NFL training camps opened across the United States this week, with 10 new head coaches taking charge of their squads for the first time. Quarterback changes and coaching debuts are dominating early storylines as the 2026 preseason begins.

The wave of coaching turnover follows a busy offseason in which multiple franchises overhauled their leadership after disappointing 2025 campaigns. Several teams also reshaped their quarterback rooms through free agency and the draft, adding uncertainty to depth charts as camps get under way.

Camp openings this week bring the first on-field work under the new staffs, with attention centered on how rookie quarterbacks and veteran additions integrate into unfamiliar systems. Coaches typically use the opening days to install schemes, evaluate position battles and manage the physical workload of players returning from the offseason.

For the franchises with new head coaches, the coming weeks offer the first public measure of whether their offseason moves will succeed. "Training camp is where identity gets built," the Associated Press noted, describing the optimism that accompanies every team's arrival at camp before games begin to sort contenders from pretenders.