Overview
- OTAs, which begin May 26, provide competitive non-contact practice periods where coaches will sort early pecking orders and evaluate players for training camp roles.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars enter OTAs with a crowded safety room and a by-committee running back plan after departures of Travis Etienne and Devin Lloyd and the additions of Chris Rodriguez Jr. plus 10 draft picks.
- The Indianapolis Colts show heavy offseason turnover with about 10 free-agent additions and roughly 20 rookies on the roster, producing open competitions at backup quarterback, WR3, multiple offensive-line spots, and the defensive front.
- Rookies and undrafted free agents will be judged on reps and special-teams value during OTAs, which will influence who reaches the 53-man roster or practice squad this summer.
- Keep an eye on Anthony Richardson’s status as a developing trade question and on how early OTA reps set depth-chart decisions that could change game-day roles and roster construction before preseason.