With the calendar flipping from May to June, it’s time for organized team activities (OTAs) all around the league. All 32 teams have turned the page from all things 2024 and are now gathering and getting themselves ready for the upcoming 2025 season.
This is the first time we’re getting to see or hear from a lot of veteran players since last season ended — or since they signed with or got traded to their new teams this offseason — so it’s an important time to take stock of some of the various goings-on around the league.
With that in mind, let’s highlight a few of the key takeaways from the first week of OTA action around the NFL.
All aboard the Shedeur Sanders hype train
Sanders is having a strong start to minicamp, creating a lot of hype regarding whether he can earn the starting job in Week 1. The quarterback stats are there, but keep in mind all players are wearing shells and shorts. It’s not surprising to see a player look good in the early portion of OTAs. Sanders did go 9 of 14 with three touchdowns in the second OTA practice open to the media this week, while third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel went 11 of 20 for three touchdowns.
Training camp will be the tell-tale sign.
Richardson sidelined; Jones getting Colts’ first-team reps
Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is sidelined with a right shoulder injury, head coach Shane Steichen announced. Richardson aggravated the AC joint in his throwing shoulder that plagued him last season and he will be out indefinitely. The Colts hope to have Steichen back by minicamp.
Daniel Jones will get all the first-team reps with Richardson out. Jones may have the upper hand in the race for the starting quarterback job.
Giants OTA session end early after multiple fights
Things got a little heated during New York’s sixth OTA session on Thursday. So much so that the session ended early due a string of fights. Pass rusher Brian Burns and…
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