Is Sam Darnold going to earn a bigger pay day in 2025 with his performance over the final weeks of the 2024 NFL season? Kevin Patra identifies five players with a chance to cash in down the stretch.

As Madubuike can attest, fortunes can be made because of performance in a contract year. With the NFL regular season two-thirds of the way over, here are five players who have made good use of their contract year.

The Vikings are on the verge of the playoffs with quarterback Sam Darnold, who NFL sources believe will not return to Minnesota.