Around the NFL, players and coaches are enjoying one last vacation before the sound and fury of another season arrives in full. Here's the one thought most of them are trying to avoid: Training camp is just weeks away. In fact, the veterans in Minnesota and Pittsburgh report to camp in just 12 days.
Veterans for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get a few more days of rest than the Vikings and Steelers but will be back on the job on July 31. The first practice of training camp will be the very next day. That also marks the true beginning of competition on the depth chart, after an offseason that was focused on learning the playbook and getting into proper shape for camp.