2. Full pads: Vrabel said his most exciting day of camp is when the team is in full pads for the first time, because there's always an under-the-radar player who emerges. The Patriots' first full-pads practice is scheduled for Monday.

The Dallas Cowboys are confident George Pickens the player will be a problem for opponents because Pickens the person won’t cause problems in their own locker room

Thompson was Carolina’s first-round pick in the 2015 draft, No. 25 overall, and beginning in his rookie season he was a starter for eight consecutive seasons, surpassing 100 tackles in the last four. But then his career was derailed by a broken leg in 2023 and a torn Achilles in 2024, and he has played just six games combined in those seasons.