Bears HC Ben Johnson gushed about WR Luther Burden after Thursday's OTA session. "I’m buying Luther Burden stock right now," Johnson said. "Just how he’s approached this offseason, it’s been electric."

New Eagles OC Sean Mannion is expected to have QB Jalen Hurts under center more often this season. Philadelphia's 76.3% shotgun rate last year was seventh highest in the league. RB Saquon Barkley sounds excited to take more carries on under center snaps. And the numbers say that it should boost his 2026 production.

It’s no surprise that 49ers Edge Nick Bosa isn’t fully participating in his team’s OTAs this week. The veteran’s working back from a right ACL tear he suffered in September. But Bosa told reporters Thursday that he has a shot to be ready for the start of training camp “or soon after, barring any setbacks,” according to ESPN’s Nick Wagoner. Bosa previously tore his right ACL as a high school senior in 2015. He tore the left one in Week 2 of 2020, as a member of the Niners.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn told reporters Thursday that rookie TE Kenyon Sadiq had a “minor procedure” to address a hernia. Glenn said they expect the first-round pick to be ready for training camp.

New HC Klint Kubiak wants RB Ashton Jeanty to “rarely come off the field, almost similar to Christian McCaffrey,” per beat writer Ryan McFadden.

Packers HC Matt LaFleur said Wednesday that TE Tucker Kraft (knee) "looks great right now." He's working back from injuries to his ACL, LCL, and meniscus suffered on November 2. "He looks so good that you want to put him out there, but we’re certainly still early in that process," LaFleur added. "Hopefully, he’ll be ready to go by training camp or early in training camp."

Dolphins HC Jeff Hafley revealed on Wednesday that RB De'Von Achane had shoulder surgery this offseason. Achane missed last year's finale with a shoulder injury and "had to get cleaned up," Hafley said. "He did that and he’s rehabbing right now. He’s doing well." Achane was on the field for Wednesday's OTA session but not was a full participant.

Colts QB Daniel Jones said Wednesday that he "absolutely" expects to be ready for Week 1. Jones is now about 5.5 months removed from surgery to repair a torn Achilles. He participated in individual drills in Wednesday's OTA session. “Definitely still work to be done and progress to be made," Jones added. "So, I think it’s just continuing to get stronger, continuing to run faster, cut harder. And progress, kind of, according to the program.”

Jaguars OC Grant Udinski believes WR Parker Washington is capable of "even more" than he did at the end of last season. Washington averaged 4.8 catches, 74.7 yards, and 0.5 TDs over his final 10 games last year, including 114 yards and 0.75 TDs over his final 4.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs turned himself in to Hobart/Lawrence PD in Wisconsin today after a May 23rd disturbance complaint that police were dispatched to. Jacobs faces a felony assault charge of strangulation and suffocation, along with four misdemeanor charges, including a battery - domestic abuse charge. Jacobs' attornies released a statement vehemently denying the allegations and charges.

Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles might have let it slip that RB Bucky Irving is in danger of missing the start of the season. "We expect him sometime back in the summer or the fall," Bowles said Tuesday. What looked like a relatively harmless shoulder surgery in February now carries legit Week 1 downside for fantasy drafters.

Giants HC John Harbaugh admitted Thursday that WR Malik Nabers (knee) is uncertain for the start of the season. "If he's out there, great. [If] he's not out there, great. You know, we'll be ready to go either way," Harbaugh said. "But I know he's fighting like crazy to do his best to be out there, and he's with the guys every day."

Browns RB Quinshon Judkins (leg) appears to be operating at close to 100% at OTAs this week, according to multiple members of Cleveland's media. Judkins is five months removed from suffering a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle. He's clearly on track to be ready for Week 1, and it's looking like that injury won't be a concern for his 2026 fantasy value.

WR Tyreek Hill isn't particularly close to returning from last September's knee injury, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. “Tyreek Hill is an injury situation where he might not be ready until midway through the season," Schefter said on The Pat McAfee Show.

ESPN’s Ryan McFadden believes rookie RB Mike Washington Jr. is in “prime position” to win Vegas’ No. 2 RB job. McFadden points to a thin depth chart and HC Klint Kubiak’s preference for a two-RB system as positives for the rookie.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice underwent surgery on his right knee a week ago to remove loose debris that was causing inflammation, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. That's the same knee in which Rice tore the LCL in September 2024. This latest procedure is expected to sideline him for two months, according to Schefter. That timeline would have Rice back on the field by mid-July, just before the start of training camp. But his recovery is complicated by the fact that he'll spend the next 30 days in jail after violating the terms of his probation.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice tested positive for THC, violating the terms of his probation from his 2024 car crash, according to Matt Foster of KSHB41 in Kansas City. Per court records, Rice was placed in custody and ordered to serve 30 days in jail. He's set to be released on June 16.

According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte is currently not attending voluntary workouts with the Patriots, instead working out away from the facility. This could be an indication that trade rumors from SI’s Albert Breer about Boutte being available for a fifth- or sixth-round draft pick could be accurate. WR A.J. Brown is still expected to be traded from the Eagles to the Patriots after June 1st according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, which could push Boutte out with WRs Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas, Mack Hollins, Kyle Williams, and Efton Chism III completing the current WR room.

Second-year WR Emeka Egbuka appears positioned for a massive role increase in Tampa Bay’s new offense. ESPN’s Ben Solak highlighted Egbuka as a potential breakout candidate after Mike Evans departed in free agency, and new OC Zac Robinson compared Egbuka’s game to Cooper Kupp’s.Tampa Bay already saw what a featured Egbuka looks like: 25 catches, 445 yards, and 5 TDs in five games.

The Steelers and QB Aaron Rodgers have agreed to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports, with $22 million in guarantees and a max value of $25 million. Rodgers will now return for his second season in Pittsburgh and reunite with new HC Mike McCarthy for the first time since 2018. McCarthy served as Packers HC from 2006 -- the year after Green Bay drafted Rodgers -- until 2018, a span that included 11 seasons with Rodgers as the lead QB.