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concerns, injury, poor performance or off-field i sues.
Ten players to keep an eye on during the 2020 season who
fit into one of those categories are below. Quarterback ,
who the released in late March, was omitted since he
remains unsigned, although he has plenty to prove after
mi sing most of the last season and a half with shoulder
and foot injuries. DE J.J. WattWatt was considered the
closest thing to a modern day Reggie White, who is
arguably the greatest defensive football player of all-
time, before being bitten by the injury bug. The three-
time Defensive Player of the Year has mi sed 32 of the
last 64 regular season games because of a variety of
injuries.Watt, who has two years remaining on his
contract for $33 million, recognizes he isn't in a
position to ask for a new deal. He was still an impact
player the last time he was healthy in 2018; Watt led the
AFC with 16 sacks while being named first-team All-Pro
for the first time since 2015. QB The Bears acquired
from the in a trade because the team hasn't been
satisfied with Trubisky, 2017's second overall pick. It
will be an open competition between Foles and Trubisky
for Chicago's starting quarterback job.The Bears declined
to pick up their fifth-year option with Trubisky for
$24.837 million in 2021. If Trubisky beats out Foles,
he'll have a much shorter lease than in his previous
three seasons. As 2015's top two picks, and discovered,
it will be difficult for Trubisky to find a job as a
starter in 2021 free agency if he doesn't perform well
this season or if he loses the quarterback competition.
RB Gurley was arguably the NFL's best running back before
being slowed by left knee problems late in the 2018
season. The released Gurley in March following a
lackluster 2019 campaign in which he rushed for a career
low 857 yards despite the Rams signing him to a four-
year, $57.5 million contract extension in 2018 with two
years remaining on his rookie contract. Gurley didn't
play any of his new contract years, since his four-year
extension ran from 2020 through 2023. He made
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like a bandit from the deal. Gurley is $20 million better
off from the extension than playing out his rookie
contract.He quickly signed a one-year deal for $5.5
million with the Falcons. Gurley will be a steal if he
can regain the form that made him 2017's NFL Offensive
Player of the Year when he led the league with 2,093
yards from scrimmage (combined rushing and receiving
yards) and 19 touchdowns, Doing so could led to another
big payday for the 25-year-old.Texans RB Johnson is
getting a new lease on his NFL life because of his trade
to the Texans. He fell out of favor with the last season
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trading deadline. Johnson is expected to be a focal
point of the Texans' offense. His last highly productive
season was in 2016 when he led the NFL with 2,118 yards
from scrimmage and 20 touchdowns. An inability to
capitalize on the opportunity could lead to a short stint
in Houston. $9 million of salary cap space would be
gained should the Texans part ways with Johnson in 2021.
WR Jeffery's bet on himself by signing a one-year, $9.5
million deal (worth up to $14 million through incentives)
in 2017 paid off when the Eagles signed him to a four-
year, $52 million extension later that season. Not a lot
has gone right for Jeffery in Philadelphia recently.There
have been numerous reports of a strained relationship
with quarterback . Jeffery's contract and his December
surgery for a Lisfranc foot injury may be the only things
keeping on the Eagles' roster. The injury kills his trade
value, and cutting him is cost prohibitive because a 2019
contract restructure fully guaranteed his $9.91 million
2020 base salary. Although the Eagles would have
$15,396,500 and 10,609,500 salary cap charges in 2020 and
2021 by releasing Jeffery, skepticism about him being in
Philadelphia this season exists. A suming Jeffery can put
the foot injury behind him and is still with the team, it
remains to be seen what type of opportunity he'll get
with a healthy , being selected in the first round and
acquisition via trade. CB Rhodes' regre sion last season
was startling considering he earned first-team All-Pro
honors in 2017. The dumped Rhodes to pick up $8.1 million
of much needed cap room. He called getting released a
reality check.Rhodes signed a one-year, $
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(worth up to $4.25 million with incentives) with the
Colts. A bounce-back season could put Rhodes in line for
a contract averaging more than his $14.02 million per
year deal with the Vikings since cornerbacks who excel in
coverage are valuable commodities. WR Smith-Schuster
was named Steelers MVP in 2018 for a breakout season in
which he had 111 catches for 1,426 yards with seven
touchdowns. He was expected to become Pittsburgh's
primary receiving threat in 2019 with departure.It didn't
work out that way for Smith-Schuster, as he caught 42 pa
ses for 552 yards in 12 games last season. Smith-Schuster
will be getting a huge upgrade at quarterback in 2020
with returning after mi sing the final 14 games last
season due to an elbow injury that required surgery. 2020
could go a long way in determining whether Smith-Schuster
is a No. 1 wide receiver or a No. 2 who needs another
wideout drawing coverage away from him to be highly
effective. OLB Beasley was largely a disappointment for
the Falcons after leading the NFL with 15.5 sacks in
2016. He had 14 sacks in the next 42 games he played
following what was considered his breakout performance.
Beasley finished the 2019 season strong with four sacks
in the last four games, but it wasn't enough for the
Falcons to make an attempt to re-sign him. The Falcons
opted to give , Jr. a three-year, $45 million contract
(worth a maximum of $48 million through salary
escalators) containing $29 million in guarantees while
Beasley took a one-year, $9.5 million deal with another
$2.5 million in incentives from the Titans. Living up to
the potential that made Beasley 2015's eighth overall
pick will put him in a position to sign a lucrative
contract in 2021 because players who
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The Falcons sent second- and fifth-round picks to the for
Hurst and a fourth-round pick in order to replace , who
became the NFL's highest-paid tight end with the four-
year, $42 million deal he received from the in free
agency. Hurst was expendable in Baltimore because is one
of the NFL's best blocking tight ends and earned Pro Bowl
honors last season as a second-year player.Falcons
quarterback is impre sed with Hurst's speed and
athleticism. If Hurst is the mismatch problem Ryan thinks
he can be, the Falcons won't hesitate to pick up the 2018
first-round pick's fifth-year option next offseason. OT
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