NFL.com provides highlights and buzz below from Wednesday's training camps across the league.
'Mid' review for Titans offense
First-overall pick Cam Ward's first few days of practice have taught him about the differences between the collegiate and professional games.
He's thrown some interceptions and consulted with the teammates who have snagged his passes. After a couple of padded practices, he's realized the Titans have plenty of work ahead of them.
"I think we're very mid right now," Ward said Wednesday of the state of the offense, adding he needs to lead the Titans' offense to better results.
"At the end of the day it all starts with me. I just don't think we're at where we need to be, but we've got a little bit of time."
Ward's selection didn't include the usual fanfare that follows a No. 1 overall pick, and it's clear the Titans will need the full runway afforded by training camp and preseason to get their feet underneath them prior to their Week 1 game against the Broncos. But it's not without effort or accountability, as Ward demonstrated Wednesday.
-- Nick Shook
Checking in on Saints' QB competition
There's a three-man QB competition underway in New Orleans between Jake Haener, Spencer Rattler and second-round rookie Tyler Shough. The two veterans impressed on Wednesday with the long ball.
-- Around The NFL staff
Healthy Burrow feeling himself during camp
Over the last few years, training camp has consistently been a challenging period in the Bengals' football journey.
Joe Burrow has spent a couple of them dealing with health issues, including returning from a torn ACL in 2021, a ruptured appendix in 2022, a calf injury in 2023 and a wrist injury in 2024. For the first time since his rookie season, Burrow is embarking on a new season without any causes for concern.
According to Burrow, he's already reaping the rewards.
"Best I've thrown in years," Burrow said on Wednesday of his performance so far, via FOX 19's Jeremy Rauch. "Excited about where our team's at."
Much of the Bengals' potential in 2025 rests in their offense's ability to light up the scoreboard. They've invested heavily in their passing game with lucrative extensions for Burrow and receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, and while they continue to work on a deal for edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, they're going to need unheralded members of the defense to become key contributors in order to maximize their opportunities.
Until then, Cincinnati knows the offense will be responsible for carrying the team. That starts with Burrow, who seems to be ready for the challenge.
-- Nick Shook
Fighting = running at Cowboys camp
Things got a little too heated at Cowboys camp on Wednesday, and multiple practice skirmishes had head coach Brian Schottenheimer pause the session for some disciplinary sprints.
"You want to fight, let's f—----- fight. Get your ass on the sideline," Schottenheimer said, via The Athletic.
Veteran receiver CeeDee Lamb approved of his coach's methods.
"Do we want to be champions? Because throughout the years of us being here, talent was never the problem for us," Lamb said, via ESPN.com. "It was always discipline. How do we, like, get ahead and not behind? How do we not shoot ourselves in the foot? Honestly when that momentum is going our way, we need to continue to keep the foot on the pedal and make the right play and always think about the team."
-- Around The NFL staff
First-rounder seeing time at CB?
Big things are expected of Baltimore Ravens safety Malaki Starks after the club spent the 27th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft on him.
As the Ravens look for Starks and Kyle Hamilton to form a terrific tandem at safety, Baltimore is also moving Starks around on the field, getting him practice reps at cornerback.
Head coach John Harbaugh reaffirmed Starks will be a safety first, but the team believes Stark could benefit from learning multiple spots.
"He's definitely going to be a safety, but we do present the defense in different ways, and also the idea is to help him learn the defense," Harbaugh said, via the team website's Clifton Brown. "[He is] a very, very smart player."
-- Grant Gordon
