The NFL is back: What you need to know from every training camp
NFL training camps have officially begun -- and so have the holdouts. So far, five players are not with their teams due to unhappiness with their situations.
Elsewhere in the NFL: A Bears running back honors Walter Payton on what wouldhave been his 65th birthday; a Ravens defender went on a diet to get ready for camp; and the Dolphins' quarterback battle has begun.
Here's what you need to know from camps across the league:
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Top stories: Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott and Saints WR Michael Thomasare no-shows.
Elliott is not on the plane to Los Angeles with the majority of Dallas teammates and coaches for the start of training camp in Oxnard, California, according to multiple sources.That does not yet mean Elliott is a no-show for training camp. Players have to be at the team's River Ridge Residence Inn setup by Friday morning in time for physicals and a conditioning test before they are considered late for camp and subject to a fine.
Thomas has not reported to New Orleans' training camp as the two sides continue to negotiate a long-term contract extension, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.Saints veterans were scheduled to report to camp Thursday, with the first practice scheduled for Friday. Thomas, who is due to make $1.148 million in the final year of his rookie contract, is subject to a maximum fine of $40,000 per day for missing camp.
More:
- Giants' Sterling Shepard out with fractured thumb
- Eagles won't limit Carson Wentz, but will watch workload
- Jets' Le'Veon Bell: 'I'm excited and I'm ready to play'
- Steelers coach Mike Tomlin gets contract extension
- Chargers' Russell Okung: Blood clots caused pulmonary embolism
- Jaguars' Doug Marrone doesn't expect long holdout from Yannick Ngakoue
- Lions' Matt Patricia wheels into camp after surgery
