NFL Changing the Roster Cut Down Date

[Ian]

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

 

[Ross12]

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]

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

 

[borisman]

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]

What is the underlying reason for this?

 

[Huckleberry1]

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]

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]

What is the underlying reason for this?

The season starts a day earlier this year

 

[JoeSixPat]

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