The first step in every NFL team's preparation for the upcoming season is organized team activities (OTAs).
It's admittedly an early step, with players in shorts and shells, but it can be a big one, too.
It's a chance for young players to make a first impression on their new teammates. Or an opportunity for veterans to start putting a disappointing and/or injury-marred season squarely in the rearview mirror.
Now that OTAs are starting to wrap up from Arizona to Washington, there's no shortage of storylines and developments that have emanated from each. Some are promising.