to play the best you can. You guys got 17 games for sure. Who knows what’s going to happen after that but just go dominate.’”
It would be something (and highly unlikely) if the Browns have a dominant season, too. Of all the potential storybook endings to 2026, the Browns against the Rams in the Super Bowl would be among the very best.
One of the two teams is far more likely to be there than the other. Especially if they heed Verse’s call to beat the Seahawks.
The Titans are taking a look at a veteran defensive player.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, safety Ifeatu Melifonwu worked out for Tennessee on Tuesday.
Melifonwu, 27, previously worked out for the Seahawks earlier this month.
Melifonwu spent last season with the Dolphins after playing out his rookie contract with the Lions. He appeared in1 6 games with eight starts for Miami, recording 53 total tackles, an interception, and a sack.
A third-round pick in 2021, Melifonwu has appeared in a total of 53 games with 22 starts. He’s recorded 5.5 career sacks along with 14 passes defensed, and three interceptions.
Kyle Juszczyk says the 49ers don’t need to win the offseason.
Juszczyk knows the Seahawks are the defending Super Bowl champions and the Rams are the talk of the NFL offseason, and if that means the 49ers are getting overlooked in the NFC West, Juszczyk said he’ll gladly accept that.
“We feel great about where our team is,” Juszczyk told NFL Media. “The fact that we won 13 games last season with all that we had to deal with, I think that’s easy to forget. And rightfully so. The Seahawks won a Super Bowl, the Rams had a great season, they had some great additions in the offseason, so I can understand why that is the case. But I think we feel great about where we’re at. I love our squad. I think that we have only improved. Guys are getting healthy. We added Mike Evans and Osa [Odighizuwa] on defense, which I think both of those guys are going to make such an impact. I think we’re sitting in a good spot. If people want to forget about us, that’s fantastic. That’s a good place to be sometimes.”
The 49ers have a strong team heading into 2026, but in the NFC West odds they’re +305 long shots, well behind the favored Rams (+100) and the defending champion Seahawks (+205). The 49ers will need to surprise some people to win the division. Juszczyk likes the sound of that.
