Below is a list of the NFL players who profited the most from this offseason.

This Yardbarker 2020s staple is based around holdovers whose situations improved, but it is impossible to ignore the upgrade Barkley made by signing a three-year, $37.75 million Eagles deal. Trapped on limited Giants teams with bad offensive lines for six seasons, Barkley has joined an Eagles squad with one of the best O-lines and one that oozes skill-position talent. Rather than defenses knowing Barkley is his team’s only true threat, this situation gives the veteran a chance to blend in alongside A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Dallas Goedert. The only question: will the Eagles finally incorporate passes to running backs? That has not been a Jalen Hurts-era strength.

A strange CBA wrinkle made Bateman ineligible due to a short stay on the reserve/did not report list in 2023 for the fifth-year option. But Bateman, despite not showing too much promise during his first three seasons, signed a two-year, $12.87M extension. The Ravens also separated from Odell Beckham Jr., giving the 2021 first-round pick another chance. Bateman, who shook off his season-ending foot injury to play 16 games last year, looks set to play a bigger role on the 2024 Ravens.

The Bills matched a four-year, $17 million restricted free agency offer sheet from the Bears in 2022. By 2023, Bates was entrenched as a backup. After a trade for a fifth-round pick, the Bears have the contract they designed on the payroll. Bates has a path to winning the Chicago center job, even as Rams 2023 starter Coleman Shelton is set to vie for it as well. Going from undrafted free agent to 15-game 2022 starter to 17-game 2023 backup, Bates has seen his value yo-yo as a pro. Being the player to snap to Caleb Williams on an intriguing Bears team could spring him forward once again.