July 25 Training Camp Notes: Roquan Smith's 'hold-in,' Orlando Brown Jr.'s absence and more

Robinson tore his Achilles tendon in Week 16 last season, so this is a great sign that he’s ahead in his recovery.
Jacksonville head coach Doug Pederson said the team is hopeful that he will be fully cleared by mid-August.
The former undrafted free agent had an up-and-down year under then-head coach Urban Meyer, totaling 767 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. He earned a 77.1 PFF rushing grade. As a rookie, Robinson tallied 1,070 rushing yards and 10 total touchdowns.

Smith is entering the last year of his rookie contract and is scheduled to make $9.73 million under the fifth-year option.
“Holding-in” has become the new trend in recent years for players upset with their contracts. The player will show up to camp but won’t participate in anything on-field.
The report adds that “Smith has not yet received an offer he would remotely consider.”
The league-wide belief has been that Smith will push to become the first-ever $20 million per year off-ball linebacker.
The former top-10 pick has had 100-plus tackles in each of his four seasons and finished 2021 with a career-high 163.
He performed well in coverage in 2020 with an 84.0 grade, although that dropped to 68.0 last season.

This shouldn’t come as a major surprise, as Brown is yet to sign his franchise tag tender, meaning he’s technically not under contract and the team can’t fine him.
Brown and the Chiefs couldn’t reach an agreement on a long-term extension before the July 15 deadline, so he’s expected to play this season under the franchise tag for a fully guaranteed $16.6 million. He starts losing money only if he misses regular-season games.
In his first full season starting at left tackle, Brown earned a 75.4 overall grade, with a 76.1 mark in pass protection and a 67.0 mark as a run blocker.

Ross recently had foot surgery, leading to the team placing him on injured reserve and ending his season before it began.
The Chiefs signed Ross as an undrafted free agent. There was serious concern about his neck/spine coming out of college, leading to him going undrafted.
The former Clemson standout racked up 1,000 yards as a true freshman back in 2018. He was the highest-graded skill player on a 2018 national championship Clemson team that also featured Travis Etienne, Tee Higgins and Hunter Renfrow. He tacked on six receptions, 153 yards and a touchdown in the national championship game against Alabama.
Everyone is hopeful he could return to a clean bill of health come next season.

Gutekunst helped hire LaFleur back in 2019, and the pair have gone on to win 13 regular-season games in all three years together.
They haven’t reached the ultimate goal yet, losing twice in the NFC Championship Game and last season in the divisional round.
The Packers also extended director of football operations Russ Ball.

The report adds that nothing is imminent at this point.
Barr spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Vikings after being drafted ninth overall in 2014.
He finished last season with a respectable 63.8 overall grade and a 72.6 pass-rush grade.
Dallas could use some help at linebacker, especially considering how the team split up Micah Parsons’ snaps in 2021.