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New Orleans Football’s Nick Underhill believes Saints RB Alvin Kamara “no longer has to be the early-down identity, the passing-game answer and the emergency button,” if he stays on the team.

05 June 2026

Underhill outlined his thoughts on the run game in a lengthy piece, exploring how run game coordinator T.J. Paganetti plans to build the run game around his players’ strengths. With RB Travis Etienne set to operate as the lead back, the team can use Kamara selectively in space, running routes, on screens and by exploiting matchups. It remains to be seen whether Kamara, 30, will remain in New Orleans, but it sounds like he could end up with a PPR-friendly FLEX role if he does.

New Orleans Football’s Nick Underhill believes Saints QB Tyler Shough will finish among the top-12 quarterbacks in passing yards this season.

05 June 2026

Underhill’s colleagues, Mike Triplett and John Hendrix, agree. Triplett was the most bearish of the bunch, saying he is not sure that Shough will be able to crack the position’s top 10. Underhill notes that Vegas sports books have Shough in a five-way tie for the sixth-best odds to lead the NFL in passing yards. He adds that he is “not sure” if he can get to sixth, but he knows for sure that he can’t get to 13th. Shough was the QB10 in per-game fantasy scoring from Weeks 8-18, and the ...

49ers TE George Kittle said WR Mike Evans is setting “the tone” for the rest of the wide receivers.

05 June 2026

Kittle described Evans as being “the first legit veteran wide receiver [he’s] had on [the] roster since Emmanuel Sanders in 2019,” adding that Evans “takes ball seriously.” The 49ers’ wide receiver corps has had its distractions over the past few seasons, but it appears as though Evans has been a stabilizing presence for the offense. Teammates told The Athletic’s Matt Barrows that “Evans’ length and route-running ability have already been evident,” and Evans has played very w ...

Texans waived WR Jalen Walthall.

05 June 2026

Per NBC Sports Houston’s Aaron Wilson, the rookie wide receiver has now cleared waivers and is a free agent. Walthall struggled to produce in his three seasons at Hawaii before breaking out after transferring to Incarnate Word in 2024. He fared well at the NFL Scouting Combine and could get a chance to make a final roster elsewhere.

Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said WR Tre Tucker has “got to be a playmaker for us,” while discussing Tucker’s role as the wide receiver corps’ “quiet leader.”

05 June 2026

Tucker, 25, is now the longest-tenured player in the Raiders’ wide receiver corps. Since being drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft’s third round, Tucker has had four head coaches, seven offensive coordinators, three wide receiver coaches and seven different starting quarterbacks. He has never cleared 700 yards in a single season, but his offensive environment has been a factor. Per Kubiak, Raiders receivers will line up all over the formation, as the X, Z and slot. Last year, Tucker ran 83.2 perce ...

Cardinals RB Trey Benson (knee) said he “kind of had a setback” while recovering from in-season meniscus surgery last year.

05 June 2026

Then on injured reserve, Benson said he was feeling good when his practice window opened, and he knew this was his “time to shine” as the Cardinals’ lead running back. Unfortunately, he started “going a little too hard” on the practice field and ended up triggering a setback. He was still working his way back onto the practice field as of earlier this week. The Cardinals are currently on break until mandatory minicamp begins on June 8th. Hopefully, Benson can resume practicing then. ES ...

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports that there is still a “possibility” that the Bears remain in Chicago, Illinois.

05 June 2026

Earlier today, the team announced that they have voted to advance stadium development plans in Hammond, Indiana, though a site has not yet been chosen. Per Pelissero, the team also still has to get “the financing together [and] the legal documents together,” meaning the move has not yet been finalized. Pelissero notes that the Vikings nearly made a similarly significant location switch in the past and went so far as to make a similar public announcement about its intentions to move. Within a ...

Texans TE Marlin Klein was sidelined this week after injuring his hamstring at organized team activities.

05 June 2026

Klein’s hamstring injury is not expected to be a long-term issue. The athletic second-round rookie caught 37 passes for 351 yards and one touchdown over his final two college seasons. The Texans have a decent group of backup tight ends, though many of the veterans have fairly extensive injury histories. Klein may have a chance to earn the TE2 role this season.

Falcons TE Kyle Pitts said he will run “new routes” in head coach Kevin Stefanski’s offensive scheme this season.

05 June 2026

Just yesterday, ESPN’s Dan Graziano opined that the Falcons might want to see how Pitts fits in their new offense before committing to a long-term contract. Today, his colleague Marc Raimondi published comments from Pitts, who described the tag as being “kind of like my fifth-year option, but it’s a sixth-year option.” Pitts believes that the new staff’s tag use shows that they see something in him and “trust” him. Tagged players sometimes hold out or argue for a long-term deal. No ...

Cardinals CB Sean Murphy-Bunting recently revealed he missed all of the 2025 season due to a torn ACL.

05 June 2026

Murphy-Bunting was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list in May 2025, and we never received any further detail on the matter. Now, the 28-year-old corner has revealed that he suffered a torn ACL in March of last year and also dealt with “some MCL damage.” Murphy-Bunting has spent most of his career playing on the outside, but said in an article by Zach Gershman that he expects to spend a lot of time in the nickel spot this year with Garrett Williams (Achilles) expected to miss some ...

The Athletic’s Nick Kosmider reports Broncos LB Jonathon Cooper was arrested on Thursday on charges of criminal mischief with a domestic violence enhancer.

05 June 2026

Cooper was arrested on Thursday night and booked into a Douglas County jail on Friday. Few details are known about his arrest outside of the charges, but the veteran pass-rusher is reportedly scheduled to go before a judge on Friday with another hearing scheduled for Monday, per an article put out by TMZ. Cooper totaled eight sacks for the Broncos last season and is in the second year of a four-year extension he signed in 2024.

Cowboys signed No. 23 overall pick EDGE Malachi Lawrence to a four-year, $20.22 million contract.

05 June 2026


The Bears announced that they have voted to advance stadium development plans in Hammond, Indiana.

05 June 2026


Sports Illustrated’s Will Ragatz said Kyler Murray’s impressive throws in OTAs “make it hard to imagine” J.J. McCarthy winning the Vikings’ QB competition.

05 June 2026


Baker Mayfield said he is “not anywhere close” to agreeing to a new contract with the Buccaneers.

05 June 2026

Mayfield is in the final year of the three-year, $100 million extension he signed with the Buccaneers in 2024 and is seeking another long-term deal to remain with the team. Speaking on Friday, Mayfield said that while negotiations are currently ongoing, that he will stop those talks once training camp starts up, putting somewhat of a deadline on when a new deal could be reached. The 31-year-old signal-caller is entering his first season without Mike Evans, and is coming off a year in which he th ...

Bears signed No. 25 overall pick S Dillon Thieneman to a four-year contract.

05 June 2026

The Bears took Thieneman 25th overall in this year’s draft in hopes of bolstering a secondary that allowed the fifth-most passing touchdowns and fifth-highest NY/A last season. The former Oregon Duck tallied eight interceptions in 39 games during his college career and was one of the most athletic players at his position (9.71 RAS) in the draft. He should slot in as an immediate starter for the Bears this season.

The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt believes the Jets are hoping to make Adonai Mitchell “a crucial piece of their offense” this season.

05 June 2026

This comes almost a month after Rosenblatt said he believed Mitchell felt “pretty locked into the No. 2 receiver role.” The 23-year-old receiver spent part of last season with the Jets after being traded from the Colts at last year’s deadline. Mitchell saw 58 targets come his way in eight games with the Jets last season and posted a 24-301-2 line while going for 50-plus yards in two of those games. The upgrade from Brady Cook to Geno Smith should work wonders for Mitchell as far as target ...

NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe reports that the Browns’ quarterback battle is “wide open” and that QB Shedeur Sanders is “impressing” coaches.

05 June 2026

Wolfe continues to beat the drum for Sanders, despite recent reports indicating QB Deshaun Watson was pulling ahead in the competition. Wolfe also believes that Sanders’ play is forcing head coach Todd Monken to postpone making a decision to name a starting quarterback. The battle may continue into training camp. Sanders has reportedly improved his downfield passing and processing, and has an “aura” about him that some in the building find compelling. Wolfe closes the segment by wondering ...

Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp said he never considered retiring after his team’s Super Bowl LX win over the Patriots.

05 June 2026

Kupp operated as the Seahawks’ WR2 last season, though The Athletic’s Mike Dugar reported in March that WR Rashid Shaheed’s new deal “suggests a demotion” could be on the way for Kupp. Regardless, Kupp loves “playing this game too much” to slow down now. If Kupp can retain his WR2 role on the Seahawks, he will likely only be a matchup-based FLEX option.

NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe reports that the Patriots do not expect WR A.J. Brown (knees) to be limited this season.

05 June 2026

Brown has talked openly about the maintenance his knees have required since he entered the league in 2019. Despite receiving treatment regularly, Brown has been a 1,000-yard receiver in six of his seven NFL seasons. We expect him to continue playing at a high level, but he could fall into the WR1/2 range this summer. Regardless, he is the Patriots’ clear-cut WR1.

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