With how rapid and widespread NFL rosters are turned over every year, everyone’s always in a make-or-break season. But there are some players more under the microscope than others, for a variety of different reasons.
Let’s break down those in serious make-or-break scenarios by situation before their critical 2024 seasons begin.
Former early picks in danger of being busts
The Bills have beaten the Chiefs in Arrowhead in three-consecutive regular seasons, but we all know how Kansas City has haunted Buffalo in the playoffs, ending the Bills’ season three separate times since the 2020 campaign.
Part of said haunting is the Chiefs decision to move up in the 2022 draft, ahead of Buffalo, to select eventual All-Pro slot cornerback Trent McDuffie. The Bills ultimately selected Elam a few picks later, and the former Florida corner has been a wildly roller-coaster, without many impressive highs, since joining the team.
Troubled by injuries, general inconsistency in coverage and penalty-inducing grabbiness, it’s been a real challenge for Elam to even stay on the field…
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Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2024-06-20 14:17:15
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