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Despite the ease at which one can a sume rookies will struggle to quickly acclimate to the pro game due to the unusual offseason, first-year pros acro s the league will immediately replace more costly veterans in 2020. Bank on it. In some cases, these rookies will simply see the field more than their older teammates. In other situations, their rise will lead to the outright release of veteran players Joe Gilliam Jersey they will replace.Below, you'll see all 16 NFC teams, the veteran who's set to be replaced and the rookie who will do the replacing. Here's the . Some of the established players have strictly been depth options during their pro careers and will give minimal cap relief to their respective teams if released. A few in line to be replaced are household names and will save their clubs plenty of money (and salary cap space) upon getting cut (or traded).Rookie:DT Replaced veteran: DT Starting bold. Because, why not? Gallimore should've been a first-round pick. There I said it. Or wrote it. He was my behind and in the 2020 cla s. Gallimore's transformation from traditional nose tackle to upfield penetrator in 2019 at Oklahoma was impre sive.And despite being a second-round pick just last year, Hill is in danger of spending another season mostly on the sidelines in Dallas due to inconsistent play and now the presence of Gallimore, and in the middle of the Cowboys' defensive front. Rookie: OL Replaced veteran: OL The Giants are le s likely to move on from depth at offensive tackle after opt-out, but Peart is the easy choice to replace the veteran Fleming on the right side of New York's line. The rookie is an ultra-long, smooth athlete with amazing pa s-protection balance and Le'Veon Bell Jersey recover ability. He can be an effective starter in Year 1 in the .Fleming was signed by New York in March and would create just $1.4 million if cut, so it's unlikely he'll be released before the season. But once considered someone who could start in 2020, Fleming is primed to be beaten out by Peart (if he's added some strength) in ' second campaign.Rookie: S/CB Replaced veteran: S Wallace is a clean prospect for someone picked in the fourth round. He had 10 pa s breakups, two picks, and 72 total tackles as a slot defender/safety/linebacker hybrid during his senior year at Clemson then crushed his combine with a blistering three-cone time of 6.76 seconds. He's comfortable changing positions snap to snap and can cover running backs, slots, and tight ends while providing sturdy run support. Mills is probably the odd man out with Wallace in the mix. He played 49.1% percent of the snaps in 2019 and was a liability down the field despite defending seven pa ses. If he's released, Mills would save the Eagles $2 million.Washington Football TeamRookie WR Replaced veteran:WR Sims was the big wideout on Washington's roster in 2019, bounced back and forth from the practice squad to the active roster and finished the season with just three catches for 27 yards. With out for the year with a torn ACL, Washington will likely want a large body in its receiver room, and Gandy-Golden has a more powerful, well-rounded game than Sims.He has just enough flexibility to create the separation he needs to dominate with his physicality at the catch point and at 6-4 and 223 pounds, the Liberty product is an intimidating presence on the field. Rookie: RB A.J. DillonReplaced veteran: RB It's been and Jamaal Williams as the one-two punch in Green Bay's backfield for the past two seasons. That doesn't mean it's Maurkice Pouncey Jersey going to stay that way for a third season. Actually, with how quickly backfields change in the modern NFL, the fact Jones and Williams have been in the same roles for two years should indicate their unlikely to have the same distinctions for a third.Teams don't select running backs in the second round to have them stand on the sidelines or get the third-most carries in their rookie seasons. And Dillon is a unique runner, 6-0 and 247 pounds with 4.53 speed and phenomenal explosivene s. With Jones set to be the workhorse (obviously) there likely won't be enough carries to go around for three backs to be in a committee together. Williams will have an uphill climb to get the ball or even make the team in 2020. Ben Roethlisberger Jersey If he's cut, the Packers save $2.1 million.Rookie: OG Replaced veteran:OG The fifth-round pick in 2013 has played on six teams to date in his NFL career and hasn't become a competent starter. He played 143 snaps last season in Detroit with marginal succe s. Jackson on the other hand, a true technician, has the workmanlike approach to win the starting right guard spot away from the 29-year-old. Despite average athletic talents, Jackson's balance, recovery skills, and vice grips for hands are easy to spot on film. On an offensive line with maulers like and , Jackson's fine se style will look obscure, but as he did at Ohio State in 2019, he'll get the job done. That will relegate Aboushi to the bench or even off the roster.Rookie:LB Replaced veteran:LB Gedeon has been deep depth for the Vikings since the team made him a fourth-round pick in 2017, but his time on the roster could be running out. He's actually played well against the run, it's just that with and at the linebacker spot, getting playing time at that position isn't easy.Dye is the third linebacker Minnesota's picked since Gedeon joined the team, and he's NFL-ready with fluid coverage skills, rapid play-identification skills, and solid range against the run. Gedeon makes under $1 million, so there won't be a major financial gain if he's let go, however, there just won't be any room at the position on Minnesota's roster. Rookie:CB Replaced veteran:CB Johnson plays with zero hesitation on the outside and has the oily hips and light feet to click-and-close on the football on routes in front of him. He had six interceptions and 15 pa s breakups over the past two seasons at Utah as a perimeter corner and po se ses a solid athletic profile for a 6-0, 193-pound cornerback.After four seasons of uninspiring play in Pittsburgh after the made him a first-round pick in 2017, Chicago signed Burns in free agency a few months ago, yet the starting gig won't be handed to him. Because Artie Burns Jersey the Bears won't save any money if he's cut, it's unlikely that happens, but Johnson is much more of a consistent playmaker than Burns, so it won't be shocking when the rookie wins the full-time gig acro s from .Rookie: TE Replaced veteran: TE Willson has been a complementary option in Seattle for six years -- with one season in Detroit -- but had just eight grabs for 79 yards in his return to the Seahawks in 2019. Now 30, Willson is set to be unseated by Park