Tuesday camp preview: Sam Bradford under the microscope
— -- NFL Nation reporters look ahead to Tuesday's practices:
AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills: After a scorcher of a joint practice Monday, the Bills and Browns will get some relief from the heat when they meet again Tuesday evening. The key for the Bills will be staying healthy. They've lost two defensive players to ACL injuries since last week and have more than a half-dozen running backs and wide receivers out with various ailments. -- Mike Rodak
Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins are traveling Tuesday in preparation for their joint practices against the Panthers. Keep an eye on new Miami receiver Kenny Stills as he returns from a calf injury. -- James Walker
New England Patriots: It's a workout-then-travel day for the Patriots, who are scheduled to have an early practice before hitting the road to West Virginia, where they'll meet up with the Saints for joint practices Wednesday and Thursday. This is a big week for Tom Brady after he missed time last week because of settlement hearings in court, and he should get a lot of work. Brady and coach Bill Belichick have said the joint practices can be as good, if not better, than preseason games because of the quantity of quality repetitions. -- Mike Reiss
New York Jets: The Jets, back on the practice field after a day off, have a lot of work to do on offense. New starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has had only three practices with the first-team offense, and the lack of chemistry is evident. The next 12 days, with seven practices and two games, will be critical. -- Rich Cimini
AFC NORTH
Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens wrap up the 20th training camp in team history on Tuesday, and linebacker Terrell Suggs has only gotten stronger throughout it. He was relentless in the pass rush and was disruptive against the run. There were some concerns about Suggs' conditioning when he reported to camp, but he had his best practice on one of the hottest days this month. -- Jamison Hensley
Cincinnati Bengals: Russell Bodine's bad snaps have been a consistent problem during Bengals training camp. Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson was "pissed" Monday after witnessing another botched exchange to quarterback Andy Dalton. In one practice during a joint workout last week with the Giants, Bodine sent two over Dalton's head, causing the quarterback to scream at him. Bodine has plenty of time to fix the problem. For the third time in four days, the Bengals aren't scheduled Tuesday to practice. -- Coley Harvey
Cleveland Browns: The Browns return to Pittsford, New York, for a second day of work against the Buffalo Bills at St. John Fisher College. The first morning's work was not sterling, as the Bills had more energy and emotion during the two hours of work. Cornerback Justin Gilbert especially struggled. Browns coach Mike Pettine said he hoped his team would recognize the higher level of intensity on the second day, with practice set for 6-8 p.m. -- Pat McManamon
Pittsburgh Steelers: After 15 training camp sessions, the Steelers have a day off, then three more days before packing up and leaving Saint Vincent College. The Steelers would like to see a few things from their team in the final days. Defensive backs should be more active in passing lanes. No more drops in punt return drills ( Dri Archer had one Monday). And a more explosive pass rush off the edge would be nice. -- Jeremy Fowler
AFC SOUTH
Houston Texans: Though Peyton Manning didn't play in the Broncos' first preseason game, the Texans are looking forward to their defense being challenged by facing Manning this weekend. "It is always a good challenge for us to see where you are at up against the pass, because he is one of the best to ever do it," cornerback Johnathan Joseph said. -- Tania Ganguli
Indianapolis Colts: The Colts return to the practice Tuesday after having Monday off. A point of emphasis in practice will be working on taking care of the football and avoiding penalties. Indy turned the ball over three times and committed eight penalties for 108 yards in Sunday's preseason loss to Philadelphia. "We have to be better there," coach Chuck Pagano said. "Two areas that a couple of years ago we were really good at." -- Mike Wells
Jacksonville Jaguars: The Jaguars got two players back on the field on Monday (DE Chris Clemons and S James Sample). TE Julius Thomas and S Johnathan Cyprien will work in noncontact situations as they deal with hand injuries. Both will miss the rest of the preseason. -- Mike DiRocco
Tennessee Titans: After a very good practice with multiple quality catches, Justin Hunter will look to pick it up and carry it Tuesday. Ken Whisenhunt says the third-year receiver is trending up. That could be big news for QB Marcus Mariota and the Titans. -- Paul Kuharsky
AFC WEST
Denver Broncos: Cody Latimer will get more work with the starters over the next two days. Latimer has worked in the starting offense more of late as Emmanuel Sanders tries to return from a hamstring injury. The Broncos worked Sanders out before Friday night's preseason opener in Seattle -- he did not play -- and Sanders experienced some soreness in the days that followed. So, the Broncos held him out of practice Monday and are expected to hold him out Tuesday and Wednesday unless he improves significantly. That means Latimer gets more time in the offense and more chances to show why the Broncos might indeed use more three-wide receiver sets. -- Jeff Legwold
Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs will look to energize their passing game in practice Tuesday. Quarterback Alex Smith and the first-team offense weren't productive in Saturday night's preseason opener and then had more trouble in practice on Monday. Getting more big pass plays has been a priority for the Chiefs since training camp started. -- Adam Teicher
Oakland Raiders: The Raiders work on special teams a lot daily. One of their main issues is finding a returner. Trindon Holliday has first crack, but Oakland might have difficulty keeping the specialist on the 53-man roster. Another return possibility is special-teams ace Taiwan Jones. If I had to guess, I think Jones will end up with the job. -- Bill Williamson
San Diego Chargers: After signing his new contract extension, Philip Rivers took the field on Monday with the rest of his teammates in preparation for San Diego's second exhibition game on the road against the Arizona Cardinals. The Chargers will hold their final practice open to the public on Tuesday, which begins at 9 a.m. local time. -- Eric D. Williams
NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys: Tony Romo went through three straight practices for the first time since 2013 Monday, when the Cowboys practiced against the Rams, and coach Jason Garrett would not rule out Romo seeing action a fourth straight day Tuesday. In 2014, Romo never practiced more than two straight days as he rehabbed from major back surgery. After Tuesday, the Cowboys have only two more practices before they play San Francisco in the second preseason game. -- Todd Archer
New York Giants: The Giants are off Tuesday. When they return to practice Wednesday, they hope to have a couple of injured players back, including receiver Rueben Randle, who has been out all week with a knee injury, and cornerback Prince Amukamara, who has been out almost two weeks with a groin injury. -- Dan Graziano
Philadelphia Eagles: After a day off, the Eagles return to practice Tuesday. All eyes will be on Sam Bradford, who warmed up but did not play in Sunday's preseason opener. With his debut looming Saturday against Baltimore, Bradford needs a good week of practice to assert himself as the leader of the Eagles' offense . -- Phil Sheridan
Washington Redskins: It'll be big for the Redskins if corner DeAngelo Hall can practice Tuesday and then play Thursday. Hall showed definite rust early in camp, returning from his Achilles injury and could use as much work as possible. He also needs to play with two new safeties, who in turn must learn his game. -- John Keim
NFC NORTH
Chicago Bears: Tuesday is a travel day for the Bears. However, coach John Fox did schedule a two-hour practice at the team facility prior to departing for Indianapolis. The Bears return to work after a physical practice on Sunday that featured a heated exchange between defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff and center Will Montgomery. Monday's day off definitely came at the right time. The Bears needed to simmer down. Now the players and coaches hope the team can avoid any serious altercations during their joint practices against the Colts later in the week. -- Jeff Dickerson
Detroit Lions: The Lions have their final public practice of the year Tuesday in Allen Park. One thing to watch will be how offensive linemen Manny Ramirez and Laken Tomlinson continue to rotate throughout practice. That competition still seems to be very much alive. -- Michael Rothstein
Green Bay Packers: The Packers won't be back on the practice field until Wednesday because coach Mike McCarthy is giving the players the day off on Tuesday, just like he would during a typical regular-season week. "Then we'll start our preparation for Pittsburgh on Wednesday," McCarthy said of Sunday's preseason game against the Steelers. -- Rob Demovsky
Minnesota Vikings: In their second day back at their facility in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, following the conclusion of training camp last week, the Vikings will practice on Tuesday afternoon. Coach Mike Zimmer is expected to rejoin the team after the funeral for his father, Bill, in Florida on Monday. -- Ben Goessling
NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons: Having running backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman back in full pads off hamstring strains was a positive sign for the Falcons, but it doesn't necessarily mean they'll be ready for live action immediately. Falcons coach Dan Quinn said the next step will involve Freeman and Coleman participating in full-team drills after some light individual drills on Monday. Tuesday's practice might involve another day of limited participation for the duo. We'll see. -- Vaughn McClure
Carolina Panthers: Ron Rivera says there's no real concern over the health of left defensive end Charles Johnson, who was carted off the field Monday with soreness in the calf injury that kept him out of practice all of last week. But the goal was to have everybody healthy in time for Wednesday and Thursday practices against Miami. Stay tuned to see if Johnson is able to practice on Tuesday, and if right defensive end Frank Alexander is back working with the first and second teams after spending Monday with the third team following a poor outing against Buffalo. -- David Newton
New Orleans Saints: Rookie linebacker Davis Tull is expected to make his practice debut Tuesday after being sidelined all summer by pre-draft shoulder surgery. He'll likely be eased into the mix, but he adds to an intriguing group of young edge rushers fighting for significant roles on the defense, along with fellow rookie Hau'oli Kikaha and second-year pros Kasim Edebali and Ronald Powell. -- Mike Triplett
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Bucs will keep a close eye on newly acquired right tackle Gosder Cherilus during Tuesday's practice. It will be Cherilus' first day with the team. He was signed after starter Demar Dotson suffered a knee sprain in Saturday's preseason opener. Cherilus is likely to step right into the starting role because the Bucs don't have much depth at tackle. -- Pat Yasinskas
NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals: Chris Johnson, who signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals on Monday, is expected to make his Arizona debut at practice Tuesday. With David Johnson slowly working his way back from a hamstring injury, Johnson could start getting significant reps as the Cards' second back behind starter Andre Ellington. -- Josh Weinfuss
St. Louis Rams: The Rams and Cowboys made it through their first joint practice Monday without any major incidents after getting plenty of warnings from their respective head coaches. But Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson stirred it up with Cowboys running back Joseph Randle at one point, nearly leading to a bigger skirmish. Johnson has a habit of pushing the boundaries, so we'll see if they can get through their final practice Tuesday without incident. -- Nick Wagoner
San Francisco 49ers: After Saturday night's preseason opener at the Houston Texans and two straight days off, the Niners return to practice Tuesday with a better sense of who they are in a game situation. The Niners emerged from the exhibition relatively healthy, but now they await an MRI and results on starting inside linebacker Michael Wilhoite's leg injury, as he has yet to practice in camp and his spot has been handled solidly by Nick Moody. -- Paul Gutierrez
Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks' morning practice will be the second chance to evaluate the recent shakeup along the offensive line. On Monday, Seattle had starting right tackle Justin Britt playing left guard while former backup Garry Gilliam was at right tackle. Also of interest will be the health of a few cornerbacks. Richard Sherman and Will Blackmon didn't practice Monday, still nursing injuries that kept them out of Seattle's preseason opener. The Seahawks activated Tharold Simon from PUP, but he only took part in warm-ups Monday before watching the remainder of practice. -- Brady Henderson