O'Connell said Jackson opted to play through shoulder pain in camp despite encouraging the fourth-round pick to seek treatment.

"I wouldn't have held it against him one bit if he decided it was time to fix that shoulder," O'Connell said. "... He looked at me, and said, 'Nope, I can play. I have to be out there with my brothers. I would rather do what I have to do and fight through it to be out there and try to help my team win.'"

Jackson, 24, was expected to compete for a starting spot after the Vikings selected him out of Oregon in April's NFL Draft.

Jackson was one of three killed in a three-car crash in Prince George's County, Md., in the early hours of July 6. Isaiah Hazel, 23, and Anthony Lytton Jr., 24, were also killed. The three were football teammates at Dr. Henry A. Wise High in Maryland.

"He's fighting through an illness, working with our doctors, doing all the tests -- even more tests to make sure that we've got everything covered, and I'm confident that he'll be back pretty soon," head coach John Harbaugh told reporters after practice.

"It's just unpredictable. I mean, you guys have been sick before, and sometimes it's not easy. So, that's what we're dealing with."

Jackson, the NFL's reigning MVP, has missed four of the first five practices at training camp. He briefly participated on Wednesday but departed after only an hour.

Backup quarterback Josh Johnson, 38, ran the first-team offense in Jackson's absence. Rookie Devin Leary, a sixth-round pick in April, and undrafted free agent Emory Jones are also on the 90-man training camp roster.

Jackson, 27, passed for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 821 yards and five touchdowns in 16 starts last season (13-3 record) to win his second MVP trophy (2019).

Baltimore opens preseason play Aug. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson hasn't played in a preseason game since 2021, when he completed 3 of 4 pass attempts.

Coach Dennis Allen confirmed the injury but did not provide any details about the severity.

Lattimore, 28, missed 10 games in 2022 and seven games in 2023 due to kidney and ankle issues, respectively.

The four-time Pro Bowl selection has 15 interceptions and 86 passes defensed in 90 starts since the Saints picked him in the first round (11th overall) in 2017.

Rookie Kool-Aid McKinstry worked with the first team after Lattimore departed on Friday.

ESPN reported that Tagovailoa's new contract includes $167 million guaranteed and is the largest in Dolphins history. The $53.1 million average annual salary is the highest in NFL history on a four-year extension, according to NFL Network.

Tagovailoa, 26, led the NFL with 4,264 passing yards in 2023. He started all 17 games (11-6 record), completing 69.3 percent of his passes with 29 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

A first-round pick (fifth overall) by Miami in 2020, Tagovailoa has thrown for 12,639 yards with 81 TDs and 37 picks in 53 career games (51 starts).

Tagovailoa made his NFL playoff debut last season, completing 20 of 39 passes for 199 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a 26-7 wild-card loss at Kansas City.

The Raiders caused a stir on social media Thursday after video emerged of rookie safety Trey Taylor carrying a Kermit the Frog puppet. The Muppets character was sporting a Mahomes jersey and a wig reminiscent to the quarterback's curly hair.

It's a curious move by the Raiders to mock Mahomes -- you know, given his resume and his dominance in the rivalry between the AFC West rivals. The two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion was asked if the video would provide additional motivation when the teams meet on the field.

"Yeah, I mean, it's still early in the year. Stuff like that happens," Mahomes said Friday. "It'll get handled when it gets handled."

Mahomes, 28, traditionally has handled the Raiders, posting a 10-2 record in 12 starts. He has completed 66.2 percent of his passes for 3,573 yards versus Las Vegas with 30 touchdowns and four interceptions.

The first chance Mahomes has to add to those totals is Oct. 27, when the Chiefs visit Las Vegas for a Week 8 clash. The division rivals will reconvene in Kansas City on Nov. 29.

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce downplayed the incident on Friday.

"We addressed it as a team yesterday and we nipped it in the bud. It's over with," Pierce said.

Buggs, a former Alabama standout who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on June 24, was convicted July 19. Judge Joanne Jannik of the Tuscaloosa County District Court sentenced him to 365 days of hard labor and ordered him to serve 60 days.

The remainder of the sentence was suspended for two years with the "behavior of the defendant" to be taken into account, per the report. He also was ordered not to possess any guns, and Jannik said he couldn't own any dogs or cats.

In Alabama, hard labor is defined as work on public assets, such as roads and bridges.

Buggs, 27, signed a one-year $1.29 million contract with $350,000 in guarantees in February with the Chiefs. The team released him following his third offseason arrest, that one a domestic violence/burglary charge in Tuscaloosa County in June.

In May, he was charged with animal cruelty in Tuscaloosa after two dogs under his care -- a pitbull and a Rottweiler mix -- were found to be neglected and severely malnourished, AL.com reported. One of the dogs had to be euthanized.

In April, he was arrested on misdemeanor charges at a hookah lounge he formerly owned after he allegedly shoved the Tuscaloosa police chief.

Buggs was selected by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He spent three seasons in Pittsburgh and the past two with the Detroit Lions, who released him in January.

He has played in 56 games (23 starts) and posted 89 tackles, 12 quarterback hits and two sacks. He returned one fumble for 33 yards.

Wilson told reporters at training camp in Latrobe, Pa., that he "tweaked" his calf during a sled-push drill earlier this week.

"The good news is that I feel good," Wilson told reporters. "We'll get there."

Coach Mike Tomlin said Justin Fields got the first-team reps because the coaching staff wanted "to keep a minor thing from becoming major" with the veteran Wilson.

Wilson, 35, got some work done on the side, he said.

The Steelers moved on from starter Kenny Pickett in the offseason, acquiring Wilson and Fields to fill the position.

On Wednesday, Tomlin reiterated Wilson, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks, was entering camp as the No. 1 QB over Fields, 25, the 2021 first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears.

The Steelers will play their first preseason game on Aug. 9 at home against the Houston Texans. They open the regular season Sept. 8 on the road against quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons.

"I can confirm it. I'm the head coach. I can confirm it," Mayo said. "... I am very happy for Peppers and for his family and also for our team and the organization. He really embodies everything that we want on the field. He's very selfless and flying around all the time. It's good to get that deal done."

While Mayo didn't provide terms of the deal, ESPN reported Peppers' extension is a three-year contract. It reportedly has a base value of $24 million and is worth up to $30 million with incentives.

Peppers, 28, had been heading into the final year of his existing contract.

He recorded 78 tackles, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 15 games (all starts) last season.

Peppers has totaled 471 tackles, six interceptions, 5.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries in 93 career games (79 starts) with the Cleveland Browns (2017-18), New York Giants (2019-21) and Patriots. He was selected by the Browns with the 25th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cannella, 27, most recently played with the Arlington Renegades of the UFL, winning an XFL championship with the team in 2023. This past season, he had 53 receptions for 496 yards and a league-high six receiving touchdowns in 10 games with the Renegades.

Cannella also played in the USFL (2022), where he was named to the All-USFL Team while with the New Orleans Breakers.

He's also played in the NFL, with offseason stints with the Miami Dolphins (2021), Green Bay Packers (2022), and Seattle Seahawks (2023).

He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Dolphins after playing college football at Auburn (2017-19) and Scottsdale Community College (2016).

"We feel awful for Badge," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said. "He worked his tail off to get ready for this season. He was having a good spring and was ready for camp. It's tough."

Campbell said the injury, which multiple media outlets reported as a torn hamstring, will require surgery.

Badgley was Detroit's kicker for the final four regular-season games and the playoffs in 2023. He was 13 of 15 on extra points in the regular season and made all four field goal attempts.

In the postseason, Badgley made all 11 extra points and three field goals he attempted in three games. In the NFC Championship Game, he was twice bypassed for field-goal attempts with the team going for it on fourth down in a game Detroit eventually lost 34-31 to the San Francisco 49ers.

Badgley, who turns 29 on Sunday, also was Detroit's kicker for the final 12 games of 2022.

Overall, he is 98 of 119 on field goals and 168 of 175 on extra points in six NFL seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers (2018-20), Indianapolis Colts (2021), Tennessee Titans (2021), Chicago Bears (2022) and Lions. He has 462 points in 64 career games.

Detroit will now turn to former UFL star Jake Bates, who signed with the team in June and had been expected to compete with Badgely for the job. The Lions waived kicker James Turner when they signed Bates.

Bates, 24, spent the spring with the Michigan Panthers and made 21 of 28 field goals, including a 64-yard attempt and two others of at least 60 yards. The Panthers play at Ford Field, the home of the Lions.

Bates played his senior season in 2022 at Arkansas, where he was a kickoff specialist and didn't attempt field goals. He was named to All-SEC first-team after leading the conference with an average of 64.47 yards per kickoff.

"You know, I'm going to say it: I want to be here, but you know when you look up all the great quarterbacks I've watched, they've played for other teams," the 30-year-old veteran told reporters on the first day of training camp. "So my point in saying that is that that's not something to fear. That may be a reality for me one day. It may not be my decision."

At his own training camp press conference on Thursday, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones stated his belief that the Cowboys would re-sign Prescott -- the 2023 NFL MVP runner-up -- to a long-term deal.

"I do not think that this will be his last year with the Cowboys, at all," Jones told reporters.

Coming off a season in which he led the NFL with 410 completions and 36 touchdown passes, Prescott called the negotiations a "two-way street."

"They have wants, I have wants," the three-time Pro Bowler said. "This is a business and obviously I want to be here. Talking about growing up ... this is where I became a man, but at the end of the day, it's a business."

Prescott owns a 73-41 record as the Cowboys' starting quarterback since 2016. He has completed 67 percent of his passes for 29,459 yards with 202 touchdowns and 74 interceptions. He is 2-5 in the playoffs.

Richardson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Game 4, and with his return to the field this week at training camp came the team's designation as no limitations on his running as a dual-threat quarterback.

"My legs (have) always been one of my superpowers," Richardson, 22, said Thursday. "So, trying to take that away from me, I don't think that's a good thing for this offense. It's just more so me playing a little bit smarter, and learning how to take care of myself and my teammates. Knowing when to make the right play and knowing when to try to get the extra few yards. Don't take my legs away, but being more smart."

Head coach Shane Steichen said it wouldn't be smart to curtail Richardson's options behind center, given his abilities to pass and run.

"People ask this, too, a lot," Steichen said at a Thursday news conference. "It's just like ‘Hey, are you gonna limit the run game?' And I kind of think, like, shoot, are you gonna limit (the Golden State Warriors') Steph Curry from shooting 3-pointers? Well, that's one of Anthony's strengths. So, we're not gonna get away from that. That's what he does well."

Indianapolis selected Richardson with the fourth overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Florida after seeing the 6-foot-4, 255-pound quarterback play in college and post some eye-catching numbers at the NFL Scouting Combine.

He played in only four games (all starts) for the Colts and completed 50 of 84 passes (59.5 percent) for 577 yards and three touchdowns. Richardson also rushed 25 times for 136 yards and four scores.

"I think it's exciting because the playbook is open to everything," Steichen said. "You've got a quarterback that can do everything. He can throw from the pocket, get out of the pocket, he can run the football. And then you have (running back) Jonathan Taylor, who's one of the best backs in the league. To have both of those guys in the backfield is going to be critical to our success."

Taylor, a Pro Bowl selection and first-team All-Pro in 2021, was on the physically unable to perform list before playing in Game 4. He and Richardson were in on just two snaps when the quarterback injured the AC joint in his right shoulder in the second quarter of the Week 5 victory over the Tennessee Titans.

The assortment of offensive weapons has Richardson highly optimistic about the Colts' ability, or superpower, to put up big numbers.

"I don't feel like it's any way you can stop the offense," Richardson said. "We got too many options. Me, I'm two options in myself, throwing the ball and running the ball. And then you got JT back there and all these weapons catching the ball for us."

Sutton, 28, had skipped the Broncos' voluntary organized team activities because he wanted an adjustment in pay. He attended the mandatory minicamp and reported to training camp this week, however.

He is under contract through the 2025 season and was due to make $13.5 million this season through his base salary and a $500,000 roster bonus, according to reports.

Sutton scored a career-high 10 touchdowns last season while catching 59 passes for 772 yards. A second-round selection by Denver in the 2018 NFL Draft out of SMU, Sutton has 298 receptions for 4,259 yards and 24 touchdowns in 81 games (69 starts) in six seasons.

The 2019 Pro Bowl selection is the veteran leader of the Broncos' wide receiving corps, as Jerry Jeudy was traded to the Cleveland Browns in March.

"Believe it or not, in my life, I've had a lot of things that I wanted but couldn't afford it," Jones said in his annual State of the Cowboys press conference, which was delayed due to a federal court appearance involving a paternity claim and countersuit involving Alexandra Davis.

Most of the attention in a press conference that trickled into the start of practice signaled by sounding air horns in the background was focused on financial issues and cap decisions with direct implications for the Cowboys' critical personnel.

Dallas has 30 players on expiring contracts entering the 2024 season, with Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott the most prominent. Jones understands that it sets up a year with "a lot on the line."

"There's nothing bright-lined about the kinds of things noted in this offseason that aren't happening. It's got a lot more ambiguity to it," Jones said Thursday.

Jones said that "70 percent of your whole payroll" will go to Prescott, holdout wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and outside linebacker Micah Parsons eventually, and reminded the Cowboys are still paying "the credit card bill" for restructuring bygone contracts.

Prescott, who turns 31 on Monday, is in the final year of his contract and isn't eligible to be given the franchise tag.

Lamb, 25, was a camp no-show with $17.99 million due in salary for 2024, the final year of his contract.

Parsons, 25, has one year left on his four-year, $17.1 million rookie deal, and the Cowboys exercised his $21.3 million option for 2025, making him eligible for an extension.

"That's a challenge. How do you keep a supporting cast around (Dak) and make all of that work out? It's real," Jones said.

Head coach Mike McCarthy sits at the middle of the mounting challenges but said he feels none of the pressure or perspiration of the outside media and fans focused on contracts and players who aren't in attendance at camp in Oxnard, Calif.

He's also working on an expiring contract but didn't want to discuss it Thursday.

"I view this question the same my whole tenure as a head coach. That's part of the business of the National Football League," McCarthy said. "My energy, my focus, the players and the coaching staff is not even close to what we've been talking about the last 30 minutes. We're excited by the opportunity in front of us. ... The contract conversations, we talked about that back in the spring, and that's where that lies with me. That's not the way we're wired. We can't be wired that way. We're on an 11-hour workday."

Jones said he's still more than comfortable being responsible "for any and everything that goes on" under the Cowboys' roof. He said he's only comfortable operating that way because "I can't delegate that."

Jones said he's not "sitting up there throwing darts" when asked about why the GM job wasn't on the line but the coach and players are fighting for their next season, said other teams change coaches and general managers far more frequently while the Cowboys have had two.

Stephen Jones remains a loud voice in the front office and indicated the Cowboys expect to be able to sign all of their key players with roster situations in flux.

"I just think it's very unique that you have a top quarterback on your team as well as two players on either side of the ball that feel like, and rightfully so, they're the best non-quarterback players in the league. It stresses the cap," Stephen Jones said. "We think we can get it done. We think we can get Dak done. But there are tough decisions that you have to make if you want to keep your up-and-coming players. It's a good problem to have."

Jerry Jones said in Lamb's case he was "waiting for more leaves to fall," before addressing his contract. Jones said there are "hundreds of times" in his life experiences when hindsight would indicate he maybe should have handed the ball off and not pitch it, equating his role as GM to being an option quarterback. He also referenced the "Ben Franklin Method" in listing

"We're buying time. We're option quarterbacking, going out toward the sideline and we haven't pitched the ball," Jerry Jones said. "That's what we're doing. And we're waiting for something to happen in the morning."

Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the 49ers can fine Williams $50,000 per absence during camp.

Williams, an 11-time Pro Bowl selection, is owed $74.76 million over the next three seasons -- but none of the compensation is guaranteed. Williams cleared the midway point of six-year, $138.06 million deal and is entering the fourth year of the agreement.

"It's something I knew could be a possibility, and I was hoping that he would be here," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said of Williams. "But I knew it could be a possibility, and I feel pretty confident that it will all work out in the long run and he'll be here, and we'll get on the same page with everything. It's just one day of practice, and I think Trent will be all right missing a few practices."

Williams was a first-team All-Pro in each of the past three seasons. The 36-year-old is entering his fifth season with San Francisco, which gave up third- and fifth-round picks to acquire him from Washington.

A seven-time Pro Bowl selection in nine campaigns with Washington, Williams sat out the entire 2019 season as part of a dispute with Washington over the handling of his health and injury issues, including a rare form of cancer, and his contract.

Williams has a cap figure of $31.6 million for 2024. He is stated to earn $20.05 million this season as well as $750,000 more in game-day roster bonuses.

He will make $22.5 million next season and $32.21 million in 2026.

Williams' average annual salary of $23.01 million is fourth highest among NFL left tackles. He moved down a spot Tuesday when Christian Darrisaw of the Minnesota Vikings signed a four-year, $113 million extension that will average a tackle-record $28.25 million a season.

Shanahan didn't want to have a deep discussion about the contract situation.

"A lot of things play into it but I'm not going to get into the personal parts of the contract," Shanahan said.

Bradberry is cross-training at safety under new Eagles coordinator Vic Fangio after a poor season in coverage. Fangio said the degree of difficulty with the move is extreme, but believes in Bradberry because of his intelligence.

"You say you've seen that a lot over the years," he said. "The truth is: No, you haven't. The list of guys successfully transitioning from corner to safety is very small -- with success. ... We'll see if he can do that."

"James has got a good feel for football, very knowledgeable," Fangio added. "So that will help him in that transition. He'll still play some corner for us, too."

Bradberry, who turns 31 next month, was second-team All-Pro and scored the top coverage grade under Pro Football Focus evaluations in 2022. He had his worst year in the NFL in 2023, however, giving up a career-high 11 touchdown passes and a 114.3 passer rating when targeted. He allowed two TD passes and a QB rating under 50 in 2022.

Second-year corner Kelee Ringo played well in Bradberry's absence as a rookie last season alongside No. 1 corner Darius Slay.

General manager Howie Roseman said in April that the Eagles were not running from the fact that Bradberry's 2023 season "wasn't what we expected."

It's possible Bradberry will be moved in a preseason trade if he doesn't quickly take to the safety slot.

Charles Woodson, Rod Woodson and Troy Vincent -- an All-Pro with the Eagles in a secondary that included Brian Dawkins -- are among the success stories in the transition from the boundary to the deep middle.

Vincent prolonged his career by playing safety for the Bills and in Washington.

The current roster is bloated with cornerbacks. Philadelphia drafted first-rounder Quinyon Mitchell out of Toledo and then selected hybrid defensive back Cooper DeJean in the second round. Isaiah Rodgers is ready to return from the suspended list and the Eagles brought back Avonte Maddox.

Coach Mike Tomlin told reporters after practice in Latrobe, Pa., that Wilson had calf tightness and is day-to-day. Tomlin said Wilson wanted to practice but coaches told him to take the day off.

Wilson, 35, stood to the side wearing his No. 3 jersey and a baseball cap and observed as Fields took part in the drills. After practice, Wilson got in some work with the wide receivers and tight ends.

The Steelers moved on from starter Kenny Pickett in the offseason, acquiring Wilson and Fields to fill the position.

On Wednesday, Tomlin reiterated Wilson, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks, was entering camp as the No. 1 QB over Fields, 25, the 2021 first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears.

Falcons coach Raheem Morris confirmed the veteran signal-caller's status Thursday on the first day of practices in Flowery Branch, Ga.

Morris said Cousins will take the vast majority of the first-team snaps. He said there will be minor restrictions, but "you won't notice" the limitations.

Cousins, who turns 36 next month, had surgery Nov. 1 to repair the season-ending Achilles injury sustained during Minnesota's Week 8 win at Green Bay on Oct. 29.

He participated in some non-contact workouts this offseason with the Falcons, who signed him to a four-year, $180 million deal in free agency in March.

A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Cousins has thrown for 39,471 yards with 270 touchdowns and 110 interceptions in 150 games (145 starts) with Washington (2012-17) and the Vikings (2018-23).

Morris said 2024 first-round draft pick Michael Penix Jr. will split the second-team reps at quarterback with veteran Taylor Heinicke.

Training camp started Tuesday in Florham Park, N.J., without the veteran, who was acquired in a March trade with Philadelphia.

Reddick, who turns 30 in September, is in the final year of his contract and looking for a long-term deal.

Reddick has recorded 50.5 sacks the past four seasons and is due to earn $14.25 million this season.

By comparison, new Giants edge rusher Brian Burns -- traded to New York from the Carolina Panthers in the offseason -- has 38.5 sacks the past four seasons and signed a five-year, $141 million contract ($28.2 million per season).

New York considers Reddick a starter at one defensive end position after dealing away John Franklin-Myers, who was traded to the Broncos in April, and losing Bryce Huff to the Eagles in free agency.

A first-round pick (13th overall) by Arizona in 2017, Reddick is a two-time Pro Bowl selection with 410 tackles, 99 quarterback hits, 58 sacks and 16 forced fumbles in 114 games (81 starts) with the Cardinals (2017-20), Panthers (2021) and Eagles.

Kendrick, who turns 24 next month, will have further testing to confirm the initial diagnosis, per the report.

A sixth-round draft pick in 2022, Kendrick appeared in all 17 games with 12 starts last season.

Kendrick has recorded 92 tackles, 14 passes defensed and one interception through 32 games (18 starts).

The Rams bolstered their secondary in the offseason by signing corners Tre'Davious White and Darious Williams.