NFL's Most Likely to Amaze: Eight Exciting Players to Follow in 2009

Angel Navedo by Senior Writer Written on May 26, 2009
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DETROIT - DECEMBER 07:  Running back Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings rushes the ball for 22 yards during the third quarter of the NFL game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on December 7, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The Vikings defeated
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There are the names you already know, the players you already expect to provide thrills on Sunday afternoons.

Players like Adrian Peterson, Ed Reed, Larry Fitzgerald, and Troy Polamalu established themselves as the NFL's human highlight reels. Their feats are analyzed and admired from every angle a television camera can possibly capture.

And deservedly so.

But this isn't about them.

With every NFL season comes the arrival of new players—men who will drop our jaws and provide thrilling performances, making us wonder where they came from.

We're not making any rookie projections here or filling out early Pro Bowl ballots.

We're discussing eight players who are in prime position to benefit from smart offseason moves and materialize as the weapons their teams need them to become.

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