Required Reading: Links to the Best in AFC North Coverage, 7/24 Edition

Today's AFC North Required Reading includes the Ravens' camp PUP and NFI players list, a case that the Bengals are about to have an historically competitive camp, news that Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is about to get a contract and the hope that the Steelers and Mike Wallace will soon do the same.

With Baltimore Ravens training camp kicking off today (that is, for rookies, quarterbacks and injured players), Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun lists the players who are on the camp PUP and Non-Football Injury lists. It is worth noting that the players can come off at any time.

Mike Fast of Bleacher Report details five Ravens players who cannot suffer injuries this year if the team is to make yet another playoff run.

Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer breaks down why this is going to be one of the most competitive training camps for the Cincinnati Bengals in at least a decade.

Bleacher Report's Andrew Dunn gives us five sleepers to keep your eyes on in Bengals training camp this year.

Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Cleveland Browns and rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden should have a deal in place by the end of the day.

Once the contract is done, then Weeden can take the field with his fellow rookies and be ready for training camp, where he is hoped to win the Browns' starting quarterback job. Shaun M. Church of Bleacher Report details five reasons why he will.

Mike Bires of the Beaver County Times says now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have managed to get first-round draft pick David DeCastro under contract, the team can focus on making a long-term deal with wide receiver Mike Wallace, hopefully in time for the start of training camp on Wednesday.

Joseph Bruno of Bleacher Report rebuffs the idea that the Steelers will run the ball more with Todd Haley as the new offensive coordinator and says that the ground game will yet again play second fiddle to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the pass.

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