Practice Squad Expansion from 8 to 10

[patsinthesnow]

@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]

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

 

[Miguel]

I recommend bookmarking http://www.patsfans.com/salary-cap/?p=626 as I keep it up to date.

 

[jefmblrd]

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]

"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]

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

 

[ausbacker]

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

 

[mcmurtry86]

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

Yep, Easley and Garoppolo will be cut for sure.

 

[Joker]

Yep, Easley and Garoppolo will be cut for sure.

 

[chasa]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

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[mcmurtry86]

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

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

 

[Ring 6]

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]

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]

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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]

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]

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.