Training camp and preseason take a 90 man roster, rattle it around for a while, and produce a 53 man roster and 16 man practice squad for every NFL team. This year especially, with one single round of 37-plus cuts, the opportunity for players to prove they belong is extended.
There are players who are firmly on the roster bubble coming into training camp who will have to make the most of that opportunity. Here are a handful on offense who have been around through the first couple years of the Arthur Smith era and, thanks to increased competition and/or a lack of huge impact over the past two seasons, find themselves firmly on the roster bubble heading into training camp.