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led the NFL Bradley Pinion Jersey with a career-high 27 interceptions in 2013. There was speculation that a quarterback could be taken early in the 2015 if newly hired offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo (now head coach) didn't resurrect the Super Bowl XLVI MVP's career.Manning became more comfortable in McAdoo's West Coast offense as the 2014 season progre sed. His strong finish led to a four-year, $84 million contract extension with a then- record $65 million in overall contract guarantees right before the start of last season. A different set of players face a cro sroads or have something to prove every year 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. After examining , here are players to watch on NFC teams that fall into these categories. : Floyd rebounded from a slow start in 2015 to have three 100-yard receiving games during December. He finished the season with 52 catches for 849 yards and six touchdowns. An extension for Floyd, who is making $7.32 million in the option year of his rookie contract, seems unlikely, considering the have higher signing priorities (defensive back and defensive end ). Floyd hitting the open market next March could depend on whether 13-year veteran , who is also in contract year, retires after the season. : Ryan didn't make a smooth transition to offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan's system. He admitted late in the 2015 season to being overwhelmed at times by Shanahan's playbook. If Ryan's growing pains with the new offense continue through this season, it might be time for the to start looking for a quarterback who is a better fit. : Carolina rescinding 's $13.952 million franchise tag was a curious decision given that salary cap room wasn't a problem. Benwikere, who has started 10 of 23 career games in two NFL seasons, becomes a leader in the secondary with Norman's departure and 's retirement. The used three consecutive draft picks on cornerbacks in the second, third and fifth rounds to addre s the glaring need by selecting , and , respectively. : Langford has big shoes to fill following in the footsteps of , the consummate dual-threat running back. The weren't interested in re-signing a 30-year-old with over 2,000 career carries. Langford rushed for 537 yards on 148 rushes (3.6 yards per carry) and caught 22 pa ses for 279 yards last season as a rookie. : The will go as far as takes them. A broken collarbone that limited Romo to four games in 2015 derailed Dallas' chances to repeat as NFC East champions. The Cowboys were 1-11 without him. Despite this, the Cowboys stood pat with as Romo's backup and didn't addre s quarterback until the Joe Montana Jersey fourth round of the draft with . If health becomes an i sue again for their 36-year-old signal caller, the Cowboys will likely regret that they didn't make upgrading quarterback more of an offseason priority. : Stafford lost one of the game's most dangerous offensive weapons, six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver , to a premature retirement. If Stafford thrives without his security blanket, he will NFL San Francisco 49ers Jersey be sitting in the driver's seat in 2017 when he is entering his contract year. Allowing Stafford to play out his contract after a succe sful 2016 season would be risky. It will be $26.4 million (120 percent of his $22 million 2017 salary cap number) to use a non-exclusive franchise tag on Stafford in 2018. : Lacy had a 2015 season to forget. He appeared at times to be a good 20 pounds over his listed playing weight (234) and eventually lost playing time as the season progre sed. Lacy rushed for a career-worst 758 rushing yards on a career-low 187 carries.Shortly after Green Bay was eliminated by Arizona in the divisional playoffs, Lacy, who is entering the final year of a four-year rookie contract worth $3,392,412, started making a concerted effort to lose weight and . Breaking the 1,000-yard mark for the third time in his career would go a long way towards Lacy getting the lucrative second contract that sometimes eludes running backs. : The picked up Austin's $12.268 million fifth-year option for 2017. The option year, guaranteed for injury upon exercise, doesn't become fully guaranteed until the first day of the 2017 league year. Austin probably needs to dramatically increase his career bests of 52 receptions, 473 receiving yards and five touchdown catches from 2015 for the full guarantee to kick in next March. : The seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach with Kalil, whose 2016 option year salary is $11.096 million. Fellow 2012 first-round pick recently received a five-year contract extension, making him the NFL's highest paid safety. Kalil showed improvement from a subpar 2014 season but didn't play at the level that got him to the Pro Bowl as an alternate after his rookie season in 2012. : Byrd hasn't lived up to the six-year, $52.5 million deal (worth up to $54 million with salary escalators) he signed during free agency in 2014, primarily because of injury. He has mi sed 15 of 32 regular season games since joining the . New Orleans moving into the second round to select safety should put Byrd on notice. If Byrd isn't the ballhawk he was prior to signing his blockbuster deal this season, his days in New Orleans could be numbered. There won't Dwight Clark Jersey be any more contract guarantees left when he has the NFL's highest cap number for a safety at $11.2 million.Pulling the plug on Byrd after paying him $27.3 million for three seasons would create $3.2 million of cap space for the Saints unle s a post-June 1 designation is used or his release occurred after June 1. $7.8 million of cap room could be gained this way, but there would be $4.6 million in dead money, a cap charge for a player no longer on the roster, in 2018. : Cruz hasn't played since tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee six games into the 2014 season. A calf injury cost him the 2015 season. During his absence, 2014 first-round pick Jr. replaced him as quarterback Manning's go-to guy while emerging as one Weston Richburg Jersey of the game's best young wide receivers. Cruz, who was arguably the NFL's best slot wide receiver prior to hurting his knee, wisely took a pay cut to remain with the . The 2011 All-Pro will likely need a good comeback season to stick around next year, when he's due to make $7.5 million on a $9.4 million cap number, since the Giants drafted wide receiver in this year's second round (40th overall pick). Shepard has drawn comparisons to Cruz after excelling in the slot at . : The giving Bradford a two-year, $35 million contract (worth up to $40.5 million through salary escalators and incentives) with $26 million in guarantees prior to the start of free agency was a surprise to many. Despite the contract, Bradford should view the 2016 season as a league-wide audition.The Eagles didn't trade up to take with the second-overall pick for him to sit on the bench indefinitely. Philadelphia's cap situation will almost nece sitate moving