Every year, the NFL has several teams that overcome the odds and enjoy winning seasons. A mix of coaching hires, trades, free agency signings, breakout players, and standout rookies all play roles in under-the-radar teams putting together playoff-caliber campaigns.
A bevy of NFL star-studded players changed teams via trades and free agent signings this past offseason. While the jury is still out on which talents will help their new teams chase a Super Bowl ring, there is no doubt that these off-season acquisitions have created excitement for numerous franchises.
NFL training camps have officially started, and the 2023 regular season is just around the corner. Every year the league has numerous unpolished players that develop into bonafide Pro Bowl and All-Pro studs. However, identifying which players are on the cusp of superstardom is not easy.
The past two NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners, Micah Parsons and Sauce Gardner, establish themselves as league superstars in their rookie campaigns. Although the defensive group from this year’s draft class will have a tough act to follow, more than a few talented defenders might stand out this upcoming season.
The 2023 NFL season is fast approaching, and quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts have already signed lucrative extensions. Several signal-callers, including Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, and Dak Prescott, are in line to ink massive extensions in the near future. Below are the 11 highest-paid quarterbacks in the league heading into the upcoming season.
The NFL salary cap and over-priced quarterbacks have led teams to depend on cheap four-year rookie contracts to help build a playoff contender. While the deals that first-year players sign are mostly fair during the early stages of their careers, talented young players who perform at Pro Bowl and All-Pro levels are being grossly underpaid compared to their market value.
The 2023 NFL season is fast approaching, and a new television contract has changed the rules on how Fox and CBS determine which games to broadcast each week. America’s favorite professional sports league has 272 games spread out over 18 weeks.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is a massive favorite to earn the 2023 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. The former sixth-round pick suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle in a Monday Night Football game in early January but returned to the practice field in May for the team’s optional summer workouts.
NFL training camps are set to start in less than a month, and several 2020 first-round draft picks are primed to ink record-setting contracts before the season-opening game in September. Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love signed a one-year extension that will pay him $7.5 more in 2023 than he was slated to earn in the fourth year of his rookie contract. However, no 2020 first-rounder has yet to sign a multi-year extension this offseason.
It is no secret that a large number of NFL players smoke weed. In an interview with Vanity Fair earlier this week, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he believes 50-80% of the players in the league use marijuana. However, despite recreational cannabis becoming legal in several NFL markets, the “No Fun League” continues to ban the substance.
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