LT Jedrick Wills Jr.

Wills has started 57 games since the Browns selected him with the 10th pick in 2020, but injuries cut into his availability the past two seasons. He was demoted to a backup role in 2024 as he dealt with a nagging knee injury and appeared in only five games before landing on injured reserve. Wills’ contract voids this offseason, which would leave the Browns with $8.7 million in dead cap. With Dawand Jones’ emergence at left tackle last season, both Wills and the Browns could use a fresh start in 2025. — Daniel Oyefusi

RB Najee Harris

The Steelers declined the 2021 first-round pick’s fifth-year option, making him a free agent when the league year turns over in March. While the durable Harris surpassed 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons in Pittsburgh, he averaged just 3.9 yards per carry in his Steelers career. Harris is a powerful, bruising back and has an underutilized ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. An offense that allows him to be versatile could help him surge in a second act. — Brooke Pryor

AFC SOUTH

LG Kenyon Green

Last season was a make-or-break year for Green after missing 2023 with a shoulder injury. But he struggled in pass blocking last season, allowing seven sacks — second most on the team — and a pressure rate of 11.3, the most among Texans offensive linemen who started multiple games. The biggest indictment on Green was after being activated off a four-week IR stint (shoulder) the Texans did not play him again for the rest of the season. Green hasn’t had much success since being selected in the first round in 2022. — DJ Bien-Aime

QB Sam Ehlinger

Ehlinger enters free agency for the first time but has started just three games in his career. The Colts haven’t given him a shot to be anything more than the No. 3 QB in each of the past two seasons, and it’s possible that was the appropriate approach. But is there a team out there that might give him a shot at being a primary backup? Ehlinger has come a long way since he entered the league in 2021, undersized and with questionable arm strength. But he’s a diligent worker and has improved significantly, even if he doesn’t have the tools of some of the league’s more talented QBs. — Stephen Holder

S Andre Cisco

Cisco, who is scheduled to become a free agent, never developed into the consistent playmaker the Jaguars hoped when they drafted him in the third round in 2021. He did intercept eight passes and force three fumbles in four seasons, but he forced just one turnover and had multiple coverage breakdowns in 2024. The Jaguars gave up 23 pass plays of 30 or more yards last season — three shy of the New Orleans Saints, who had the most — and he was part of the problem. — Michael DiRocco

RT Nicholas Petit-Frere

Petit-Frere won the starting job in 2022 after being selected in the third round by the Titans and allowed only five sacks in 16 games. Despite missing part of training camp last season, he started 10 games and appeared in 15. Last season, Petit-Frere played 65.2% of the snaps and allowed a team-high 14 sacks — ultimately landing him on the bench and being inactive on game days. Maybe a change of scenery could spark something in Petit-Frere, who was once heralded as a top offensive line prospect. — Turron Davenport

AFC WEST

RB Javonte Williams

Williams, a former second-round pick scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent, got caught in the wash of the Broncos’ struggling running back rotation in 2024. He finished second on the team in receptions (52) but had his second consecutive season with fewer than four yards per carry (3.7). Since a devastating 2022 knee injury, Williams hasn’t looked as explosive. He finished with just 12 carries over the last three games of the season, including the playoff loss in Buffalo. Some in the league wonder how close Williams can get to his pre-injury form, but he’ll likely need to move elsewhere to answer that question. — Jeff Legwold

OT Wanya Morris

Morris washed out in his bid to become the starting left tackle in 2024. An expected competition between Morris and rookie Kingsley Suamataia never developed at training camp and Suamataia became the starter. Then Morris struggled so badly after replacing Suamataia early in the season that he too was benched. Morris, a 2023 third-round pick, was healthy but inactive for all three postseason games. The Chiefs should be wary of giving up on a young player too early, but if Morris doesn’t show more during the offseason and training camp this year, it’s best for all parties if he moves on. — Adam Teicher

QB Gardner Minshew

The Raiders need to make a change at quarterback. Part of that process could include moving on from Minshew, who signed a two-year, $25 million contract with $15 million guaranteed last offseason. Minshew beat out Aidan O’Connell for the starting job in a close training camp battle, but struggled in the role during the season. He threw for 2,013 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 10 games (nine starts) before suffering a season-ending broken collarbone against the Broncos in November. Minshew is expected to have a cap hit of $14 million in 2025, and Las Vegas could save $9.3 million by making him a post-June 1 cut. — Ryan McFadden

OG Trey Pipkins III

The Chargers drafted tackle Joe Alt with the No. 5 pick in last year’s draft, bumping Pipkins from right tackle to right guard. Pipkins struggled at the guard position, particularly as a run blocker. He ranked 188th among offensive linemen, the worst grade on the Chargers’ offensive line. Pipkins has no guaranteed salary next season, and the Chargers would save $6.75 million in cap space by releasing him. A release could also give Pipkins a chance to return to his natural tackle spot with a new team. — Kris Rhim

NFC EAST

LB Damone Clark

If Mike Zimmer remained as defensive coordinator, this would be a no-brainer. But with Matt Eberflus taking over, things change and it might be best for Clark to find another place to play to further his career. After leading the Cowboys in tackles in 2023 with 115 while playing 784 snaps, he had only 35 tackles in 163 snaps in 2024. He was inactive three times and there were five games when he did not play a defensive snap. The Cowboys are thin at linebacker with DeMarvion Overshown dealing with a major knee injury and veteran Eric Kendricks set for free agency, but Clark has not taken the jump the Cowboys had hoped for as an every-down contributor. — Todd Archer

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DT David Onyemata

Once a stalwart run stuffer with pass-rushing chops, Onyemata’s production dipped sharply in 2024. Onyemata had 36 quarterback pressures for an 11% pressure rate in 2023. This past season, those numbers dropped to 17 quarterback pressures and a 5.8% pressure rate — in three more games. His run stuffs went from 12 in 2023 to six in 2024. Onyemata will turn 33 next season and can free the Falcons of a little more than $8 million of cap space if they release him. Atlanta is over the cap right now and flexibility is a need this offseason. — Marc Raimondi

C Austin Corbett

Corbett has been limited to nine starts the past two seasons because of injuries. He wants to play for a team where there really isn’t a competition for the position. That’s now happening at Carolina, where Cade Mays is a younger and less expensive version who did a solid job replacing Corbett this past season. For a team in rebuild mode it just makes sense to spend money elsewhere. — David Newton

DE Cameron Jordan

Jordan is the franchise sack leader (121.5) and a longtime team captain. He has been a staple of the organization since the Saints drafted him in 2011. But even he admitted recently he doesn’t know what the future holds. Jordan will turn 36 in July and is due $12.5 million in salary. His playing time was limited in the first half of last season under Dennis Allen but ticked back up after Allen was fired midseason. He finished with four sacks in the final eight games. Jordan said he is not retiring and wants to continue his career with the Saints, but his age, salary and production could make that a complicated decision. — Katherine Terrell

CB Jamel Dean

This is less about a change of scenery and more about Dean’s inability to stay healthy with a giant $15.2 million salary cap hit in 2025. Dean has been called a great teammate and a hard worker, and it’s rare to find a player with his length and speed. But he has missed 18 games in six seasons — missing nine in the past two years. Plus, he’s had one interception the past two years, which is an area where the team has been trying to improve. The Bucs’ defense is better when Dean is on the field, but he’s not contributing if he’s sidelined. The team already parted with CB Carlton Davis III last year, and that trade to Detroit served him well. — Jenna Laine

NFC WEST

LB Zaven Collins

Depending on what Arizona does this offseason at edge rusher, Collins may end up being the odd man out despite signing a two-year extension in August. With BJ Ojulari set to return from an ACL injury and Arizona likely in the market for another pass rusher, Collins, who made the switch from inside linebacker to outside in 2023, could be better off on a different team from a playing-time standpoint. — Josh Weinfuss

WR Cooper Kupp

The team informed the longtime Rams receiver in early February that they are planning to trade him. Kupp, who was one of coach Sean McVay’s first draft picks in 2017, has a cap hit of nearly $29.8 million in 2025, with just $5 million guaranteed. Kupp’s best season came in 2021, when he led the NFL in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns during the regular season and then was named Super Bowl LVI MVP. That was the last time he played a full season. He has dealt with injuries in the past three seasons, playing 33 games. — Sarah Barshop

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WR Deebo Samuel Sr.

After another down year, Samuel has requested a trade and the Niners have granted him permission to seek his next destination. The cap ramifications ($31.55 million in dead money) combined with coach Kyle Shanahan’s affinity for Samuel will undoubtedly make this tough, but it seems the time is right for both parties to go their separate ways. For Samuel, it would be the chance to go somewhere he can again be a focal point in the offense while the Niners can find more polished route runners capable of consistently beating man coverage after struggling in that area in 2024. — Nick Wagoner

WR Tyler Lockett

The second-most prolific wide receiver in franchise history may have played his last game with the Seahawks. The writing has been on the wall for 11 months, with Lockett taking a $4 million pay cut to return to the team in March, then getting relegated to the No. 3 role when Jaxon Smith-Njigba broke out in 2024. Lockett is set to make a non-guaranteed $17 million next season while carrying a cap hit of nearly $31 million, so taking another pay cut is the only way Lockett would be back with Seattle for an 11th season. — Brady Henderson