Aaron Donald has become the best defensive player in the NFL, but one of his former teammates is ready to take things one step further.

Chris Long was with the Los Angeles Rams for Donald's first two seasons.

"I'd like to credit myself with being the first person to know he was going to be amazing," Long jokingly told Gus Frerotte of the "Huddle Up with Gus" podcast. "We used to joke his rookie camp that he was going to be in the Hall of Fame, but I kind of wasn't joking."

Long called Donald "the best football player in the world, in my opinion."

Peyton Manning played with a lot of guys during his Hall of Fame career, but one particular player sticks out in his mind.

In his retirement, Manning has focused on watching his brother Eli's games as well as those of his former teams.

"We come to all the Broncos games, so I enjoy some of the guys that I've played with, like Von Miller. I still enjoy watching him compete," Manning said. "Maybe this tells you how special he is that I'm maybe not looking at quarterbacks now; I'm watching outside linebackers and pass rushers. 

"People ask me a lot of times, 'Who's the best athlete you've ever played with?' And I say, 'Von Miller.' Just some of the things he can do physically is special. So when you come to a Broncos game and they're on defense, you find yourself kind of locked in, seeing this might be the game-changing sack-fumble play, or interception — some kind of game-changing play he can make. I like the way he handles his business and like the way he competes out there."

The Buffalo Bills have a deep stable of running backs heading into training camp.

T.J. Yeldon says the team pitched him on a fight for playing time before he signed on as a free agent.

Buffalo also has LeSean McCoy, Frank Gore and Devin Singletary.

"That's a blessing," Yeldon said. "Coming in my first couple years, I didn't have vets like that. Being here in this situation, I can learn a lot from those guys. It's a lot for me to take with me in my future years. It's going to be a heated competition. That's one thing they told me coming in. There's going to be competition regardless."

McCoy said earlier this month that he expects to have the "same role" as a feature back.

Teddy Bridgewater re-signed with the New Orleans Saints this offseason, bypassing the chance to sign with another club with an avenue to start.

"As a competitor you want to be out there starting and competing," Bridgewater said. "But I just sat back and I weighed my options and thought about what would be best for me.

"This is an opportunity for me to grow, continue to learn and expand my mental capacity as a football player."

Bridgewater spent the 2018 season learning behind Drew Brees, but he got a chance to start in Week 17 with the Saints' playoff position determined.

He hadn't started a game since 2015.

Tyreek Hill met with NFL investigators for eight hours on Wednesday, according to a source.

It was categorized as a "very thorough interview."

Hill has been banned from the Kansas City Chiefs' training facility amid an investigation by the Kansas Department of Children and Families into possible child abuse, battery or neglect.

The wide receiver remains subject to a suspension under the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Jack Del Rio says he had no idea the Jacksonville Jaguars would draft Blaine Gabbert with the 10th overall pick in 2011.

Gabbert went 13-35 as a starter for the Jaguars.

Del Rio wasn't even in the draft room when general manager Gene Smith traded up for Gabbert.

"I had no idea we were going to draft Blaine Gabbert," Del Rio said. "No idea. In fact, I left to go get something to eat because our pick wasn't for much longer in the draft. I go and then I'm sitting there filling my plate thinking, 'Oh great, we've got a couple more hours until we pick.' Then I see, 'The Jaguars are on the clock.' I'm like, 'What the blank is going on?' I walk into the draft room, and I could see it on the faces of the people in the room. They knew how uncomfortable that was, how wrong that was."

The Jaguars moved up six spots to take Gabbert.

"He wasn't a first rounder," Del Rio added. "He wasn't a guy to trade and go up to get him ... So that was not part of coaching, that was not part of me. That was my first indication that my time there in J-ville was running short."

Tom Dundon has filed a claim in the Alliance of American Football's bankruptcy case, seeking $70 million.

The Carolina Hurricanes owner alleges that his investment happened due to "misrepresentations," and he seeks a full refund of the millions he paid to keep the league afloat for five or six weeks during its only season.

"Even though AAF executives told [Dundon Capital Partners] its contribution would get the AAF through the first season, those executives knew at the time of the execution of the Term Sheet that the AAF would likely need an additional $50,000,000 (including League revenue) on top of [Dundon Capital Partners’] investment of up to $70,000,000 to get through the first season," the document alleges. "The AAF and its executives never disclosed this information to [Dundon Capital Partners]."

Patrick Mahomes is favored to repeat the NFL's MVP, per the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas.

Mahomes leads the pack with 4-1 odds.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is followed 13 quarterbacks:

Aaron Rodgers - 8/1

Andrew Luck - 8/1

Carson Wentz - 10/1

Drew Brees - 10/1

Tom Brady - 12/1

Philip Rivers - 14/1

Russell Wilson - 14/1

Ben Roethlisberger - 25/1

Matt Ryan - 25/1

Baker Mayfield - 25/1

Jared Goff - 60/1

Cam Newton - 60/1

Matthew Stafford - 80/1

Jalen Ramsey has made headlines by publicly criticizing opposing quarterbacks, but the cornerback says he's matured.

Ramsey was asked on Adam Schefter's podcast if he wanted to evaluate the quarterbacks he'll face in 2019.

"You want to do this again, huh? I'm not going to do this again, but we do play some good quarterbacks this year, of course, but probably the quarterback I'm most excited for is Nick Foles," Ramsey said. "I don't have to play against him, of course. He is my teammate. He is a great teammate -- the few interactions we've had has been great. Great man, great player as well. He has nothing to prove to anybody. He's a Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP. So I hope he comes out here and he plays free and knows he has the support of everybody."

In a 2018 interview with GQ magazine, Ramsey caused a stir by belittling several quarterbacks, calling Matt Ryan "overrated" and Josh Allen "trash."

"I'm growing, man, it's Year 4 for me. It's a different me. A lot of people think they know me. They don't really know me. But hey, that's OK," he said.

Jonah Williams will likely miss the entire 2019 season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

Williams was the Cincinnati Bengals' first round pick in 2019.

The Bengals expected Williams to be their starting left tackle.