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NFL comeback candidates: Saquon Barkley among veterans who could experience a resurgence in 2024

Established veterans returning to their previous star form — it doesn’t happen often in the NFL, but when it does, it’s a huge boost for any team. Which players who labored through tough, relatively unproductive seasons last year are aligned to rebound in 2024? 

Before I begin, I did not include players who simply were injured for all or most of 2023. Can’t cop out like that. These are players who struggled for other reasons. Alright, let’s get to the list. 

Samuel’s hardly been a second-round bust in the NFL. And, heck, he began his time as a professional receiver less than a month after his 21st birthday back in 2017, which in NFL years is like four decades ago. 

But his time in Washington, like many with him there, was a disappointment production-wise, and it wasn’t entirely his fault. In 2021, Samuel battled through a litany of injuries. Then the past two seasons, he hovered in the 60-catch, 600-yard range. At nearly 6-foot and 200 pounds with 4.31 speed and high-end explosiveness, obvious jet-sweep, backfield, and pre-snap alignment versatility, Samuel can be much…


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Author : Chris Trapasso

Publish date : 2024-06-14 13:16:51

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