Jordan Jenkins is entering the final year of his rookie deal, and his future has never been more in question.
The outside linebacker was drafted by a previous front office regime and was developed by a previous coaching staff. With new general manager Joe Douglas now in charge and new coach Adam Gase overseeing the team, the 25-year-old must prove himself to a new crop of evaluators who are unfamiliar with him.
“To me, every year is a contract year in my mind ever since I got drafted,” Jenkins said earlier this month. “My mentality is this: I’ve realized what I can do, I can be as great as I can be, but I have to put the work in.