Alexander: The NFL returns after 5 weeks of vacation

Just when you thought summer – or at least summer weather – had finally arrived, autumn is already pounding at the door.
How do we know? NFL players are checking into training camps.
Seven teams have rookies in camp and one, Denver, is already holding full-squad workouts. Every team will have its entire roster in camp by the end of next week, including the Chargers (rookies and veterans start workouts Thursday at Costa Mesa’s Jack Hammett Sports Complex) and Rams (first full-sq