July typically means the start of two things in the NFL: training camps and contract-extension season. While players sign throughout the year, teams' desire to have happy players in place for camp and the franchise tag deadline can lead to a surge of deals in July. Over the past two weeks alone, T.J. Watt, Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson and Trey Smith have all signed extensions, in addition to a bevy of second-round picks coming to terms on their rookie deals.
The run of deals and the start of camp has me thinking about the people who have the most to gain or lose for how they perform during the 2025 season.