NFL training camps open: Treavor Lawrence is the truth, Zach Wilson struggles in debut
Football is back, sports fans.
NFL training camps are open, and the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers are just three days away from playing in the Hall of Fame Game.
Every team gets a clean slate and has hope that the 2021 season will be special.
For the two teams that finished with the worst records in the league in 2020 -- the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets -- the training camp focus is on the top two picks in the 2021 NFL draft, each one carrying expectations of developing into franchise quarterbacks.
While No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence was impressive in his camp debut with the Jaguars, No. 2 pick Zach Wilson struggled on his first day of camp with the Jets.
And in other QB news: the Colts' Carson Wentz will have surgery to remove a piece of broken bone in his foot and miss 5-12 weeks.
- First impression of Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence: Wow.
- There is a lot of work to be done before Zach Wilson can lead the Jets
NFL news, notes and analysis
- Cowboys LB Jaylon Smith cites LeBron James and Michael Jordan for how he’ll rebound from criticism.
- The Ravens are trying to look at Lamar Jackson’s absence as a blessing in disguise, with backups Trace McSorley and Tyler Huntley getting more training camp reps.
- Working to keep their nucleus intact for the long term, the Cleveland Browns reached an agreement with RB Nick Chubb.
- The Indianapolis Colts made a move to add a veteran quarterback in the wake of Carson Wentz’s foot injury, adding veteran Brett Hundley.
- Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts already is impressing new head coach Nick Sirianni with "big-time throws."
- Bill Belichick reiterated that Cam Newton is the team’s starting quarterback while also making it seem like that decision isn’t set in stone.
- Retired NFL player Anthony Sherman compared the use of differently colored wristbands during training camps to denote COVID-19 vaccination status to racial segregation.
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