Five NFC teams that must ace 2025 NFL Draft: Cowboys, Giants under pressure to find instant-impact talent
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A look at which clubs could really use an influx of long-term help
The 2025 NFL Draft is just around the corner, and it'll serve as an opportunity for all 32 teams to get better, not only in the short term but, ideally, for years to come. Some clubs are more focused on building long-term infrastructure, perhaps to get ahead of current spending on win-now veterans. Others just need an influx of talent period, given their dearth of star-studded pieces.
The NFC, in particular, is home to such variety. The reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, for example, have the luxury of prioritizing depth at basically any position after touting one of the NFL's finest rosters in 2024. Others aren't so fortunate, and enter the draft with immense pressure to add immediate starting-caliber players, which is why the draft board is so hard to predict in the first place.
With that in mind, which NFC clubs could use the most reinforcements come draft weekend? Here are five who are under the most pressure to ace the draft, considering both the resources at their disposal and the holes they're looking to fill going into the 2025 campaign:
