All 32 NFL squads have opened preseason camp, meaning that everyone is now officially beginning preparations for the upcoming 2024 season. They are training for the long road that culminates in New Orleans, on Feb. 9, 2025 for Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome.
Georgia Southern will once again have a strong presence in the League as seven former Eagle players are in camp. Here's a list of all seven, where their training camp is going on, as well as their preseason schedule.
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Darrell Baker Jr., CB
Indianapolis Colts: Grand Park Sports Campus, Westfield, Ind.
Game 1: vs. Denver, Sunday, Aug. 11
Game 2: vs. Arizona, Saturday, Aug. 17
Game 3: at Cincinnati, Thursday, Aug. 22
Briefly: Baker Jr. earned the starting spot for the season opener and kept it for the first half of the season. He will look to regain his position with the Colts this year.
Shemar Bartholomew, CB
New York Jets: Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, Florham Park, N.J.
Game 1: vs. Washington, Saturday, Aug. 10
Game 2: at Carolina, Saturday, Aug. 17
Game 3: vs. New York Giants, Saturday, Aug. 24
Briefly: Bartholomew was signed as an undrafted free agent after his standout year in Statesboro last season.
Tyler Bass, K
Buffalo Bills: St. John Fisher University, Rochester, N.Y.
Game 1: vs. Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 10
Game 2: at Pittsburgh, Saturday, Aug. 17
Game 3: vs. Carolina, Saturday, Aug. 24
Briefly: Bass is firmly entrenched as the Bills' kicker after four standout seasons with the Bills. He signed a multi-year extension prior to 2023.
Raymond Johnson III, DE
San Francisco 49ers: SAP Performance Facility, Santa Clara, Calif.
Game 1: at Tennessee, Saturday, Aug. 10
Game 2: vs. New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 18
Game 3: at Las Vegas, Friday, Aug. 23
Briefly: Johnson III has spent the past two years on and off practice squads in Cincinnati and Detroit and will look to make the main roster this year after signing with the 49ers this offseason. He will once again have to prove himself in hopes of making the Super Bowl contenders.
Younghoe Koo, K
Atlanta Falcons: IBM Performance Field, Flowery Branch, Ga.
Game 1: at Miami, Friday, Aug. 9
Game 2: at Baltimore, Saturday, Aug. 17
Game 3: vs. Jacksonville, Friday, Aug. 23
Briefly: Koo is firmly entrenched as the Falcons' kicker after a Pro Bowl season in 2020 and another standout season last year. He signed a multi-year extension prior to 2023.
Najee Thompson, S
Minnesota Vikings: Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, Eagan, Minn.
Game 1: vs. Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 10
Game 2: at Cleveland, Saturday, Aug. 17
Game 3: at Philadelphia, Saturday, Aug. 24
Briefly: Thompson made the team last year as an undrafted free agent after standing out on special teams. He's moved from corner to safety this season and has a great shot at making the 53-man roster again.
Kindle Vildor, CB
Detroit Lions: Detroit Lions Training Facility, Allen Park, Mich.
Game 1: at New York Giants, Thursday, Aug. 8
Game 2: at Kansas City, Saturday, Aug. 17
Game 3: vs. Pittsburgh, Saturday, Aug. 24
Briefly: Vildor spent time with Chicago, Tennessee and Philadelphia before landing with Detroit late in the season. It was a great fit as he moved into the starting lineup late in the season and for the postseason. He re-signed with the Lions this offseason.
Additionally, two former players will be waiting for calls to join squads. Running backs Matt Breida (New York Giants) and Jerick McKinnon (Kansas City) both were not re-signed by their teams and are available as free agents. Breida would be heading into his eighth year in the league while McKinnon, a two-time Super Bowl champ, would be heading into his 10th.
Clubs are allowed to carry a 90-man roster to begin camp. Rosters must be cut down to 53 players prior to 4 p.m., New York time, on Aug. 27. Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must select one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to count the player on the Active List. Teams may continue to make moves after the initial roster of 53 is determined.
This list is believed to be accurate as of July 24, 2024.
