As NFL training camps open across the league, the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions begin their summer preparations with two of their star players present, but not participating in practice. Running backs Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs reported to their respective team facilities on time but did not participate in initial team drills. Both players are seeking new contract extensions entering their fourth NFL season. As training camps roll on, here's what you should know about the situations involving Gibbs and Robinson, along with what might be next. Why Are Bijan Robinson And Jahmyr Gibbs Holding In? Both Robinson and Gibbs are seeking multi-year contract extensions after three highly productive seasons. Selected in the first round of the 2023 draft, both backs are eligible for new deals that reflect their roles as primary offensive anchors for their franchises. "You guys know how we feel about Gibbs," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said. "This is both sides working through something." Both players reported to camp to fulfill mandatory attendance requirements while their representatives negotiate with front office personnel. Gibbs, taken twelfth overall in 2023, has earned Pro Bowl honors in all three of his professional seasons. He has generated 5,029 yards from scrimmage and 49 total touchdowns for Detroit as both a runner and receiver. Robinson has produced high-level output since being selected eighth overall in 2023. Across his first three seasons, he has accumulated 5,648 all-purpose yards and 34 total touchdowns. Last season, he earned first-team All-Pro honors after leading the NFL with 1,478 rushing yards and setting a Falcons franchise record with 2,298 yards from scrimmage. Who Are The Highest Paid Running Backs In The NFL? The market for top-tier running backs has risen in recent offseasons. Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley leads the position with an average annual contract value of $20.6 million. San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey ranks second at $19 million per year, followed by Baltimore Ravens veteran Derrick Henry at $15 million annually and Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor at $14 million per year. Extensions for Robinson and Gibbs are expected to compete with or surpass the top of this market. What Does A Fifth-Year Option Mean For Their Contracts? A fifth-year option is a contract clause applying to first-round draft picks. Both Atlanta and Detroit exercised these options in April, locking in fully guaranteed contract years for the 2027 season. Under the current structure, Gibbs earns slightly over $1 million in base salary this season, alongside a roster bonus exceeding $2 million, with his fifth-year option slated at $14.29 million in 2027. Robinson will earn a base salary of $1.145 million this season, alongside a roster bonus just over $2.5 million, with his fifth-year option set at $11.32 million in 2027. While these options secure team control through 2027, both players are seeking long-term security before playing out their fourth season. What Is The Difference Between A Hold-In And A Hold-Out? A hold-in occurs when a player physically reports to training camp and attends in-person, but refrains from participating in full-contact practices or team drills. By reporting to the facility, players avoid mandatory daily fines required under the collective bargaining agreement. In contrast, a hold-out occurs when a player does not report to the team's facility entirely during mandatory sessions, resulting in daily financial penalties and other punishments.

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Ahead of its 2026 training camp, the Detroit Lions placed a pair of players on the NFI list.Defensive back Christian Izien was placed on the on the Active/Non-Football Illness list and offensive guard Christian Mahogany on the Active/Non-Football Injury list (NFI).On Wednesday, Lions head coach Dan Campbell commented on both players' statuses to start camp. Campbell also provided an update on tight end Tyler Conklin, who joined safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch on the Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP)."Izzy just had a little flu bug. We're going to make sure he's good to go, hopefully by Friday we get him in practice here. Mahogany needs a couple of days and then he'll be ready. Conklin's going to probably be about two weeks here, somewhere in there. He's running. He got a little calf back in the spring. We're hopeful. No setbacks. We're trying to be smart with him. But, hopefully get him back as soon as possible so we can get some reps on him," Campbell said.Coach Campbell with updates on Christian Izien, Christian Mahogany and Tyler Conklin. pic.twitter.com/XcQ4HMGQR8 Detroit Lions (@Lions) July 29, 2026The Lions signed Izien this offseason to a one-year, $2 million contract. Originally an undrafted free agent out of Rutgers, Izien played in 45 games and started 15 with the Bucs over his first three NFL seasons.Izien has recorded 165 tackles, five passes defended, three interceptions and three forced fumbles in his career thus far.Mahogany, a 2024 sixth-round pick by the Lions from Boston College, played in and started 11 games at left guard for the Lions last season. The 6-foot-3, 330-pound lineman has played in 18 career games and started 12.The Lions inked Conklin to a one-year, $1.3 million contract this offseason. Conklin, an eight-year NFL veteran, appeared in 13 games and started five last season for the Chargers. The 6-foot-3, 248-pound tight end has played in 127 NFL games and started 69.Conklin caught seven passes for 101 yards last season with the Chargers. Originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft by theMinnesota Vikingsout of Central Michigan, Conklin has reeled in 270 receptions for 2,645 yards and 11 touchdowns.Conklin's most productive season came in the 2023 season with theJetswhen he caught 61 passes for 621 yards.For moreLionscoverage, follow us on X,@TheLionsWire, and give ourFacebookpage a like.Follow Josh on X,@JoshOnLionsThis article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Dan Campbell updates status of Lions' NFI list players

A year after winning their first NFC South division title in almost a decade, the Carolina Panthers were hoping to build on that momentum in 2026. Training camp injuries for Carolina are, unfortunately, already throwing a wrench into those plans. Just about a week after promising linebacker Nic Scourton tore his ACL on the first day of Panthers training camp, Carolina took a crushing blow to its offensive foundation on Wednesday. Rookie receiver Chris Brazzell, a third-round pick in April's draft, tore the LCL in his left knee. While the injury is obviously much better news than the more famous ACL tear, it's still not ideal. It's still an important ligament in a person's knee, after all. This injury, as such, is basically going to knock out a significant chunk of Brazzell's rookie NFL season, a year he needs to develop and learn as a young player. He'll be out about eight weeks, to be somewhat exact:Panthers rookie WR Chris Brazzell sustained a moderate LCL tear in his left knee and is expected to miss up to eight weeks, per a league source with knowledge of the situation.Brazzell's injury is believed to be unrelated to his earlier knee issue. Joe Person (@josephperson) July 29, 2026Brazzell's absence will not only be detrimental to his development, but also to the Panthers as a whole. As it stands, the Panthers have a huge gap of reliable receivers after last year's Offensive Rookie of the Year, Tetairoa McMillan, and are likely hoping Brazzell eventually steps into that role for Bryce Young. For now, that hopeful rise will have to wait as Brazzell recovers. Who will likely replace Brazzell for the Panthers while he recovers from his injury?Expect a platoon of Jalen Coker, Xavier Legette, and perhaps Jimmy Horn Jr. to try and fill in the blanks for Brazzell. This article originally appeared on For The Win: How long will Panthers' rookie Chris Brazzell be out with knee injury?

Ellie McCartney won Northern Ireland's fifth medal of the Commonwealth Games [Getty Images]Northern Ireland's Daniel Wiffen claimed a silver medal in the men's 1500m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games, after Ellie McCartney took women's 200m breaststroke bronze in Glasgow.Wiffen, who had described himself as a "medal guarantee" in the build-up to the Games, had to settle for silver behind Australian's Sam Short.The 25-year-old, who won 800m gold and 1500m silver at the Paris Olympics two years ago, put in his best performance of the Commonwealths after he missed out on the podium in the 400m and 800m freestyle.Short, who also won 400m and 800m freestyle gold in Glasgow, won in a time of 14:42.11, with Wiffen 2.69 seconds behind but a comfortable second ahead of Benjamin Goedemans of Australia.It came after McCartney finished a surprise third behind home favourite Angharad Evans and Kaylene Corbett of South Africa in the opening race of the evening.The 21-year-old had posted the sixth-fastest time in the semi-finals but put in a storming performance to take third in a time of 2:24.73.Her time was enough to win bronze ahead of Australia's Ella Ramsay by 0.16 seconds.O'Connor wins NI's first gold medal in heptathlonMcCartney is Commonwealth Youth Games in 2023 and European Under-23 gold medallist last year, but her bronze in Glasgow is a first senior international medal for the Enniskillen swimmer."I'm over the moon. I didn't know what to expect coming in tonight, but I just wanted to give it my all," McCartney told BBC Sport."It was the last individual race I have. I have the relay later tonight, so still another race to go, but I just wanted to end it off on a high."The two medals on Wednesday brings Northern Ireland's tally in the pool to four after after Bethany Firth's bronze medal in the 200m freestyle S14 and Barry McClements' silver in the men's S9 100m backstroke.Five minutes before Wiffen won silver, Kate O'Connor won Northern Ireland's first gold of the Games as she won the heptathlon.Gary Kelly and the duo of Chloe Wilson and Shauna O'Neill won bronze medals in bowls, and six Northern Ireland boxers are guaranteed medals after reaching the semi-finals.In the men's 200m freestyle, Jack McMillan finished in sixth place as Kai Taylor of Australia won gold. England's James Guy was second and Matt Richards of Wales took bronze.McMillan was second after 100m metres but a surge from his Team GB team-mates was enough to surpass the 26-year-old and he finished in a time of 1:46.29 seconds.Northern Ireland will also be in relay action in the women's 4x100m medley final, where McCartney will be back in the pool, at 21:20 BST, before the men's event at 21:31 BST

BLOOMINGTON Indiana football defensive end Triston Abram has entered the transfer portal with the Hoosiers set to open fall camp in the coming days. Abram made the announcement on social media Wednesday, July 29. The Missouri native was a 3-star signee in IU's 2025 signing class. He had 18 scholarship offers coming out of Christian Brothers College, including Kansas State, Cincinnati, Michigan and Georgia Tech.The 6-foot-3, 228-pounder will have four years of eligibility left. More: Indiana football commands respect at Big Ten Media DaysHe didn't play last year while redshirting, but participated in spring camp with Indiana looking to reload at defensive end after graduating three key players in the rotation (Mikail Kamara, Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt) at the position. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti came out of the spring excited about the team's depth at the position. "Defensively we have 18 defensive linemen, between D-ends, D-tackles," Cignetti said. "Good young players, good old players."Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana defensive end enters transfer portal

He breaks his opponents leg and gets a HISTORIC ban He literally ended up in court over it!Brazil may have just changed the rules on suspensions without even realizing it.It all started on July 23 during the match between Internacional and Cruzeiro. With the visitors leading 1-0, Victor Gabriel was guilty of a horrible tackle on Gabriel Pec.The verdict was unequivocal: a broken leg for the Cruzeiro player and a straight red for the Internacional one.The story could have ended there with a standard suspension for Victor Gabriel, but no, it went much further.It turns out that the Sixth Disciplinary Commission of the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) deemed the usual punishment for violent play (one to six matches) insufficient given the severity of Gabriel Pecs injury.It therefore applied the aggravating circumstance provided for in Article 254 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice, which requires the offending player to remain suspended until the victim is fit to return to training, for a maximum period of 180 days.As a result of this decision, Victor Gabriel will only be able to play again once Cruzeiros medical staff has confirmed that Gabriel Pec has returned to training. His absence is expected to last three to four months.To make matters worse for him, during his appearance before the Disciplinary Commission, Internacional used VAR clips in its defense. But those audio recordings were apparently doctored and actually came from the Twitter account "The Brazilian VAR." It is in fact a parody account meant to mock Brazilian refereeing.Clearly, when things go wrong, they really go wrong.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

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