NFL players in contract year primed for breakout seasons, from Saints’ Rashid Shaheed to Texans’ Derek Barnett

You know what motivates players unlike anything else? Simply being in a contract year. It’s the one season upon which financial futures hinge for hundreds across the NFL. Have a down contract year, and you could be looking at the vested veteran minimum or a cheap one-year “prove-it” contract. 

Erupt in your contract year, and you’re fielding a variety of multiyear deals with signing bonuses that eclipse all the money you’ve made to date. 

Which players are bound to ascend in their contract years this season in the NFL? Below I’ve listed my five favorites.

You won’t find players who’ve already experienced a breakout. Franchise-tagged players weren’t included, either. 

This is the fourth year I’ve written this article. And while all of my past predictions haven’t been correct, of course, Jordan Mailata, D.J. Reed, Josh Sweat, Bryce Huff, John Franklin-Myers, Dre’Mont Jones and Tony Pollard have all been “hits.” 

Shaheed is technically an impending restricted free agent, but every once in a while, an RFA gets signed to offer sheet by other teams and moves locales…

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Author : Chris Trapasso

Publish date : 2024-05-23 13:34:29

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