Been waiting all offseason for your favorite NFL team to take the field again? You're in luck, because every team will have opened their preseason slate by the end of next weekend.
While the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons played in the Hall of Fame Game this past Thursday, the rest of the NFL teams play their first preseason game later this week. There are 11 games scheduled for Thursday, two on Friday and three on Saturday.
So, the next week will be filled with rookies making their professional debuts, players beginning to battle for roster spots and starters getting geared up for the start of a new season.