When will Practice Squads start being announced? - New England Patriots Forums

jefmblrd · 09-02-2007, 08:35 AM

I'm curious when Practice Squads will start being announced. I hope Rogers and Elgin make it through. I'd also like to see Mills there as well if he's eligible.

Patsfanin Philly · 09-02-2007, 09:21 AM

Media reports are conflicting...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmate...mes/ci_6785917

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NOTES: The Raiders today are free to assemble a practice squad of up to eight players. All players cut Saturday have to clear waivers and [B]can't be re-signed until 24 hours have elapse.

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In other news, the Raiders cut O.J. (we hardly knew you) Santiago.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/story/131910.html

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Shotwell said in a phone interview from Alameda that he was still hopeful to make the Raiders’ practice squad, which will be finalized at 9 a.m. today.

***DaBruinz*** · 09-02-2007, 09:24 AM

Practice squad players can start being signed at 6 pm Eastern, I believe.

jefmblrd · 09-02-2007, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBruinz

Practice squad players can start being signed at 6 pm Eastern, I believe.

Thanks. I'm really interested to see who the Patriots sign.

***pats1*** · 09-02-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Patsfanin Philly

Media reports are conflicting...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmate...mes/ci_6785917

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/story/131910.html

There's no contradiction there. The 24-hour rule applies to players being signed to active rosters.

Teams may begin establishing an 8-man practice squad at 12 PM EST today, or 9 AM PST, the timezone of that article (Oakland).

jefmblrd · 09-02-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pats1

There's no contradiction there. The 24-hour rule applies to players being signed to active rosters.

Teams may begin establishing an 8-man practice squad at 12 PM EST today, or 9 AM PST, the timezone of that article (Oakland).

Great that's even better!

patsfaninpa · 09-02-2007, 09:41 AM

True. But, when you're on the PS. Any team can claim you and put you on their 53. I think their agents advise them to wait a coule of days before signing to a practice squad. In case they can make another teams 53.

Patsfanin Philly · 09-02-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by patsfaninpa

True. But, when you're on the PS. Any team can claim you and put you on their 53. I think their agents advise them to wait a coule of days before signing to a practice squad. In case they can make another teams 53.

The risk being that if they do not make another team's 53, the team that wanted them on the PS may fill up their squad, leaving them out in the cold...

***ctpatsfan77*** · 09-02-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by patsfaninpa

True. But, when you're on the PS. Any team can claim you and put you on their 53. I think their agents advise them to wait a coule of days before signing to a practice squad. In case they can make another teams 53.

Those two statements seem to be mutually contradictory--any team can sign a player off any PS, so why wait for the slim hope that you get signed to a 53?

Patsfanin Philly · 09-02-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pats1

There's no contradiction there. The 24-hour rule applies to players being signed to active rosters.

Teams may begin establishing an 8-man practice squad at 12 PM EST today, or 9 AM PST, the timezone of that article (Oakland).

Thanks, that makes sense. The gist of the article (especially the previous sentence which referred to PS) made it seem like it was referring to the practice squad and not active rosters...