NFL Changing the Roster Cut Down Date

Ian · Monday at 6:50 PM

Didn't spot this the other day, but there's a change ahead for this season:

Ross12 · Monday at 7:07 PM

Wonder why they’re pushing it up 2 days. To give the teams playing opening day more days to practice with their new roster?

BennyBledsoe · Tuesday at 9:14 AM

In a way, I miss the staggered cutdowns. Kinda made it a more glide into the regular roster rather than a THUD.

borisman · Tuesday at 9:19 AM

I still don't understand why they don't add 3 more players to the rosters by designating "3 special teams only" players. The LS, K & P, who can only play on special teams or the team loses a roster spot, which will never happen. That will solve a lot of PS to active roster movements. And the cost for those extra 3 spots would be miniscule.

raduray · Tuesday at 1:43 PM

What is the underlying reason for this?

Huckleberry1 · Tuesday at 4:05 PM

borisman said:
I still don't understand why they don't add 3 more players to the rosters by designating "3 special teams only" players. The LS, K & P, who can only play on special teams or the team loses a roster spot, which will never happen. That will solve a lot of PS to active roster movements. And the cost for those extra 3 spots would be miniscule.

Too expensive. Most NFL owners eat at local soup kitchens as it is. No way they could afford 3 more special teams players, that would cost them like a million bucks.

JoeSixPat · Tuesday at 4:14 PM

Ross12 said:
Wonder why they’re pushing it up 2 days. To give the teams playing opening day more days to practice with their new roster?

Games start on Wednesday this year rather than Thursday

JoeSixPat · Tuesday at 4:14 PM

raduray said:
What is the underlying reason for this?

The season starts a day earlier this year

JoeSixPat · Tuesday at 4:20 PM

borisman said:
I still don't understand why they don't add 3 more players to the rosters by designating "3 special teams only" players. The LS, K & P, who can only play on special teams or the team loses a roster spot, which will never happen. That will solve a lot of PS to active roster movements. And the cost for those extra 3 spots would be miniscule.

With the extra game they now play and the possibility of a 18th, seems to me you'd be helping the NFL better cultivate and train quality depth by expanding the rosters or changing PS rules like you suggest

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