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In addition to the Bengals not having three of their starting offensive linemen in the narrow AFC championship game loss to the Chiefs , they were without their top cornerback. Awuzie suffered a torn ACL during a Halloween loss to the Browns, removing a key piece from the Bengals defense. Cincinnati will be counting on the veteran boundary corner to return and work alongside Mike Hilton again, with 2022 second-rounder Cam Taylor-Britt set for a bigger role alongside the veterans.

It is fair to label Adams a crossroads player for 2023. The uniquely deployed Seahawks safety went down during the 2021 season with a labrum tear and did not make it through a game in 2022, suffering a torn quad. Adams, known more for his box presence than coverage chops, did well to secure a then-safety-record contract (four years, $70 million) in 2021. The Seahawks trading two first-round picks to the Jets for the once-disgruntled defender has been a bust. Seattle now has Julian Love in place as Adams insurance, though it will be interesting to see how the team will use Love, Adams and Quandre Diggs this season.

Four of the Broncos’ five starting O-linemen missed extensive time last season, adding to the shocking tumble Russell Wilson took. The most notable of the injuries came in Week 5, when Bolles — Denver’s left tackle starter since 2017 — suffered a fractured fibula. The Broncos have been one of the league’s most injury-prone teams over the past few years, but Bolles had never missed more than three games in a season since being chosen in the first round. The Broncos will count on Bolles to reprise his role in what could be a make-or-break season for the up-and-down blocker.

The Jets could have featured a rare intrasquad Offensive Rookie of the Year race, but Hall’s October ACL tear left eventual OROY Garrett Wilson alone in that effort. Before he went down, the second-round pick looked like a game-changing running back. Normally a 1 p.m. staple, the Jets now have a schedule flooded with Aaron Rodgers-driven primetime cameos. Hall’s recovery, then, will generate more attention than it otherwise would have. The Iowa State product will be a key part of the Jets’ first Rodgers offense. With a sizable skill gap between Hall and his backups, the Jets need their starter to stabilize their run game.

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