The NFL offseason is a time for all teams to reassess and reset their organizations. The most obvious moves are made through free-agent signings and the draft, but other key moves are made in the front office and with coaching hires.

The most impactful moves will be determined on the field during the regular season and the playoffs, but as teams prepare for the start of the 2025 season, TopOffShoreSportsbooks looks at the biggest moves that are likely to impact the way the 2025 season plays out.

1.WR Davante Adams signs with Rams

The Rams had the ideal possession receiver in Puka Nacua, but Matthew Stafford is a quarterback who can still make the medium- and long-range throws that can light up the scoreboard.

Adams is capable of filling the role of game changer. The Rams have the offensive line and the running game that can take the pressure off of Stafford. That means Stafford should have the time he needs to find an explosive playmaker like Adams.

The move is somewhat risky because Adams is 32  and has not had a Pro Bowl season since the 2022 season. That is not to sell Adams short, because he caught 85 passes for 1,063 yards and 8 touchdowns a year ago in 3 games with the Raiders and 11 games with the Jets.

Now he goes to a much steadier situation with one of the best head coaches in the sport in Sean McVay and a quarterback who has none of the diva-like qualities that Aaron Rodgers had last year with the Jets.

2. WR Deebo Samuel to the Commanders

Samuel had an injury-plagued season with the 49ers a year ago and his reputation as a game-changing player took a significant hit. Samuel is healthy going to the Commanders and he is with a team that appears to be surging.  The idea of pairing an all-around warrior like Samuel with a superb receiver like Terry McLaurin could turn second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels into a true superstar.

Samuel’s ability to run with the football should not be overlooked. He packed a powerful punch for the Niners when they asked him to run with the ball and he also has the kind of hands to make the difficult catch in traffic.

The Commanders are hoping the 29-year-old Samuel can get back to the form he had in 2021 when he had 1,405 receiving yards and 8 TDs along with 365 yards with 8 rushing touchdowns. That would clearly be ideal, and a 10-TD season is clearly within his reach.

3. QB Sam Darnold to Seahawks

It was a brilliant season for Darnold in Minnesota last season as he completed 361 of 545 passes for 4,319 yard with 35 TDs and just 12 interceptions. The offseason may have been even better for Darnold as he hit the motherlode with a three-year, $100 million deal.

As impressive as the quarterback was last year with the Vikings, he has much to prove to his new employers. He was working with brilliant QB whisperer Kevin O’Connell and superstar wide out Justin Jefferson last year. Now he goes to a new coach in Mike Macdonald and a new system. Darnold had been ordinary prior to last year, and there is quite a bit of skepticism that Darnold will be able to match the success he had with the Vikings.

Darnold knows this and he should be motivated to build off last season’s success.

4. Head coach Ben Johnson to Bears

This is one of the most high-profile moves of the offseason and has led multiple observers to say that the Bears “won the offseason” because they signed the most sought after offensive coordinator to become their head coach. The Bears have been offensively dysfunctional for years, while Johnson had brilliant success with the Lions.

Is the success transferable to the Bears? The key is to how well Johnson can teach, coach and collaborate with quarterback Caleb Williams. He will have to do all of those things. Williams has the physical talent to be successful, but he made multiple mistakes as a rookie and he has to be willing to accept Johnson’s coaching and then make it pay off in games.

Johnson clearly had success with Jared Goff as the Lions quarterback, so he should be prepared to develop Williams.

5. WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins re-sign with Bengals

This was a huge move because the notoriously tight Bengals backed up the Brinks truck to pay their two brilliant receivers. Chase (four years, $161 million) may be the best receiver in the league, although Minnesota’s Jefferson would clearly provide an argument to that assessment. Higgins (four years, $115 million)  is almost certainly the best No. 2 receiver in the league.

The 1-2 punch is something that gives QB Joe Burrow security and a belief that the Bengals can compete with the best teams in the AFC. They certainly showed that they are willing to pay their best players at an elite level.