Free agency and salary cap constraints threatened to knock Buffalo and Baltimore down a notch last offseason. Instead, the Bills and Ravens are right back in the second round of the playoffs.

Stefon Diggs has certainly exhibited the ability to be a WR1 in the NFL, his stats have support that assertion. However, he has also been hounded by bad press and injuries throughout his NFL career.

Carolina Panthers linebacker Jadeveon Clowney firmly believes Bryce Young reasserted himself as the quarterback of the future with his performance in the second half of the 2024 NFL season.

Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, Patrick Queen and Jadeveon Clowney. Those are just a few of the key players Buffalo and Baltimore lost last offseason, when free agency and salary cap constraints threatened to knock both teams down a notch.

The Ravens also lost Queen, a star linebacker, to division rival Pittsburgh. Clowney tied a career high with 9 1/2 sacks for Baltimore in 2023, then joined the Carolina Panthers. The Ravens have had issues in pass defense at times, but they ended up ranking second in the NFL in sacks and first in run defense this season.