The training camp storylines worth buying into

August comes with salt air, the rust on your door, and a whole bunch of hollow training camp storylines. But how many of those storylines are actually worth believing? Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dig into the running back market, the Vikings QB competition, Aaron Donald, and more of the trendy storylines coming out of training camp.

Accompanied reading: Alec Lewis on Vikings run game, https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7494772/2026/08/06/minnesota-vikings-run-game-training-camp/

0:00 Welcome to the show

0:53 Jahmyr Gibbs contract and disclaimer

2:48 Bijan Robinson/Jonathan Taylor contracts

8:46 Aaron Donald & Los Angeles Rams official workout

14:32 Jakobi Lane & Baltimore Ravens

18:33 Tylan Wallace nostalgia

19:26 JJ McCarthy vs Kyler Murray

23:56 Frank Smith & Minnesota Vikings run game

27:59 Bud Clark & Seattle Seahawks

32:38 Philadelphia Eagles receivers

35:53 KC Concepcion/Denzel Boston & Cleveland Browns

37:33 Browns trade for Spencer Rattler?

43:00 New Orleans Saints optimism

44:20 Darnell Wright & Chicago Bears contract

48:37 MarShawn Lloyd & Green Bay Packers

50:26 Packers offensive line

52:40 Max Iheanachor & Pittsburgh Steelers

56:18 Dexter Lawrence & Cincinnati Bengals

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