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Fresh faces ready to step in right away The 2026 draft class featured 257 players. Only a handful are expected to make an immediate impact. Opta picked out five rookies set to inherit jobs opened up by retirement, a trade or injury. Not necessarily the most gifted on paper, but the ones with the clearest…

Carted off at practice Jalon Walker was taken off the field on a cart yesterday during the Falcons training camp. The pass rusher hurt his left knee during a non-contact drill in 11-on-11 work. NFL Network says an ACL tear is a possibility. An MRI will confirm the diagnosis. His teammates dropped to one knee…

ACL tear confirmed Princeton Fant has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The Cowboys tight end will miss the entire season. Coach Brian Schottenheimer confirmed the diagnosis yesterday. Fant was carted off on Monday at practice. He was driven into a teammate during a block. Surgery is set for the next two…

Medical green light for Ertz Zach Ertz is cleared for full football activity. The 35-year-old tight end, now a free agent, got the all-clear to resume every part of his work, ESPN reported overnight. He has been chasing this comeback since tearing the ACL in his right knee. The injury hit on December 7, 2025,…

The rookie gets his shot Thursday belongs to Carson Beck. The Cardinals rookie quarterback opens the preseason in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, against the Carolina Panthers. His first start, and it lands on a stage. Coach Mike LaFleur confirmed it Tuesday. Beck sits third on the depth chart, behind Jacoby Brissett…

San Francisco patches a hole at receiver The 49ers moved quickly. San Francisco has agreed a deal with veteran receiver KhaDarel Hodge, per ESPN, with the terms kept quiet. The timing tells the story. The team just lost Ricky Pearsall to a knee injury that ends his season, and the 2024 first-round pick had already…

Falcons pass rusher Jalon Walker tore his ACL in a non-padded camp drill and is set to miss the season, gutting an already thin Atlanta edge group.

San Francisco moved to steady its receiver room, agreeing to terms with veteran KhaDarel Hodge after losing Ricky Pearsall for the season.

Chicago locks down its wall $93 million guaranteed for a right tackle. Chicago did not flinch. The Bears and Darnell Wright agreed on a four-year extension Tuesday. Full figures stayed under wraps, but several reports peg it as a record at the position, roughly $93 million guaranteed. Wright, taken 10th overall in the 2023 draft,…