-- An ESPN/Rotoblurb note I didn’t want to see out on bigger platforms…
From NBC Sports on Rachaad White: Fowler said the team has expanded White’s route tree this offseason. The second-year back, who struggled as a rusher behind a suspect Tampa offensive line in 2022, is expected to see a “heavy workload” as the team’s lead back this season. An excellent and productive pass catcher in college, White — who caught 50 of 58 targets as a rookie — could be a major value pick in PPR formats this summer. He’s being taken as the 26th running back off the board.
Not sure if this will push him a bit or if this kinda stuff just gets lost ‘in the wash’ of everyone touting virtually everyone in early August.
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-- Cooper Kupp left practice with an injury, walked off with a trainer. Concern is all over the internet with his ACL history. Nothing confirmed yet, but I'm told (from a shaky/OK source) it's a hamstring with a 2-3+ week possible timeline for recovery. We’ll see if this source is on the ball with this one.
-- Pitt rookie CB Cory Trice was carted off the practice field today…unsure the severity of his injury.
-- Trayveon Williams was carted off in practice too…but reports are back that it’s just a sprain and he’ll miss a few weeks…still opens the door for Chase Brown and Chris Evans to see more reps. Brown seems to be the beneficiary right now…running ahead of Evans in practice.
-- Kene Nwangwu has been running the most as the #2 RB behind Alexander Mattison…so, when Mattison got hurt a little today and taken out for precaution …it could’ve been a bigger dose of Kene -- but he missed the entire practice (Tues.).
So…Ty Chandler got more looks with the 1st-team and was shaky. DeWayne McBride got more looks too but not as many as Ty. McBride is a project prospect (one I think fails).
-- Will Levis is starting to make a move in training camp…back-to-back good/great days being reported by all observers, and he’s about to leave Malik Willis in the dust on the depth chart and moving towards a Tannehill takeover in 2023 or for sure to start 2024.
Watching Levis in training camp...he's just so talented, so physically gifted. He will have his day, eventually. I just wish it wasn't in the Titans offense.
-- WSH RB Brian Robinson is pulling away from the pack as the main starter through unpadded practices. We’ll see if it holds up in pads and when preseason games start happening…and that’s when Chris Rodriquez gets to touch the ball in live action -- and that’s Rodriquez’s time to get noticed. A power runner is not going to ‘shine’ in shorts and t-shirt practices.
-- LAC secondary note…
CB Asante Samuel is not running with the starters…he is now behind Ja’Sir Taylor, a 6th-round pick in 2022 out of Wake Forest, for the slot/nickel role.
J.C. Jackson looks all the way back and is the outside starting CB with Michael Davis.
