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With the NFL season coming sooner than later let’s look at some players who can have a breakout season. Now this list will feature players who are considered to be overlooked and are young players due to have a monster season, the qualifications for this list is they must be still on their rookie contracts or under the age of 26 and have never made a pro bowl. This list will be in no order either.

• Zach Wilson

Looking at the weapons that the New York Jets have on offense now this year is the year for Zach Wilson to prove why he was the #2 pick in last year’s draft. This year the Jets drafted mostly considered the best receiver in the draft in Garrett Wilson.

• Jermey Chinn

Jermey Chinn is due to have a huge breakout year, Chinn has flown under the radar these last 2 seasons but he’s played well for the Panthers at the safety position. Chinn was a late round pick in the 2020 draft and is looking to have that breakout year many Panthers fans are hoping he has.

• Tony Pollard

Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard is looking to have a huge year due to Cowboys coach Mike Mccarthy saying Pollard will be used more as a receiver and multi tool player not just the running back he is. Pollard is also in the last year of his deal and will look to make this contract year a big one.

• Ajeez Ojulari 

Ojulari has the potential to be one of the league’s best linebackers for the New York Giants, with new coaches all around the organization this team is looking to get back to their winning days and the Giants have the pieces of defense to disrupt many teams.

• Myles Jack

Myles Jack is on a new team and I think it will do him wonders for his career being on the Steelers, they are a defense first organization and Jack will have plenty of opportunities to be a key piece for the Steelers to make a playoff run this season. Jack was once considered a big piece on the Jaguars a few years ago and will look to get back to that on his new team.

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfiled finally gets his wish of being traded. Mayfield will head to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional fifth round pick which could turn into a fourth round pick. 

Carolina now has an overfilled quarterback room with Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Matt Corral and P.J walker. It’s likely that there will be a quarterback battle between the former number 1 and 3 picks in the 2018 draft, Darnold did play well last year for the Panthers until getting hurt in the middle of the season. Baker is likely to start sometime this season but getting traded to the team late into the offseason is going to be a challenge for Baker to learn the playbook in the short time before training camp starts in less than 3 weeks from now. 

The Browns had a hard time jumping through multiple hoops of trading Mayfield like draft compensation, what team wants Baker and the hardest one was who is going to pay Mayfield his fully guaranteed $18.838 million dollar salary but the most interested team was the Carolina Panthers who paid $10.5 million of the $18 million, the Panthers are paying him $5 million and Baker is taking a $3.5 million dollar pay cut. 

    This is likely going to be Baker’s last chance at a starting role in the NFL, with most media members and NFL personnel around the league consider Cleveland to be one of the top rosters in the league and Baker still couldn’t make it work. Baker Is going to truly sow if he’s a top quarterback in this league, with Carolina being considered the 32nd team graded by PPF’s power rankings. 

Sources:Browns trading Baker Mayfield to Panthers for 2024 conditional fifth-round draft pick (nfl.com)

These are my early NFL awards predictions. I tried to change it up with the awards compared to most betting websites and sports shows/Blogs because they mostly have the same people winning the awards like Josha Allen for MVP, T.J Watt or Aaron Donald for DPOY. 

Most valuable player- Joe Burrow

    Passing yards: 4,800

    Total touchdowns: 42

    Interceptions: 11

    Defensive player of the year- Nick Bosa

    Sacks:19

    Offensive player of the year- Tyreek Hill

    Receiving/rushing yards:1,975

    Total touchdowns:14

    Defensive rookie of the year- Kayvon Thibodeaux

    Sacks:11

    Offensive rookie of the year- Garrett Wilson

    Receiving/rushing yards:950

    Total Touchdowns:7

    Comeback player of the year- J.K Dobbins

    Receiving/rushing yards:1,300

    Total touchdowns:10

    Coach of the year- Zach Taylor

Win record:12-5

With the NFL being more offensively driven more than ever let’s rank the best quarterback wide receiver combos in the NFC. Now some of this will be guessing due to new partnerships like Jalen Hurts and A.J Brown but solely ranking them on yardage and chemistry will be big factors.

1. Matt Stafford, Cooper Kupp

Total Yards:1,700

Touchdowns:12

2. Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins

Total Yards:1,450

Touchdowns:12

3. Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson

Total Yards:1,575

Touchdowns:11

4. Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb

Total Yards:1,275

Touchdowns:13

5. Tom Brady, Mike Evans

Total Yards:1,100

Touchdowns:13

6. Jalen Hurts, A.J Brown

Total Yards:1,325

Touchdowns:12

7. Trey Lance, Deebo Samuel

Total Yards:1,775

Touchdowns:15

8. Carson Wentz, Terry Mclaurin

Total Yards:1,150

Touchdowns:9

9. Aaron Rodgers, Christian Watson 

Total Yards:1,000

Touchdowns:7

10. Sam Darnold, D.J Moore

Total Yards:1,100

Touchdowns:9

11. Drew Lock, D.K Metcalf

Total Yards:1,225

Touchdowns:11

12. Daniel Jones, Kenny Golladay

Total Yards:1,075

Touchdowns:9

13. Jameis Winston, Michael Thomas

Total Yards:1,200

Touchdowns:6

14. Jared Goff, Jameson Williams

Total Yards:975

Touchdowns:7

15. Justin Fields, Darnell Mooney

Total Yards:950

Touchdowns:10

16. Marcus Mariota, Drake London

Total Yards:875

Touchdowns:8

With the NFL being more offensively driven more than ever let’s rank the best quarterback wide receiver combos in the AFC. Now some of this will be guessing due to new partnerships like Tua and Tyreek Hill but solely ranking them on yardage and chemistry will be big factors, and also Deshaun Watson and Amari Cooper are bottom of the list as I believe Deshaun will be suspended the whole season.

1. Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs 

Total Yards: 1,450

Touchdowns:12

2. Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase

Total Yards:1,600

Touchdowns:13

3. Derek Carr, Devante Adams

Total Yards:1,400

Touchdowns:11

4. Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen

Total Yards:1,275

Touchdowns:9

5. Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill

Total Yards:1,750

Touchdowns:16

6. Russell Wilson, Cortland Sutton

Total Yards:1,100

Touchdowns:9

7. Patrick Mahomes, JuJu Smith-Schuster

Total Yards:1,200

Touchdowns:10

8. Matt Ryan, Micheal Pittman 

Total Yards:1,150

Touchdowns:8

9. Davis Mills, Brandin Cooks

Total Yards:1,125

Touchdowns:11

10. Zach Wilson, Garrett Wilson

Total Yards:1,050

Touchdowns:7

11. Ryan Tannehill, Treylon Burks

Total Yards:950

Touchdowns:8

12. Lamar Jackson, Rashod Bateman

Total Yards:950

Touchdowns:10

13. Mac Jones, Devante Parker

Total Yards:950

Touchdowns:8

14. Trevor Lawrance, Cristian Kirk

Total Yards:1,025

Touchdowns:8

15. Kenny Pickett, Chase Claypool

Total Yards:1,075

Touchdowns:10

16. Deshaun Watson, Amari Cooper

Total Yards:1,300

Touchdowns:14

In 2022 the NFL has never been more offensively based, with that i’ll be breaking down the top 3 NFL offensive trios as who has the best combined three skill positions in a quarterback, pass catcher and running back. 

1. Los Angeles Chargers

Quarterback:Justin Herbert

Pass Catcher:Keenan Allen

Running back:Austin Ekeler

2. Los Angeles Rams

Quarterback:Matthew Stafford

Pass Catcher:Cooper Kupp

Running back:Cam Akers

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

Quarterback:Tom Brady

Pass Catcher:Mike Evans

Running back:Leonard Fournette

Should Baker Mayfield want to return to the Cleveland Browns for one more season? I think so, here me out, with all the news swirling around Deshuan Watson and all his allegations, it’s doubted that Watson will be playing any games for the Browns this season and this could be Baker’s chance to bring some of his trade value back. Deshaun Watson was traded to the Cleveland Browns a few months ago and since then Baker Mayfield has done nothing but dig himself a bigger hole for the potential for teams to trade for him, with Mayfield spatting out on a podcast to anonymous teammates calling Baker out for his lack of play on the field, Baker should step back and look into playing for the Browns this season. Baker could go play for Cleveland this season and take some of the responsibility of his actions from the past and maybe play the Jimmy G role of knowing it’s not his team for the future but for now it is.

If I was in Baker’s shoes i would do exactly what San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garrapolo has done with the whole Trey Lance situation, Baker should just go play his best and show he’s grown up, which could potentially land him in the Sam Darnold category as his first team bailed on him but another team gave him a shot at the starting job for the foreseeable future. As of right now it doesn’t look like a single team wants Mayfield as he’s owed $19 million dollars and a team has to give up draft capital for him.

As we are halfway into the NFL offseason let’s look into the best and worst contracts from a team and fans perspective. 

    Underpaid

• Austin Ekeler RB, LA Chargers, Ekeler singed a 4 year $24.5 million dollar contract in 2020 and since then was ranked #7 amongst Rb’s by PPF, Ekeler was a big piece of the Chargers offense last year and is bound to get better this upcoming season. 

• Casey Hayward CB, ATL Falcons, after having a great year with the LV raiders the veteran found himself a new home for the future in Atlanta playing for the Falcons across front breakout corner A.J Terrell. Hayward signed a 2 year $11 million dollar contract and is easily a top 15 corner in this league. 

• Darren Waller TE, LV Raiders, Waller has been considered as a top 4 TE in the league when he’s healthy and his contract doesn’t match his performance, Waller signed a 4 year $29.8 million dollar contract in 2019 and has exploded onto the scene in 2020 for being underrated. 

Overpaid

• Christian Kirk WR, Jax Jaguars, Kirk got handed a bag to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason signing a 4 year $72 million dollar contract and many speculate this is what caused the wide receiver market to boom in this offseason, Kirk is now paid as a top 14 receiver despite even cracking the top 30 wideouts in the league. 

• Jamal Adams SS, Seahawks, Adams signed a 4 year $70 million dollar deal last offseason after being traded to the Seattle Seahawks and has yet to play up to that contract, especially for a strong safety which seems to be a position dying in the league. Adams was considered the top SS with his tenure on the NY Jets but has yet to play like that on the Seahawks. 

• Ezekiel Elliot RB, Cowboys, in 2019 Zeke signed a 6 year $90 million dollar deal making him what was the highest paid running back but is still 3rd amongst RB’s in 2022, Zeke has been a declining player every year since signing the contract in 2019 and has been linked to former Rams RB Todd Gurley as why you don’t pay RB’s in the NFL after their rookie deal is up.

Being in the middle of the NFL offseason, it’s been relatively slow news week besides some topics but with OTA’s starting up some players around the league who are looking for contracts or trades are making headlines by showing or not showing up and that’s what we’ll be talking about in this article.

    Chiefs offensive tackle Orlando Brown is very confident that the Chiefs and Brown will get a contract extension done. Brown has played two seasons with Kansas City after being traded from Baltimore to Kansas City, Brown was placed on the franchise tag this offseason and is looking for a big extension.

    Aaron Rodgers says he definitely wants to retire as a Green Bay Packer, Rodgers and the Packers agreed to a contract extension in february for over $200 million over four years, after Rodgers was rumored wanting to be traded from the Packers in the last two years Rogders and Green Bay seem to be in a great spot in their relationship.

    Dk Metcalf was not present at mandatory minicamps yesterday, Metcalf and the Seattle Seahawks are seemingly to be in a weird spot, Metcalf was rumored to be wanting to be traded but also in the same breath wanting to be the next team captain for the Seahawks after former captains Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner departed from the team.

    Unlike Dk Metcalf, 49ers Wideout Deebo Samuel has reported to mandatory minicamps. Deebo Samuel asked for a trade from the 49ers earlier in April and was refusing to talk about a contract extension but since then it has been reported Deebo and the 49ers have been mending their relationship this offseason and it seems to be a lot better since the April trade news got out.

Darius Leonard has undergone successful back surgery and will miss the beginning of training camps.

With Aaron Donald wanting a pay raise after winning the Super Bowl, the Los Angeles Rams had no choice but to pay Donald, with Donald being the Rams best player and the Rams being in a win now mode like much of the NFL Los Angeles couldn’t let the All-Pro D-Tackle walk. Donald was recently on a podcast {I Am Athlete} talking about how it’s strictly business with the Rams, Donald has been on the record saying he could walk away from the game of football if the contract does not work out, Aaron still had two years left on his deal but was being underpaid considering the market value for his position, but now with this raise Donald will be making $95 million over the next 3 years, and the craziest part about this is Donald’s cap number actually went down from $26.75 million to $24 million {a savings of $2.75 million}.

With Donald and the Rams having this contract figured out the Rams can focus on bringing in other pieces to make their team even better like Odell Beckham Jr. whos said he’d love to play for the Rams again but not for free, the Rams have also said they’d love to have a reunion with Beckham but with his injury he suffered in the Super Bowl he’s not particularly close to being ready to suit up. On defense the Rams are all set with Aaron Donald coming back, Jalen Ramsey, Bobby Wagner and many others on that side of the ball LA should be very confident in their defense to be one of the best in the league.