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The Raiders used the top pick in the draft on Fernando Mendoza, and early returns from OTAs suggest they got exactly what they hoped for. Coaches and teammates are already talking about his football IQ and the way he commands a room, which for a rookie is no small thing. The expectations are enormous, and right now, he's meeting them.
Shifting to the diamond, Jacob Misiorowski is doing something genuinely rare in Milwaukee. The Brewers' ace just turned in a fifteen-strikeout complete game shutout, and the fact that he walked nobody in the process makes it a Maddux by definition. That combination of pure dominance and efficiency is the kind of outing that gets you circled on every opposing team's scouting board.
And over in Philadelphia, the Eagles enter training camp with one of the deepest rosters in football, which sounds like good news until you're one of the players on the roster bubble. Several names who had quiet minicamps now face a critical few weeks to prove they belong on a fifty-three man squad with almost no margin for error. In Philly, depth cuts both ways.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
