Practice Squad Expansion from 8 to 10

patsinthesnow · Aug 18, 2014

@AdamSchefter: By next week, NFL is expected to increase size of practice squads to 10 players from 8, per source. So 64 more jobs.

Mack Herron · Aug 18, 2014

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2 more PS players means $214,200 of cap space going to them.

Miguel · Aug 18, 2014

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jefmblrd · Aug 18, 2014

This is a great idea; now they should up the number of players you can above 53 and then raise the cap of course.

RI Patriots fan · Aug 18, 2014

"The NFL is expected to increase the size of practice squads from eight to ten players this season.
That opens up 64 more jobs across the league, and each team will now employ 63 players."

http://www.rotoworld.com/sports/nfl/football

chasa · Aug 18, 2014

this increases my belief that none of the rookies will make the main squad.

ausbacker · Aug 18, 2014

Those extra spots are valuable, potential gold mines given the rookie battles taking place.

mcmurtry86 · Aug 18, 2014

chasa said:
this increases my belief that none of the rookies will make the main squad.

Yep, Easley and Garoppolo will be cut for sure.

Joker · Aug 18, 2014

mcmurtry86 said:
Yep, Easley and Garoppolo will be cut for sure.

chasa · Aug 18, 2014

mcmurtry86 said:
Yep, Easley and Garoppolo will be cut for sure.

strange i thought i wrote running backs after rookies.

i meant just the running backs.

butler, fleming, easley and polo all make it.

mcmurtry86 · Aug 18, 2014

chasa said:
strange i thought i wrote running backs after rookies.

i meant just the running backs.

butler, fleming, easley and polo all make it.

Fleming isn't a rookie.

I also don't see the attraction some have to him. He's looked pretty bad (especially on screen defense) and hasn't done anything notable in the kicking game.

Urgent · Aug 18, 2014

mcmurtry86 said:
Fleming isn't a rookie.

I also don't see the attraction some have to him. He's looked pretty bad (especially on screen defense) and hasn't done anything notable in the kicking game.

It's possible people are referring to the Stanford right tackle...

Urgent · Aug 18, 2014

And, by the way, this likely means 64 fewer TE's released, reducing the opportunity for the Patriots to pick up that TE they needed.

chasa · Aug 18, 2014

Urgent said:
And, by the way, this likely means 64 fewer TE's released, reducing the opportunity for the Patriots to pick up that TE they needed.

62

mcmurtry86 · Aug 18, 2014

Urgent said:
It's possible people are referring to the Stanford right tackle...

Good call, I shouldn't have assumed he meant Darius Fleming.

Ring 6 · Aug 18, 2014

jefmblrd said:
This is a great idea; now they should up the number of players you can above 53 and then raise the cap of course.

The cap is a% of revenues. More players will only spread the same $ further. So the current 53x32 would have to make less money for the rosters to be expanded assuming of course teams are spending to the cap or as close as they wish due to needing reserve funds.

Joker · Aug 18, 2014

Maneri rotated in and out at TE during reps and 11's...I had to look up his number because I couldn't figure out who this guy was that was making plays at TE...he looks sharper and more motivated than the 6'8" slackgawker

Urgent · Aug 18, 2014

chasa said:
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Sarcasm aside, of course the same number of players will need to be released before being picked up as practice squad players.

BTTA · Aug 18, 2014

Joker said:
Maneri rotated in and out at TE during reps and 11's...I had to look up his number because I couldn't figure out who this guy was that was making plays at TE...he looks sharper and more motivated than the 6'8" slackgawker

A buddy of mine had Jones on his Little League baseball team for a couple of years, and the kid would hang out at his house. Said he would take up the entire couch even at 12 years old, and eat the kitchen. But, he also said Jones was a bit of a wimp back then, and he is amazed that Jones is a potential NFL player, because he just didn't seem the have that kind of temperament.

FWIW, which isn't much.

Danger Zone · Aug 18, 2014

jefmblrd said:
This is a great idea; now they should up the number of players you can above 53 and then raise the cap of course.

It's probably too many players to add to the cap all at once, but I'd like to see Rookies have a 1st year exemption to the 53 -up to a total of 7 Rookies that do not count towards a team's 53.

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