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Colts beat writer James Boyd believes rookie RB Seth McGowan is the leading candidate for the No. 2 role "thanks to his bruising running style and soft hands out of the backfield."

"There's a high level of confidence" that 49ers TE George Kittle will be able to play Week 1, according to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. Kittle is still only about seven months removed from tearing his right Achilles, but his rehab has seemingly been ahead of schedule for a while now.

There’s plenty of reason to believe Mason will emerge as the Vikings’ RB1 in his second season with the team. Alec Lewis of The Athletic highlighted him as a training-camp standout: “If you are searching for standouts at training camp, look for Mason. The 27-year-old returned this summer in exceptional shape, and his explosiveness shows up in team drills.”

Concluding the Giants training camp held in West Virginia, Jordan Raanan of ESPN named Isaiah Likely one of the teams’ standouts. He called Likely "Jaxson Dart's No. 1 target."

Another day, another Pat Bryant training camp highlight. Today comes in the form of a 30-yard completion in the middle of the field per Broncos beat reporter Zac Stevens. Later, producing 2 catches for 30 yards from Bo Nix during the team period.

Tucker Kraft is back at practice for the first time since tearing his ACL last November, per ESPN's Rob Demovsky. The knee injury cut short a breakout third season.

We spend most of our time trying to discern what coach speak should mean for how we value certain players in fantasy. But a reporter asked Chargers OC Mike McDaniel about the planned work share in his backfield this season, and he answered by speaking directly to us.

Broncos RB J.K. Dobbins left Monday's practice with what HC Sean Payton called a soft-tissue injury. Payton didn't offer any more details and didn't sound overly concerned, but this certainly bears monitoring with Dobbins' lengthy injury history.

Browns WR Denzel Boston will start working with the first-team offense this week, HC Todd Monken said. Boston has had a strong start to camp by all accounts and is a good bet to open the season as one of Cleveland's top three WRs.

Lions RB Isiah Pacheco will miss time with an MCL sprain but is expected back for the start of the season, HC Dan Campbell said Monday. Pacheco is the favorite for the No. 2 RB job behind Jahmyr Gibbs, but this isn't a great look for a guy with an extensive injury history.

Patriots TE Hunter Henry agreed to a two-year extension worth $16 million with $14.5 million guaranteed and a $4.2 million signing bonus. Henry is entering his age-32 season, so this move likely means Henry stays with the Patriots for the rest of his career. This move locks Henry into the starting role for the foreseeable future despite rookie TE Eli Raridon drawing buzz throughout training camp.

Bears WR Luther Burden’s groin injury timeline stretched today, with the WR now expected to miss the entire preseason, about a month, after initial estimates suggested only “a little bit of time.” The good news is that ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Bears still expect him back for the regular season.

ESPN's Jordan Raanan believes WR Malik Nabers is "trending towards being ready Week 1 for the Dallas Cowboys." Nabers has participated in 9 of 10 training camp practices so far, per Raanan, and "looked better as the summer progressed." Nabers is expected to join 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work within the next couple of weeks.

After a relatively quiet start to training camp, Eli Raridon is beginning to look the part. Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reported, “The third-round rookie had more receptions from [Drake] Maye than he has in any other practice to date, including during his two-minute drill.” Callahan later added, “He was open and available over the middle, downfield, and on checkdowns.”

The reports coming out of Jacksonville all seem to be indicating the same thing: Parker Washington has been the star of training camp. He only continued that in Sunday’s practice with three more catches on 3 targets that included a deep ball from Trevor Lawrence per Mia O’Brien of ESPN Radio.

After Teddy Bridgewater retired earlier in the day, the Lions were quick to sign Josh Dobbs to a one-year, $1.425 million contract to be their backup QB, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.

Just months removed from the Titans spending a top-five pick on Carnell Tate, it’s already appearing to pay dividends. After what’s been a great start to training camp, Tate caught 3 more touchdown passes from Cam Ward during Sunday’s practice per Jim Wyatt of TennesseeTitans.com.

Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil tore his left triceps in Saturday's practice and will likely require surgery, NFL Network reports. That'll leave Washington without a key blocker, and it's not yet clear how long they'll miss him. The NFL Network report says only that Tunsil will miss "at least a significant portion of the regular season."

Colts WR Josh Downs isn't expected to remain out long with his groin injury. HC Shane Steichen said Sunday that the injury isn't serious and that Downs could return as soon as Tuesday's joint practice with the Patriots, according to ESPN's Stephen Holder.

Bears WR Luther Burden is expected to miss "a little bit of time" with a groin injury suffered in Saturday's practice, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. It's relatively good news, although Burden's health will be worth monitoring closely the rest of the summer. He missed time last August with a calf injury, which might have contributed to the slow start to his rookie season. We're not moving Burden in the WR rankings for now but will let you know if that changes.