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2025 NFL offseason: Possible surprise cut, trade candidates

Every offseason, a couple of big-name NFL players are released or traded, and the general reaction is shock. Why would they cut that guy? But those of us who cover the league and study contract math know those moves aren't always quite as surprising as they appear to be on the surface. So with that in mind, we wanted to take our annual look at 10 players whose teams might decide to go in different directions during the 2025 offseason.

Maybe it's a player on a four-year contract where the guaranteed money ran out after two.