Who Should I Start? Zack Moss or Jerome Ford

Tuesday, July 22, 5:48 PM

The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Tuesday that they placed running back Zack Moss (neck) on the Active/Non-Football Injury list. Moss was only able to play in eight games (six starts) last year in his first season with the Bengals due to a season-ending neck injury. The 27-year-old did take part in OTAs in the spring, though, which means he should be activated from the NFI list sooner than later at camp. Chase Brown is the clear lead back for the Bengals after a big 2024 season, although Moss will be involved as a change-of-pace option if he's healthy. Moss saw only 74 rushing attempts last year and ran for 242 yards (career-low 3.3 yards per carry) and two touchdowns. When Moss is able to get back onto the field, he'll primarily be competing with veteran Samaje Perine for the No. 2 duties behind Brown this year.

Thursday, July 24, 5:11 PM

Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford (undisclosed) will miss another day of training camp practice on Thursday, according to Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said that Ford is dealing with something from the last couple of weeks but that "he'll be OK." Ford should join the rest of the team on the field sooner than later, and with rookie second-rounder Quinshon Judkins still unsigned in the wake of his domestic-violence charges, Ford will operate as Cleveland's RB1 going forward. With both Judkins and Ford out this week, rookie Dylan Sampson and Pierre Strong Jr. will more opportunities to impress the coaching staff. Judkins is expected to take over primary rushing duties for the Browns by season's end, but it remains to be seen when he'll join the team, and he could be facing a suspension on top of it.