Welcome to the Weekend Read. This week we run through our favorite stories of the week, 15 nuggets from around the NFL as training camp gets underway and a lesson in conditioning from an NFL defensive end. Enjoy.
Recommended Reading
• Life after The Brow: How David Griffin rebuilt the Pelicans—and himself in the process. (By Jake Fischer)
• The Dodgers have the best record. The Yankees have the most resources. The Red Sox have the highest payroll. But everybody is chasing the Astros. (By Tom Verducci)
• This is the story of how a Tampa Bay–based chef helped a Cuban Olympic boxer escape from one of the world’s most oppressive regimes.