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With the NFL regular season steadily approaching, this article aims to touch on IDP-relevant news and topics during training camps and preseason games. We'll examine injuries, contract situations, camp battles, rookie buzz, and other pertinent IDP topics. The plan is to have this article ready for your viewing every Thursday until the season kicks off. Thanks for tuning in; let's get to it!

IDP News: EDGE Haason Reddick, NY Jets

Haason Reddick requests to be traded out of New York.

Things are getting even messier in New York with the Hasson Reddick situation. First, Reddick was holding out for a new contract, absent from offseason team activities and training camp. Now, Reddick wants to be traded out of New York, which the front office has said is not happening. With Reddick away from the team, it’s a boost to promising second-year edge rusher Will McDonald IV, and Micheal Clemons also becomes more intriguing. Jermaine Johnson was already going to be heavily involved, and his presence would be even more crucial if Reddick remained away from the team.

IDP News: EDGE Jaelan Phillips, Miami

Jaelan Phillips is cleared for practice.

Less than nine months after suffering a torn Achilles, Miami has activated Phillips off the PUP list, and he has been cleared for the practice field. This is big news for the Miami defense, as Phillips is their biggest threat off the edge. We should expect Miami to be cautious with Phillips as he returns from a major injury like a torn Achilles. Phillips’ practice progress will be one to monitor in the coming weeks as we make our way to regular season action. After Phillips, the Miami edge unit consists of rookies Chop Robinson and Mohamed Komara, and newly re-signed Emmanuel Ogbah. Bradley Chubb (ACL) remains on the PUP list. 

IDP News: EDGE Bralen Trice, Atlanta and Matthew Judon, Atlanta

Rookie Bralen Trice suffers a torn ACL, ending his season. Atlanta trades for the Patriots' Matthew Judon.

Trice, a 2024 third-round rookie, suffers a brutal injury, tearing his ACL in Atlanta’s first preseason game. With football back in full swing, we can get these unfortunate circumstances. Trice was a productive edge rusher coming out of Washington, compiling 16 sacks and 23.5 tackles for loss over his last two collegiate seasons. Atlanta’s pass rush group needed reinforcements, and there was hope Trice could be an impact rookie when ready. While this is a bummer for this season, let’s hope Trice has a speedy recovery and we hear his name making noise this time next year. To fill this hole, the Falcons sent a third-round pick to New England for Judon. This is a huge upgrade for Atlanta's pass rush.

IDP News: S DeMarcco Hellams, Atlanta

DeMarcco Hellams suffered an ankle injury and is set to miss significant time, per head coach Raheem Morris.

The Atlanta defense suffers yet another tough loss in Week 1 of the preseason, as they will be without DeMarcco Hellams for a while. Hellams was competing with Richie Grant for the starting safety spot next to Jessie Bates III, so the timing of the injury is very unfortunate. Grant will be lining up next to Bates going forward, with the chance the Falcons will kick the tires on the veteran free-agent safety market.