As another NFL season gets set to kick off this week, Across the Shield is back to serve as your weekly Monday morning roundup of how former Ohio State players are performing around the league.
Typically, this article will focus on what happened in the previous weekend of games, highlighting the top performances and plays you need to see by Buckeyes in the NFL from Sunday (and Thursday night when applicable) action. Without a preseason of buildup to the 2020 season, though, we kick off this season of Across the Shield by looking ahead to Week 1 and previewing some of the opening-week games that might interest you most if you bleed scarlet and gray.