Dallas faces a Sept. 4 opener vs Philadelphia with Micah Parsons still in contract limbo, yet coach Brian Schottenheimer remains confident he’ll suit up. Parsons has spent camp on a chair but is participating in meetings and walkthroughs, and Dallas is betting his conditioning and game-day readiness will keep the defense elite while the business side sorts itself out.

The Cowboys’ defense appears anchored by Parsons’ on-field impact, combining elite pass rush with top EPA/Play metrics when he’s on the field, while posting stark drops when he’s off. Dallas has publicly leaned into a team-first mindset, even as Aikman argued Parsons’ absence could hinder the club’s chances—a view Schottenheimer disputes as overly simplistic.

Jim Harbaugh’s NCAA sign‑stealing sanctions linger even as he coaches in the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers, a dynamic Urban Meyer weighed in on amid a recent Triple Option episode. Meyer's argument centered on a Jim Tressel‑Colts precedent, claiming Goodell would honor NCAA penalties unless Indianapolis stepped in, potentially delaying decisive NFL discipline. The piece underscores Michigan’s legacy with an asterisk and questions whether the NFL would mirror NCAA outcomes for a current pro coach.

For fantasy audiences, the situation remains mostly out of the weekly grind: Chargers football stays the priority, with off‑field drama unlikely to swing immediate lineups. Still, the discussion highlights how cross‑league discipline debates can shape coaching stability, staff moves, and future drafting or game‑planning decisions when reputational risk intersects with on‑field performance.

Updated WR projections for 2025 shape fantasy drafts, led by Nick Mariano's latest outlooks. The piece spotlights top producers and situational sleepers across the league, including Ja'Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Rashee Rice, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze, Ladd McConkey, Matthew Golden, Jakobi Meyers, and Ricky Pearsall. Odunze is framed for a sizable second-year leap with Chicago’s offense, helped by a sturdier line and new pass-catchers around Caleb Williams’ targets. Injury news and rankings updates accompany the projections, with DFS and season-long usage in mind.