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Around the National Football League, you can find examples of players who could not find success with their first team only to go on and thrive following a change of scenery. Sam Darnold is the latest example of this, and there have been plenty of others in recent years. Today, we are highlighting a few NFL players who would greatly benefit from a change of scenery and showcasing potential landing spots for each player.

Trey Benson, RB, Arizona Cardinals Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Selected with the 66th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, running back Trey Benson has been an effective ball-carrier (4. 9 yards per carry) when healthy. Unfortunately for the Arizona Cardinals, injuries have limited him to just 17 games in two seasons and he never returned in 2025 after suffering a meniscus injury in Week 4.

Arizona bringing back James Conner and Bam Knight in addition to the Tyler Allgeier signing suggests that Benson’s days with this team are over and the new coaching staff isn’t sold on him. Potential Landing Spots: Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons Related: 5 NFL Teams Seemingly Poised to Tank in 2026 Theo Johnson Jr, TE, New York Giants Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The New York Giants absolutely needed a regime change and made the right move with the hiring of John Harbaugh. Unfortunately for tight end Theo Johnson Jr.

, the new Giants coaching staff does not seem interested in giving him much of a chance to build off his improvement in 2025. A former fourth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the 6-foot-6 tight end is coming off a second year where he put up 528 receiving yards with five touchdowns and averaged 11. 7 yards per reception.