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#3 - Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Josh Allen will enter the 2022 NFL season in a different situation than he has previously experienced. While he was a popular underdog pick to win the MVP award last season, he is the favorite to win it this year.
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The Buffalo Bills are also the current preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl this year, as opposed to being a popular sleeper pick. There is much more pressure on Josh Allen this season than there has been any other year because of the spotlight and expectations, especially considering the 258 million dollar contract extension he signed last year.
#2 - Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott is in the middle of his four-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys worth 40 million dollars in AAV (average annual value). While he has consistently performed at a high level during the regular season, he has recorded just a 1-3 record in the postseason, including a disappointing one-and-done in the 2021 NFL playoffs.
Owner Jerry Jones has made it perfectly clear that he's extremely frustrated with the way the 2021 season concluded because he believes the Cowboys roster is good enough to make a deep postseason run. The pressure is now on for Prescott to lead the Cowboys deep into the playoffs in 2022.
#1 - Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
The pressure on Aaron Rodgers is directly related to his legacy. He has been one of the best regular-season quarterbacks in NFL history while winning four MVP awards, the second most of all time. His problems have been in the postseason, where he has just an 11-10 career record, including just a 7-9 record in the last decade.
A quarterback as good as Rodgers is expected to win multiple Super Bowl rings. Rodgers hasn't won one since the 2010 season, which was the only appearance of his career. Time is running out for the veteran, who just signed a contract worth 50 million dollars in AAV, the most in NFL history. His long absence from the Super Bowl has been a constant sticking point for his critics and without another, his legacy will be tainted. With the Green Bay Packers giving him a huge contract, its now put-up-or-shut-up time for the quarterback.
