Camp Notes: Two Cowboys Backs, a Rams Receiver, and a Trade Request Nobody Rescinded

The useful camp reporting this week is not about who is hurt. It is about who is getting the reps that decide a roster spot.

Dallas is auditioning a backfield

The Cowboys plan to give significant preseason work to running backs Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah. Both have drawn real praise in camp, and both are competing for the RB2 job behind Javonte Williams. Significant preseason work for two backs at the same spot is how that competition gets settled, and it means the carries in these games are worth reading rather than skipping.

Los Angeles expects Nacua back

Puka Nacua is expected to resume practicing next week after leaving a session with psoas and core soreness. Soreness that costs a week in mid-August is the least consequential item in any camp report, which is precisely why it is worth stating plainly rather than leaving to speculation.

Green Bay likes where Kraft is

Tucker Kraft is considered on track to be ready for Week 1 after dealing with a knee issue, per the Packers' own offensive coordinator. On track is the team's phrase, not an inference.

Indianapolis, unresolved

Anthony Richardson has not rescinded his trade request, and is still taking preseason reps while it stands. His own comments this week were closer to that than to an active push. Both things are true at once, and the distinction matters: a standing request is a fact about paperwork, not a fact about how much either side wants a resolution this month.

One small trade

Defensive tackle Jordan Phillips moved from the Giants to the Cowboys, with Dallas sending a sixth-round pick and receiving Phillips plus a seventh. That is roster maintenance rather than a move, and it is included because the compensation is the whole story: a one-round swap is what a team pays for depth it expects to use.