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Offensive players, excluding quarterbacks, andJarred Tinordi Men Jersey defensive players to keep an eye on were covered in articles last week. Now, the focus turns to pa sers.Every season, a different set of players face a cro sroads or have something to prove for a variety of reasons. The most common reasons are related to age, contract or salary cap concerns, injury, poor performance or off-the-field i sues.Here are 12 quarterbacks to watch during the 2021 season who fit into one of those categories.Wentz leaving the in 2021 seemed unthinkable prior to his stunning regre sion last season. He was considered a fixture at quarterback when he signed a four-year, $128 million contract extension with a then NFL-record $107,870,683 of guarantees in June 2019.Conventional wisdom suggested Wentz would remain with Eagles because the record for dead money related to an individual player in one league year would be shattered in a trade. A $33,820,611 salary cap charge for Wentz to play elsewhere didn't stop the Eagles from dealing him to the Colts for a 2021 third-round pick and conditional 2022 second-round pick, although the salary cap has dropped $15.7 million from $198.2 million in 2020 to $182.5 million. The 2022 second-round pick becomes a 2022 first-round pick if Wentz takes at least 75% of Indianapolis' offensive snaps or 70% and the Colts make the playoffs this season.The Colts are banking on a reunion with head coach Frank Reich will resurrect Wentz's career. Reich was Wentz's offensive coordinator for Wentz's first two years in the NFL in 2016-17. Wentz was a leading candidate for NFL MVP in 2017 before tearing multiple ligaments in his left knee near the end of the season.Stafford is in Los Angeles because Rams head coach Sean McVay had soured on and the accommodated his request to be traded to a contending team. Goff was included in this trade where the Lions received a 2022 first-round pick, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2021 third-round pick from the Rams.Stafford has been considered a victim of poor circumstance by many where only making the playoffs three times (without any victories) in a 12-year NFL career is largely a result of the Lions mismanagement. He is now viewed as the mi sing piece for a Rams team that had the NFL's best defense in 2020. The season will be a huge disappointment if Stafford remains winle s in the playoffs considering the Rams were eliminated in the Divisional round by the Ian Cole Men Jerseylast season after beating the in the Wild Card round.A Mayfield contract extension isn't an immediate priority for the Browns. Mayfield rebounded from a sophomore slump in 2019 to arguably play the best football of his NFL career during the second half of last season, which helped the Browns earn a playoff berth for the first time since 2002. The 2020 succe s has raised expectations for the Browns.The 2018 first overall pick is a beneficiary of a strong running game and stellar offensive line. According to Pro Football Focus, the Browns have best rushing attack and offensive line heading into the 2021 season. These factors have contributed to the reluctance of putting Mayfield in a similar salary stratosphere as quarterback , who was 2018's seventh overall pick. Allen recently signed a six-year, $258 million extension averaging $43 million per year. In order to get in the $40 million-per-yearMatt Cullen Men Jersey neighborhood, Mayfield will at least have to demonstrate that his performance over the last half of the 2020 season wasn't an anomaly, if not take a step forward this season.Durability has been a big i sue with Garoppolo ever since the 49ers acquired him in a 2017 midseason trade with the . When Garoppolo has played, the 49ers have a 22-8 regular-season record and won the NFC Championship Game during the 2019 season. Garoppolo's lack of availability was a major factor in the 49ers moving up to the third overall pick in this year's draft to select as his replacement.San Francisco's Super Bowl aspirations are helping keep Lance from supplanting Garoppolo as starting quarterback, although it may be inevitable at some point this season. Before any quarterback change, Garoppolo will e sentially be conducting a league-wide audition to be a starter for some other team next season. The 49ers will pick up $25.6 million of 2022 cap space with a Garoppolo departure next offseason.Cousins hasn't quite lived up to expectations since signing a fully guaranteed three-year, $84 million contract, which briefly made him the NFL's highest-paid player, to join the Vikings in 2018 as an unrestricted free agent. The Vikings have only made the playoffs once in Cousins' three seasons in Minnesota. By contrast, the Vikings played in the NFC Championship Game during the 2017 season, prior to Cousins' arrival, with journeyman at quarterback. was taken in the third round of this year's draft suggesting the Vikings could be ready to move on from Cousins when the two-year, $66 million extension he signed in 2020 expires after the 2022 season. It could be next offseason in a trade if the Vikings don't rebound from a 7-9 record in 2020 or Cousins' strong anti-vaccine stance becomes more problematic. He was already subject to a five-day quarantine period as a close contact when Mond tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning of training camp. The Vikings would likely have to eat a portion of Cousins' fully guaranteed $35 million 2022 base salary to deal him next year.The 2015 first overall pick made the wrong kind of NFL history Matt Murray Kids Jerseyduring the 2019 season. Winston became the first player to throw at least 30 touchdown pa ses and 30 interceptions in the same season. His turnovers, which included five lost fumbles, led to 112 points for the opposition. Winston also led the NFL with 5,109 pa sing yards. He was the eighth player to ever throw for more than 5,000 yards in a season.Winston's penchant for turnovers -- a league-high 111 giveaways (88 interceptions and 23 lost fumbles) from 2015-19 -- prompted the to sign in 2020 free agency and led to tepid interest on the open market. Winston took a one-year deal with a base value of $1.1 million from the Saints to serve an apprenticeship under future Hall of Famer Drew Brees. He returned to the Saints in 2021 on a one-year, $5.5 million deal worth up to $12 million through incentives to compete with to replace a retiring Brees. Winston beat out Hill in the preseason for the Saints quarterback job. Winston significantly cutting down on turnovers could keep him in New Orleans for the foreseeable future. If not, he could be replaced byRyan Reaves Men Jersey Hill at some point this season.Rams head coach Sean McVay wanted an upgrade at quarterback despite Goff signing a four-year extension averaging $33.5 million per year with the Rams shortly before the 2019 regular season started. Goff was included in the trade that brought Stafford to Los Angeles. The Rams have a $24.7 million cap charge this year because of Goff's departure. The expectations are low for the Lions, but Goff has a chance to sh
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