[tps_title]1. Morris Claiborne, CB (Age: 27)[/tps_title]
What a topsy-turvy year for Claiborne. He was having a career renaissance and looked destined for a new contract. But then he got hurt again, this time with a groin injury, and will most if not all of the second half of the season.
Claiborne is expected back for the postseason, if nothing else. Perhaps more than anyone else on this list, he has the best chances to help or hurt his stock by those performances on the biggest stages. Will he make a few crucial plays, for good or bad, to swing the outcome of a playoff game?
If Dallas wants Claiborne back then the injury this season may work out in their favor. It lowers Claiborne’s value in the open market and cost him whatever momentum was building early on. He has expressed his desire to remain a Cowboy, and now he’s lost some leverage.
If Claiborne doesn’t return with the same level of play then that might end the conversation all together. He could quickly go from being the team’s top cornerback to fourth on the depth chart. Dallas certainly won’t invest more in Claiborne at that point.
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