Saturday may well be the most important day of the entire 2023 NFL preseason.
It's not just that this is the final week of the preseason. Saturday featured a full slate of games—10 in all.
Those games meant different things to different players. For many established starters, it meant another afternoon of watching from the sideline. For some others, it was a chance to shake off some rust and prepare for Week 1. For younger starters stepping into prominent roles in 2023, it was one last chance to get some game reps before the pressure ramps up and games start to count.