Veteran wide receiver Phillip Dorsett finds himself back in familiar territory, reuniting with head coach Pete Carroll after the Las Vegas Raiders signed him Tuesday, despite his apparent "retirement.

The Las Vegas Raiders will need a defensive upgrade of new coach Pete Carroll is going to carry out his planned rebuild.

Going into today, every team in the NFL has had at least one training camp practice so we thought now would be a good time to put out some early takeaways based on what we've seen so far. The Steelers held their first practice of training camp on Thursday,

Linebacker Tommy Eichenberg currently wears number 44 for the Raiders. Eichenberg, a second-year player, primarily played special teams as a rookie. Former Raiders running back Marv Hubbard is considered the best player to wear number 44.

New England Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones already views one newcomer as a team captain through the first three training camp practices. That player is former Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane.

Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore is returning from blood clots faster and slimmer in a new-look defense.

Mafi failed to make the Patriots' final roster under Bill Belichick's successor, Jerod Mayo, the following season. He was quickly signed to the Indianapolis Colts ' practice squad before eventually being promoted to the main roster. The Colts signed him to a reserve/future contract in January and then waived him a few months later.