{"id":113977,"date":"2021-05-18T07:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=113977"},"modified":"2021-05-18T07:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:23:32","slug":"nfl-rumors-courtland-sutton-alex-hoffman-carson-wentz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/05\/18\/nfl-rumors-courtland-sutton-alex-hoffman-carson-wentz\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rumors: Courtland Sutton Ready For Training Camp, Saints Rookie Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton missed the vast majority of the 2020 season thanks to a torn ACL, but that should all be in the past. According to the latest NFL rumors, Courtland Sutton expects to be 100% recovered for training camp. In other news, Saints rookie Alex Hoffman has retired from the NFL while Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich continues to show unwavering support for Carson Wentz.<\/p>\n<h2>NFL Rumors: Courtland Sutton, Alex Hoffman, Carson Wentz<\/h2>\n<h3>Courtland Sutton Expects to Be Ready For Training Camp<\/h3>\n<p>In 2019, Courtland Sutton established himself as one of the best young receivers in football. The former second-round pick exploded onto the scene, recording 72 receptions for 1,112 yards and six touchdowns while appearing in all 16 games. The Broncos added Jerry Jeudy into the mix the following offseason, hoping to give Denver one of the best 1-2 wide receiver punches in the entire league.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, that plan ended after just one half of action. Sutton tore his ACL in the first game of the season, ending his season while Jerry Jeudy took over as the de-facto WR1 in the offense. However, Sutton should be back to full strength, as he told the Broncos website that he is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Broncos\/status\/1394415933633044482\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hungry right now<\/a>\u201d and anticipates being fully recovered for training camp.<\/p>\n<p>If Sutton can return to form, then Denver should have one of the best supporting casts in the NFL. The SMU product already proved himself to be a great young receiver, while fellow teammates Jerry Jeudy and Noah Fant showed plenty of promise throughout their young careers. Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater are currently set to be the quarterbacks for this offense, but the sky would be the limit if Denver can acquire somebody like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/01\/31\/aaron-rodgers-leaving-the-green-bay-packers-could-happen\/\" target=\"_self\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> to captain the ship.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;5401&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>New Orleans Saints Rookie Alex Hoffman Retires<\/h3>\n<p>Offensive lineman Alex Hoffman didn\u2019t hear his name called during the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">2021 NFL Draft<\/a>. However, he did have a chance to earn a spot in the NFL, as the New Orleans Saints signed the Carroll College product as an undrafted free agent. However, the NFL dream will have to wait, as the undrafted rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nick_underhill\/status\/1394428773047623681\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly retired<\/a> to pursue a career in medicine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saints rookie offensive lineman Alex Hoffman has retired, per source. He signed as a UDFA after the draft.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nick_underhill\/status\/1394428773047623681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hoffman participated in rookie minicamp, but that was before he found out he had been accepted in the St. Louis University Medical School. With his NFL career already a longshot, Hoffman decided to pursue higher learning rather than life in professional football.<\/p>\n<h3>Frank Reich Praises Carson Wentz<\/h3>\n<p>If Carson Wentz doesn\u2019t work out in Indianapolis, it won\u2019t be due to a lack of confidence from the coaching staff. Wentz was at the center of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/02\/18\/carson-wentz-traded-to-the\/\" target=\"_self\">one of the biggest trades<\/a> of the offseason, as Indianapolis sent a third-round pick and a conditional first for the quarterback\u2019s services. Wentz is coming off of a terrible season, but Reich believes this subpar campaign was nothing more than an outlier performance.<\/p>\n<p>Saying that he cringes when hearing that Carson Wentz cannot be fixed, Reich made it very clear that he believes in the talent of his new quarterback. Reich is \u201cvery confident\u201d Wentz can perform in the right environment while adding that he \u201clove[s] sticking his neck out for people I believe in\u201d. Reich has gone all-in on Wentz, and now it\u2019s up to Wentz to show this faith is justified.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this isn\u2019t the first time Wentz and Reich have worked together. The current Indianapolis head coach served as Philadelphia\u2019s offensive coordinator during the first two seasons of Wentz\u2019s career. After an up-and-down rookie season, Wentz went on to have what was easily the best season of his career in 2017. Even if that version of Wentz never shows up again, he proved that he can be a solid starter in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"6mQQl6i6Swpq649xmB-eQw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1228081729\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6mQQl6i6Swpq649xmB-eQw',sig:'yRy3etmqrpH7i8Gpr4B7InswHlpMd6Spm64lzPoQ_i0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228081729',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Rumors: Courtland Sutton should be healthy for training camp, Alex Hoffman retires, Frank Reich believes in Carson Wentz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":113978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,12,28],"tags":[7641,3588,7309,7421,7334,7659],"class_list":["post-113977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broncos","category-colts","category-saints","tag-broncos-featured","tag-courtland-sutton","tag-denver-broncos-roster","tag-indianapolis-colts-roster","tag-new-orleans-saints-roster","tag-saints-featured"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}