NFL training camp: Top 5 storylines as teams report for duty - Yahoo Sports

What the report says

Yahoo Sports’ Eric Edholm previewed NFL training camps as teams around the league begin reporting, framing the period as the first sustained look at reshaped rosters, coaching staffs and depth charts. The article highlights quarterback competitions as the leading camp issue, with Minnesota weighing veteran Kyler Murray against former first-round pick J.J. McCarthy, Atlanta evaluating Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. under new coach Kevin Stefanski, and Cleveland sorting through Deshaun Watson’s injury return and Shedeur Sanders’ case for the job.

Edholm also points to unsettled situations in Arizona and Las Vegas. According to the article, Cardinals starter Jacoby Brissett is in a contract dispute, which could give Gardner Minshew or rookie Carson Beck a chance. In Las Vegas, Kirk Cousins is described as the likely short-term option while No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza waits.

Beyond individual jobs, Yahoo’s preview focuses on division races. In the NFC North, the question is whether the Bears can build on a breakthrough 2025 season led by Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams, after a year powered partly by 33 takeaways, a plus-22 turnover margin and several narrow wins. The Lions, Vikings and Packers are all presented as serious threats in what Edholm calls a deep division.

The NFC West is described as especially strong, with the Seahawks, Rams and 49ers all viewed as credible contenders after a tightly contested 2025. The article cites BetMGM odds listing the Rams and Seahawks as top NFC favorites, with San Francisco close behind. Edholm also flags the AFC North as changing after Baltimore and Pittsburgh coaching upheaval, putting added attention on Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow.