Raiders Rookie Impresses In Second Week Of Nfl Warm-ups

The 2nd week of pre-season successful nan NFL intends a fewer much plays from nan sport's biggest stars and much reps for our budding rookie sensations nether nan agleam lights of nan large league.

We had a fewer much clues arsenic to which teams mightiness thrive successful nan coming run and who whitethorn struggle, and glimpses of who nan prima performers will be.

Here's what caught our oculus this week.

Rookie moving backmost Ashton Jeanty could beryllium a large problem for opposing defences this play judging by his bruising cameo for nan Las Vegas Raiders against nan San Francisco 49ers.

The sixth wide prime of nan draught near nan section aft taking a large hit, but returned to people a touchdown and showcase his talent pinch a sadistic 13-yard unreserved that saw him flatten 2 would-be tacklers.

Jeanty's beingness style is akin to erstwhile Raiders rusher Marshawn Lynch, and had his backmost Geno Smith beaming: "He's going to beryllium a typical player."

Head coach Pete Carroll had Lynch while successful Seattle, and had immoderate typically forthright praise for nan rookie, saying: "Jeanty looked reliable arsenic hell."

Jaxson Dart is becoming nan talk of pre-season pinch different eye-catching outing for nan New York Giants' rookie quarterback.

Dart replaced seasoned Russell Wilson mid-drive and went connected to people a passing and rushing touchdown against nan New York Jets to proceed nan Giants' awesome pre-season.

Even much awesome is nan Giants' offence clicking without prima receiver Malik Nabers who will apt miss each 3 pre-season games pinch a backmost injury.

But Dart is nan large communicative - drafted arsenic nan semipermanent franchise quarterback, different show for illustration this will person galore wondering if his clip will travel overmuch sooner than expected.

Number 1 wide prime Cam Ward only completed 2 passes for 42 yards, but showed overmuch much committedness than nan stat statement suggests.

He had a bully 35-yard completion connected nan tally and besides produced perchance nan champion propulsion by immoderate rookie backmost this pre-season - only to spot it dropped by receiver Van Jefferson.

Ward missed a mates of throws, but pre-season is each astir showing committedness and that 1 propulsion unsocial to Jefferson gave Tennessee Titans caput coach Brian Callahan assurance his feline tin make an effect successful nan NFL.

"I'm very encouraged," said Callahan of Ward. "That shot that was dropped was an unthinkable throw. He's shown each nan things we request to spot from an operations standpoint."

It was only against nan Buffalo Bills back-ups, but Caleb Williams looked awesome successful his first pre-season action for nan Chicago Bears - who enjoyed a 38-0 shutout victory.

Williams was objective from nan start, erstwhile he led a 97-yard touchdown thrust pinch a cleanable backmost standing of 158.3.

The Bears grounded to people a azygous touchdown connected their opening possession past season, truthful nan 2024 number 1 wide prime has already surgery caller crushed to commencement his 2nd twelvemonth successful nan NFL.

The Cleveland Browns backmost business is fascinating, pinch Shedeur Sanders enjoying a good debut past week but retired injured this week - giving chap rookie Dillon Gabriel his chance successful nan spotlight.

Gabriel had a mixed performance, completing 13 passes for 143 yards but besides throwing a prime six and losing a fumble.

The third-round prime was businesslike early on, but struggled erstwhile forced disconnected script, leaving caput coach Kevin Stefanski pinch much questions than answers.

Stefanski will make his backmost determination earlier adjacent week's last pre-season outing, pinch seasoned Joe Flacco group to commencement but a large prime to beryllium made connected his back-up.

Travis Hunter missed nan Jacksonville Jaguars' 17-17 necktie astatine nan New Orleans Saints pinch what nan squad says is an precocious assemblage injury.

Hunter was owed to step-up his activity connected defence arsenic he looks to play connected some sides of nan shot this season, truthful missing nan crippled will beryllium a setback.

The Dallas Cowboys could beryllium successful nan hunt for a caller back-up backmost to Dak Prescott aft 2 muddling displays by Joe Milton.

Dallas hoped Milton could show much arsenic they're not keen connected their different action Will Grier, truthful they whitethorn person to dip into nan marketplace for different back-up.

One back-up who tin play is Denver's Jarrett Stidham, who threw different 2 touchdowns for nan Broncos to proceed their awesome pre-season.

Sean Payton has assembled a heavy roster pinch Stidham looking a coagulated back-up to Bo Nix pinch 376 yards and 4 touchdowns successful conscionable complete 3 quarters this pre-season.