NFL training camp: 5 faces in new places to watch this summer

NFL training camp is just about in full swing with veterans joining rookies to embark upon a new season. After a full offseason, a few players we’ve come to know and expect in one uniform are now in new cities with new teams — and hopefully new versions of success on their journeys.

Here are five veterans to keep an eye on and follow this season as they switch teams and try to continue on the success they’ve had in the past.

There wasn’t a single free agent signing that will have the impact of what Kirk Cousins can, or can’t, do for the Falcons. Michael Penix selection aside, getting Cousins under contract was a huge win for Atlanta just based on how Cousins played last season. The trio of Marcus Mariota, Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinecke were a far cry from the stability Atlanta had under Matt Ryan for over a decade. Now, the Falcons are in a position to capitalize on the offensive skill talent they’ve stockpiled over the past three years and actually get back to the playoffs. Cousins was fantastic in 2023 before he tore his Achilles, playing the best ball of his career. If that version of Cousins is what the Falcons get in 2024, they should be absolutely thrilled with their investment.

Here are five familiar faces in new places to watch as NFL training camp gets into full swing. (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports)

Hollywood Brown has joined the Chiefs as they try to improve upon what was a painstakingly bad group of wide receivers from last season. Brown might not be a world beater or even a conventional WR1, but for this Chiefs team, he should have just enough juice to be a real difference maker alongside Patrick Mahomes. Brown hasn’t had 1,000 yards in a season since 2021, when he was a third year player in Baltimore, but he has the skills to produce with Mahomes — shoot, just about anyone does. Mahomes is, clearly, good enough to win the Super Bowl without a great supporting cast around him, but Brown’s presence should make the march to the playoffs…


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Publish date : 2024-07-22 21:39:44

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