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Rose (6’4/245) burst onto the national scene in 2020 with second-team AP All-American honors and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors. In 2021, he was a Lombardi Award finalist after piling up 73 tackles, 12 TFLs, and three sacks. Rose entered the pre-draft process with athleticism concerns but answered them with a 90th-percentile size-adjusted athletic composite. Rose is a big, downhill throwback in the box. Rose also showed coverage chops earlier in his career including five interceptions in 2020. His box game translates, and he has the athleticism and ball skills to turn it around in coverage with developmental work.

The deal is worth a fully guaranteed $43.66 million. It also includes a signing bonus worth $28.39 million. The Patriots selected Campbell (6'6"/319) with the fourth overall pick in April’s NFL Draft in hopes of bolstering an offensive line which allowed 52 sacks last season. There has been plenty of speculation that Campbell could kick inside and become a perennial Pro Bowl-caliber guard, but regardless of position he is a premium talent and should be an NFL fixture for the next several years.

“He’s a back that requires enough touches. He’s going to get those opportunities,” Payton continued. RJ Harvey is obviously going to be the main back for the Broncos for fantasy purposes this season, but it’s possible that Estime could carve out a bigger role in Year 2 ahead of other incumbent backs like Jaleel McLaughlin and Tyler Badie. Payton does love a good running back platoon. Estime should be drafted as the No. 2 back in Denver’s backfield for now, and if the Broncos offense ascends in 2025, he could potentially find himself a fantasy RB3 as Harvey’s 1B.

Hammys do tend to linger, so it makes sense for the Panthers to exercise caution with their rookie sixth-round pick. It’s not an auspicious sign for his chances of making the roster that Horn isn’t practicing during OTAs, but it’s also not immediately disqualifying. No timetable for recovery was given by Canales but we’d expect Horn to be available for training camp.

Monken spoke about Flowers during media availability at the Ravens OTA session Tuesday. That’s a good thing for Flowers, who was selected to his first Pro Bowl last season after establishing a career high in receiving yards (1,059). “He’s not only an outside receiver with elite route-running skills,” added Monken. “But he’s unbelievable with the ball in his hands.” Since entering the NFL in 2023, Flowers ranks 19th among wide receivers in target share (24.7%). " Flowers was targeted five or fewer times in five games last season. The Ravens may want to make him more of a focal point of their game plan if Monken truly believes in his talent.

Watt’s contract extension talks have been slow going thus far, with cryptic Instagram messages and beat writers believing the sides started far apart on the numbers. Dulac believes Myles Garrett’s contract upped Watt’s demand. It sounds like this is a situation that could bleed into training camp at this point, perhaps one that would create a “hold in” for Watt. But it’s unsurprising that the Steelers want to reward one of the best pass rushers in their history and it would be surprising if he’s not ready for Week 1.

We don’t think it’s completely wild to imagine Jalen Milroe taking over if things go bad down the stretch, particularly with Darnold’s contract not having extensive guarantees into the second season. Still, this is something Macdonald had to say given where the team is at right now. It isn’t exactly comforting for Darnold’s superflex stock that reporters are already asking the question, but we expect Darnold to start and continue playing as long as things are going well for Seattle.

This is, per Schefter, “fortunate” news as the injury initially looked much worse after Tavai suffered it in OTAs on Monday. He couldn’t put any pressure on his leg. Tavai’s snaps on the interior were already looking at a dip after New England signed Robert Spillane and matched an RFA offer for Christian Elliss this offseason, but he could still profile as an early-down thumper for the Patriots this year.

He has notably been absent from OTAs. Raheem Morris said yesterday that the team was being “extremely cautious” with Pitts, although he would not reveal the nature of the injury because the Falcons treat information about injuries as sacrosanct. It is likely we won’t see Pitts back at practice until training camp, if then, based on this update.

The 2022 first-round pick was among a handful of Jets players who did not participate in Tuesday’s session, which is voluntary. Another notable player who was absent was three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Quinnen Williams. Despite a dip in performance in 2024, Williams is currently ranked fourth among the league’s interior defenders heading into the 2025 season, per PFF.

Ryans on Tuesday addressed reports that Stroud is dealing with a lingering muscle injury in his throwing shoulder. “It’s just general soreness,” Ryans said. “We’re taking extra precaution with him, but he’ll be good to go. No concerns on my end there.” The Texans will play it safe with their franchise quarterback in the coming weeks until he’s back to 100 percent, hopefully in time for training camp. The 2023 Offensive Rookie of the Year struggled mightily for most of the 2024 season, both with accuracy and decision making. Stroud last season ranked 28th out of 32 qualifying QBs in drop back success rate and his adjusted yards per attempt plummeted from 8.7 in 2023 to just 6.7 in 2024, in line with Aaron Rodgers and Bo Nix.