The start of preseason football is always a great sign because it tells us we're getting closer to the real thing. The teams have moved deeper into training camps. The conversations about which players are going to survive cutdowns become more intense. We're also gaining a clearer sense of what kinds of problems could be on the horizon for some squads in the near future. And in this version of The First Read, we're exploring those potential issues.

There already are a handful of ominous situations percolating in different corners of the NFL -- such as the contract squabbles involving Micah Parsons in Dallas , Trey Hendrickson in Cincinnati and Terry McLaurin in Washington -- and it's hard to ignore them today. If you watch enough football, then you know when to worry about something

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