From QB battles to rookie progress, here's everything we're watching at minicamps

The 2nd week of NFL minicamps kicks disconnected Monday, with 30 teams gathering for workouts aft the Detroit Lions canceled their sessions and the Chicago Bears held theirs past week.

It's a accidental to spot who shows up aft skipping voluntary workouts, however rookies execute against veterans, and however violative and antiaircraft systems look nether caller coordinators.

Here is 1 cardinal happening our NFL Nation reporters volition beryllium watching from each squad that hits the tract this week:

Buffalo Bills

Will James Cook marque an appearance?

The moving backmost has not attended organized squad activities (OTAs) arsenic helium seeks a declaration extension, but the squad has insisted that Cook volition beryllium playing for the Bills this season. Three different members of the Bills' 2022 draught people received extensions. Cook, 25, is entering the last twelvemonth of his rookie deal, and though determination person been discussions with his representation, the 2 sides didn't agree.

Whether Cook comes to mandatory minicamp volition beryllium the adjacent large measurement successful however his concern progresses. -- Alaina Getzenberg

Miami Dolphins

Who steps up successful the secondary?

Cornerback Jalen Ramsey is publically connected the commercialized block, but determination is nary evident replacement connected a squad that was looking for a starting cornerback earlier deciding to determination the erstwhile All-Pro.

Kader Kohou has been a starter, albeit chiefly astatine nickel back, passim his career. Can players specified arsenic chap corners Cam Smith oregon Ethan Bonner instrumentality a large measurement guardant successful their development, oregon volition the Dolphins trust connected seasoned escaped agents to capable the void? -- Marcel Louis-Jacques

New England Patriots

Will immoderate wide receivers abstracted from the battalion successful mandatory camp?

The numbers carnivore watching, with Kayshon Boutte noting that the Patriots person 12 and, likely, lone six volition beryllium connected the archetypal roster.

Veterans Stefon Diggs and Mack Hollins, third-year slot DeMario Douglas and 2025 third-round prime Kyle Williams are viewed arsenic safe. So that leaves a projected 2 spots for the remaining radical that includes nine-year seasoned Kendrick Bourne, third-year pro Boutte, 2024 draught picks Ja'Lynn Polk (second round) and Javon Baker (fourth round), and undrafted escaped cause Efton Chism III, among others.

Spring is often astir gathering momentum for the commencement of grooming campy successful precocious July, and each wrong that radical has done thing notable to acceptable the signifier for what looks similar a spirited competition. -- Mike Reiss

New York Jets

Is anyone emerging arsenic the No. 2 receiver?

The No. 1 is wide -- Garrett Wilson -- but there's a important falloff aft him.

Journeyman Josh Reynolds and Allen Lazard are the astir apt candidates, but neither brings a dynamic constituent to the passing offense. Rookie choky extremity Mason Taylor mightiness beryllium that feline someday, but it's a spot overmuch to expect an contiguous impact. The Wilson-Justin Fields chemistry is well-documented, dating to their Ohio State days, but Wilson volition look an inordinate magnitude of sum if the Jets don't person different threat. They utilized a third-round prime past twelvemonth connected Malachi Corley, reasoning he'd beryllium a starter, but he's retired due to the fact that of an undisclosed wounded aft a disappointing rookie year. -- Rich Cimini

AFC NORTH

Baltimore Ravens

*Week of June 16

Who volition chiefly enactment astatine near defender with the starters?

Left defender is the lone starting occupation up for grabs connected the NFL's apical discourtesy successful 2024 aft Baltimore didn't re-sign Patrick Mekari, who joined the Jacksonville Jaguars successful escaped agency.

This volition apt beryllium a conflict betwixt Ben Cleveland and Andrew Vorhees. Cleveland worked with the archetypal squad successful the archetypal week of OTAs, and Vorhees lined up with the starters astatine the commencement of Week 2. Both person constricted starting experience.

Cleveland has 7 vocation starts, and Vorhees has three. Rookie third-round prime Emery Jones Jr. could articulation this contention successful grooming campy aft helium recovers from a enarthrosis injury. -- Jamison Hensley

Cincinnati Bengals

Will antiaircraft extremity Trey Hendrickson amusement up?

The squad has fto Hendrickson cognize that it plans connected fining players who bash not attend.

Last year, Ja'Marr Chase started his hold-in astatine minicamp that lasted passim grooming camp. The mandatory minicamp volition beryllium the latest checkpoint connected Hendrickson's situation, which could linger into camp. -- Ben Baby

Cleveland Browns

Does anyone basal retired successful the Browns' four-way backmost competition?

Coach Kevin Stefanski has cautioned not to work excessively overmuch into practice-order reps successful the spring, but veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett person divided the bulk of first-team reps implicit rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Minicamp volition beryllium the past accidental to marque an content earlier the contention heats up successful grooming camp. -- Daniel Oyefusi

Pittsburgh Steelers

Will T.J. Watt beryllium successful attendance?

Now that Aaron Rodgers is successful the fold and expected to beryllium astatine minicamp, each eyes crook to Watt. The Steelers' prima walk rusher is successful declaration negotiations and hasn't been spotted astatine voluntary workouts. Though Watt hasn't publically discussed his declaration status, helium posted a photograph of him flashing a bid motion aft a crippled connected his Instagram communicative earlier this offseason.

Watt attended minicamp and grooming campy but did lone idiosyncratic enactment arsenic helium held-in during his past declaration negotiation. That record-setting woody yet got done conscionable earlier the season. This time, we'll get immoderate denotation of however negotiations are going erstwhile -- oregon if -- Watt reports to the signifier installation for minicamp. -- Brooke Pryor

AFC SOUTH

Houston Texans

Will C.J. Stroud propulsion astatine minicamp?

Coach DeMeco Ryan said helium has "no concerns" astir Stroud, who is dealing with wide soreness successful his close shoulder, not throwing during OTAs.

The Texans person a caller violative coordinator successful Nick Caley and it would behoove them to person Stroud get immoderate reps with a caller offense. It doesn't marque oregon interruption the offseason, but it astir apt won't go a distraction. Still, it would beryllium bully to spot Stroud propulsion successful minicamp. -- DJ Bien-Aime

Indianapolis Colts

What does Anthony Richardson Sr.'s wounded bash to the QB presumption battle?

The Colts wanted a backmost contention this offseason, but Anthony Richardson's aggravated enarthrosis wounded apt ended hopes of that astatine minicamp.

Richardson has been sidelined since past week and won't enactment successful this mandatory camp, truthful the signifier belongs to Daniel Jones. This volition beryllium an perfect accidental for the veteran, who is entering his seventh season, to show that helium tin beryllium the Colts' starting quarterback.

Richardson's wounded has already fixed Jones an borderline successful the QB battle. This week offers a accidental to physique immoderate continuity with his receivers and violative linemen successful full-squad workouts arsenic Jones won't beryllium sharing first-team snaps, arsenic planned. -- Stephen Holder

Jacksonville Jaguars

How overmuch enactment volition Travis Hunter get connected defense?

In the archetypal 3 OTAs that were unfastened to the media, Hunter worked exclusively astatine receiver, but helium has spent clip astatine country successful respective closed workouts and manager Liam Coen has been impressed.

"The question skills and immoderate of the antheral coverages, the consciousness successful portion [coverage], you tin decidedly spot however earthy it is for him," Coen said. "He is trying to larn the calls arsenic overmuch arsenic possible, but erstwhile you spot him successful the 7-on-7 and squad settings, helium does not look retired of spot by immoderate means." -- Michael DiRocco

Tennessee Titans

How volition the reps beryllium divided betwixt quarterbacks Cameron Ward and Will Levis?

It's captious to get Ward, this year's No. 1 pick, acclimated due to the fact that helium volition apt gain the starting job. But don't number retired Levis.

Titans manager Brian Callahan said determination volition beryllium a contention during minicamp and grooming camp. Both quarterbacks took turns starting successful 7-on-7s and squad periods during OTAs.

Defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson is already impressed with Ward's imaginativeness and quality to find the unfastened receiver. That's an aboriginal motion of progress. But the champion mode to hole Ward is to summation reps, particularly with the archetypal team. -- Turron Davenport

AFC WEST

Denver Broncos

Will we get an thought of what the moving backmost rotation volition be?

When we past saw the Broncos' offense, Javonte Williams was the pb back, Audric Estime was a steadfast inactive for the playoff nonaccomplishment successful Buffalo and his replacement, Tyler Badie, got lone 2 carries. Williams has since signed with the Cowboys successful escaped agency.

It has been wide successful OTAs that the Broncos wanted to get a agelong look astatine second-round rookie RJ Harvey, and manager Sean Payton has said that helium sees Harvey arsenic an every-down option. And though immoderate minicamp conclusions should travel with a caveat, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot however the workload is divided adjacent week. -- Jeff Legwold

Kansas City Chiefs

How overmuch of a subordinate tin Josh Simmons be?

The Chiefs drafted Simmons successful the archetypal circular this twelvemonth to lick their long-standing occupation astatine near tackle, adjacent though he's coming disconnected a torn patellar tendon injury.

If Simmons is simply a afloat participant, that bodes good for his chances to commencement erstwhile the regular play begins. If not, his concern remains 1 to watch. The Chiefs signed Jaylon Moore successful escaped bureau and helium would measurement successful if Simmons isn't acceptable to play. -- Adam Teicher

Las Vegas Raiders

How volition the cornerback contention proceed to signifier up?

During OTAs, Las Vegas had rookie Darien Porter and Eric Stokes getting first-team reps astatine extracurricular cornerback portion Jakorian Bennett and Decamerion Richardson had second-team reps. There's inactive plentifulness of clip earlier the extent illustration is finalized, but it's wide that the contention astatine cornerback is wide open. -- Ryan McFadden

Los Angeles Chargers

What volition the starting violative enactment look like?

The Chargers person 3 solidified starters, with tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt, arsenic good arsenic Mekhi Becton astatine close guard.

The starters astatine near defender and center, however, volition beryllium determined this offseason. Zion Johnson, who started arsenic near defender the past 2 seasons, has taken snaps astatine halfway during OTAs. Trey Pipkins III, who played close defender past season, volition beryllium successful the premix astatine near guard, and past year's starting center, Bradley Bozeman, and escaped cause signing, Andre James, should beryllium successful the premix astatine halfway and guard. -- Kris Rhim

NFC EAST

Dallas Cowboys

What volition Micah Parsons do?

The walk rusher missed astir of OTAs, but helium said connected societal media that helium volition beryllium astatine minicamp. That doesn't mean helium volition bash each of the on-field enactment arsenic helium awaits a lucrative extension. Earlier successful the offseason, helium hinted that helium could be activities but not bash the on-field work, truthful telephone it a hold-in.

But Parsons besides said that helium learns amended connected the tract than by video, which could impact however rapidly helium learns caller coordinator Matt Eberflus' changes. Coach Brian Schottenheimer said that helium and Parsons person been communicating passim the offseason and helium has nary issues with Parsons' approach. -- Todd Archer

New York Giants

*Week of June 16

How bash Jaxson Dart, Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston look?

All eyes are connected the Giants' quarterbacks this spring, summertime -- and season. They volition find the team's quality to vie and the futures of manager Brian Daboll and wide manager Joe Schoen.

The Giants volition get a amended look astatine however Dart compares with starter Wilson astatine minicamp. "They'll each get reps," Daboll said astir minicamp. That includes Tommy DeVito, who has been alongside Dart with the third-team discourtesy astatine OTAs. -- Jordan Raanan

Philadelphia Eagles

How bash the caller players connected defence acceptable together?

The Eagles mislaid a big of antiaircraft contributors this offseason, including cornerback Darius Slay Jr., borderline rushers Brandon Graham and Josh Sweat, information C.J. Gardner-Johnson and antiaircraft tackle Milton Williams.

Meanwhile, starting linebacker Nakobe Dean is inactive rehabbing from a torn patellar tendon and "won't beryllium backmost for a while," according to antiaircraft coordinator Vic Fangio.

The Eagles volition person a premix of up-and-comers specified arsenic cornerback Kelee Ringo, information Sydney Brown and antiaircraft lineman Moro Ojomo, and caller additions successful country Adoree' Jackson, borderline rusher Azeez Ojulari and rookies Ty Robinson and Andrew Mukuba competing for those spots. First-round linebacker Jihaad Campbell (shoulder) volition yet beryllium successful the premix arsenic good but won't beryllium connected the tract until sometime successful August, per Fangio. -- Tim McManus

Washington Commanders

The authorities of CB Marshon Lattimore's game

Lattimore has skipped the voluntary OTA sessions, thing helium did his past mates of years successful New Orleans, arsenic well. The cardinal for Lattimore is staying steadfast during the play and playing astatine a precocious level -- that's wherefore Washington traded for him past season.

Any questions astir his durability can't beryllium answered until the season. However, successful his 5 games with Washington, helium played to mixed results. For the Commanders to instrumentality a large measurement arsenic a defense, it needs beardown play from Lattimore. -- John Keim

NFC NORTH

Chicago Bears

The Bears held their minicamp past week. -- Courtney Cronin

Detroit Lions

The Lions cancelled their scheduled minicamp. -- Eric Woodyard

Green Bay Packers

What volition Jaire Alexander do?

The erstwhile All-Pro cornerback missed each of the in-person enactment during the offseason programme but reportedly volition amusement up for the mandatory minicamp.

Whether helium participates oregon if the squad volition privation him to are the large questions. The Packers are unfastened to keeping Alexander but not astatine his existent wage complaint of $17.5 cardinal this season.

They mightiness not privation him to measurement connected the tract without a revised declaration due to the fact that if helium got hurt, they'd person to wage his salary. The minicamp mightiness unit the 2 sides to scope a compromise. -- Rob Demovsky

Minnesota Vikings

How volition J.J. McCarthy perform?

The 2024 No. 10 prime has taken each the first-team reps this outpouring aft the departures of Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones, and the determination to walk connected signing escaped cause Aaron Rodgers.

In the OTAs unfastened to reporters, McCarthy has displayed a premix of assured throws with the benignant of hesitation, inaccuracy and mistakes you would expect from a first-time starter. At the precise least, the Vikings privation to extremity minicamp with an assurance that McCarthy has made capable advancement to warrant opening grooming campy arsenic the starter. -- Kevin Seifert

NFC SOUTH

Atlanta Falcons

Will Kirk Cousins beryllium successful attendance?

The seasoned backmost and the enactment person been successful a passive standoff. Cousins has been astatine the installation a spot this spring, but has not been connected the tract astatine signifier during OTAs.

That portion of the offseason programme is voluntary.

Minicamp is not, and if Cousins misses it, helium could beryllium fined. Cousins wants to beryllium a starter and it won't hap successful Atlanta with the franchise down Michael Penix Jr. Cousins' penchant is to beryllium released, but the Falcons are comfy with keeping him arsenic a backup fixed his terms tag ($27.5 cardinal successful 2025) oregon trading him if thing arises. -- Marc Raimondi

Carolina Panthers

What's the interaction of first-round prime Tetairoa McMillan connected backmost Bryce Young and the offense?

The wide receiver retired of Arizona was taken No. 8 alternatively of a subordinate who could assistance the worst defence successful the NFL past season.

It was the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth Carolina drafted a wide receiver successful Round 1, and truthful far, the narration betwixt McMillan and Xavier Legette has been good. But volition McMillan elevate the discourtesy to outweigh the imaginable worth of a antiaircraft subordinate astatine No. 8? -- David Newton

New Orleans Saints

The backmost battle

The conflict for starting backmost volition past each summer, with Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough trading astir of the first-team reps.

But, minicamp volition beryllium the adjacent measurement guardant for some quarterbacks aft respective weeks of dilatory ramping up contention with constricted 7-on-7 enactment successful OTAs. -- Katherine Terrell

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

How overmuch volition wide receiver Chris Godwin enactment and wherever is helium successful his rehab from a dislocated near ankle?

Godwin was disconnected to a blistering commencement past play earlier the wounded successful Week 7 ended his season. So, what volition his information look like? (Will helium beryllium connected the sideline the full time? Will helium enactment disconnected to the broadside with a subordinate of the grooming staff? Will helium bash positional drills?)

General manager Jason Licht has said helium expects Godwin to beryllium acceptable for Week 1 but hasn't gone into item beyond that. This could beryllium the archetypal clip this offseason that we spot however he's recovering. -- Jenna Laine

NFC WEST

Arizona Cardinals

How has Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr.'s chemistry improved implicit the offseason?

Harrison was bully arsenic a rookie, but determination were respective noticeable miscommunications with Murray, who's entering his seventh season. The 2 spent sizeable clip unneurotic during the offseason, opting to enactment retired successful Arizona.

But however volition it wage off? Minicamp volition springiness a little glimpse into their timing and execution. -- Josh Weinfuss

Los Angeles Rams

*Week of June 16

Do the Rams motion moving backmost Kyren Williams to a declaration extension?

Williams attended the opening of the Rams' organized squad activities, truthful there's nary crushed to judge helium won't be minicamp. Williams is entering the last twelvemonth of his rookie deal, and Rams wide manager Les Snead said during the league meetings that the squad "would decidedly similar to technologist a semipermanent concern with Kyren." During OTAs, manager Sean McVay said the connection with Williams' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, astir a declaration hold has been "really healthy."

"We'll spot wherever this goes, but I deliberation it's been truly steadfast and affirmative progress, for sure," McVay said. -- Sarah Barshop

San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers' revamped defense

San Francisco said goodbye to its coordinator and 9 defenders who started astatine slightest 1 crippled past season. To effort to instrumentality that radical to antecedently ascendant levels, the 49ers dipped into their palmy past, bringing backmost coordinator Robert Saleh.

Saleh has built San Francisco's defence from the crushed up before, and though helium has immoderate halfway guys astatine the halfway of the radical this time, the rebuild won't beryllium easy.

The mandatory minicamp offers a person look astatine however Saleh volition marque the pieces, including 3 imaginable rookie starters connected the antiaircraft line, acceptable into a strategy helium said has evolved since 2020 erstwhile helium was past San Francisco's coordinator. -- Nick Wagoner

Seattle Seahawks

*The Seahawks moved up their minicamp from June 17-19 to June 10-12

How's Sam Darnold looking?

There's nary backmost contention successful Seattle, and arsenic manager Mike Macdonald made clear, there's thing different than an wounded betwixt present and Week 1 that could support Darnold from starting.

But the Seahawks' caller QB1 volition beryllium a absorption arsenic observers gauge however he's taking to coordinator Klint Kubiak's offense.

Two circumstantial things carnivore watching successful airy of the uncertainties with Seattle's O-line arsenic good arsenic Darnold's atrocious decorativeness to past season: 1) Is Darnold, who ranked 34th past twelvemonth successful mean clip earlier propulsion and was sacked 9 times successful the Vikings' playoff loss, getting the shot retired connected time? 2) How overmuch is Kubiak's strategy helping him debar sacks by getting him extracurricular of the pocket? -- Brady Henderson