New Roster Rules

[DanA]

There's some confusion about the new roster rules so here's an explanation.

48 man roster

• Increased by 2 players
• There must be 8 Offensive line men to get the full 48 spots
• If you don't have 8 O-line players you only get 47 spots

I think the new rules means it's likely we see more than the minimum eight O-line players on a 53 man roster. Carrying only 8 means that when you get an injury, you lose an active spot on game day so there is incentive to have more O-line players on the 53 man roster.

53 Man Roster

• It increases to 55 players, but only for game day
• There is the option to elevate two players from your practice squad, they can be active or inactive.
• The player returns to the practice squad 1 business day after the game
• Practice squad players can be elevated for a a maximum of two games. after which they must be given a full squad contract. If returned to the practice squad they have to clear waivers.

This is an interesting rule. It basically means you can't regularly cycle the same player up and down from the roster but it does offer protection for short-term injuries. For instance, if Chris Jones tweaks his back, you don't have to elevate a punter at the expense of someone else. You can put a punter on the practice squad, and then activate him on game day. The other situation likely to happen is with an O-line player getting elevated just to fill the 48th spot.

12 man practice squad

• Increased from 10 to 12
• This increases again to 14 in 2022

It makes sense to me to have an extra TE and LB on the practice squad. You can then elevate them to contribute on special teams on game day. Also a couple of O-line spots to develop and use if you get down below 8 spots on your main roster would be prudent.

Those are my thoughts anyway. I'd be interested to hear ideas on how teams might exploit the new rules.

 

[Longboysfan]

This will be interesting.

Say a practice squad member is elevated to team for a game.
Has some good plays during the game.
Is returned to the practice squad.
Then is signed by another team.

I wonder if the owners would put in a clause that says they hold exclusive on a number of practice squad players.
Not be able to be signed away unless they could sign him to the team. .
But that would really churn the bottom end of the roster.

 

[DanA]

This will be interesting.

Say a practice squad member is elevated to team for a game.
Has some good plays during the game.
Is returned to the practice squad.
Then is signed by another team.

I wonder if the owners would put in a clause that says they hold exclusive on a number of practice squad players.
Not be able to be signed away unless they could sign him to the team. .
But that would really churn the bottom end of the roster.

What generally happened in the past when someone tries to steal a practice squad player you don't want to lose is that you'd upgrade them and they generally stay. Occasionally they choose to leave (David Irving) but that's not been the norm from what I've seen. If the player has a really good game though you'd not risk putting him back on the practice squad IMO.

 

[xwalker]

There's some confusion about the new roster rules so here's an explanation.

48 man roster

• Increased by 2 players
• There must be 8 Offensive line men to get the full 48 spots
• If you don't have 8 O-line players you only get 47 spots

I think the new rules means it's likely we see more than the minimum eight O-line players on a 53 man roster. Carrying only 8 means that when you get an injury, you lose an active spot on game day so there is incentive to have more O-line players on the 53 man roster.

53 Man Roster

• It increases to 55 players, but only for game day
• There is the option to elevate two players from your practice squad, they can be active or inactive.
• The player returns to the practice squad 1 business day after the game
• Practice squad players can be elevated for a a maximum of two games. after which they must be given a full squad contract. If returned to the practice squad they have to clear waivers.

This is an interesting rule. It basically means you can't regularly cycle the same player up and down from the roster but it does offer protection for short-term injuries. For instance, if Chris Jones tweaks his back, you don't have to elevate a punter at the expense of someone else. You can put a punter on the practice squad, and then activate him on game day. The other situation likely to happen is with an O-line player getting elevated just to fill the 48th spot.

12 man practice squad

• Increased from 10 to 12
• This increases again to 14 in 2022

It makes sense to me to have an extra TE and LB on the practice squad. You can then elevate them to contribute on special teams on game day. Also a couple of O-line spots to develop and use if you get down below 8 spots on your main roster would be prudent.

Those are my thoughts anyway. I'd be interested to hear ideas on how teams might exploit the new rules.

Teams can still cycle player up/down exactly as they did in the past once the 2 activation limit is reached.

It appears that PS players will be activated the day before the game and revert back to the PS the day after the game.

It is not clear if the player gets paid based on 1/17 of an NFL minimum contract like they have in the past.

If the promoted players are paid based on an NFL minimum contract, then it does not really make sense for the player to be required to go back to PS status if the team wants to keep them on the 55 for consecutive weeks.


https://cowboyszone.com/threads/roster-size-changes-with-new-cba.457201/

 

[xwalker]

There's some confusion about the new roster rules so here's an explanation.

48 man roster

• Increased by 2 players
• There must be 8 Offensive line men to get the full 48 spots
• If you don't have 8 O-line players you only get 47 spots

I think the new rules means it's likely we see more than the minimum eight O-line players on a 53 man roster. Carrying only 8 means that when you get an injury, you lose an active spot on game day so there is incentive to have more O-line players on the 53 man roster.

53 Man Roster

• It increases to 55 players, but only for game day
• There is the option to elevate two players from your practice squad, they can be active or inactive.
• The player returns to the practice squad 1 business day after the game
• Practice squad players can be elevated for a a maximum of two games. after which they must be given a full squad contract. If returned to the practice squad they have to clear waivers.

This is an interesting rule. It basically means you can't regularly cycle the same player up and down from the roster but it does offer protection for short-term injuries. For instance, if Chris Jones tweaks his back, you don't have to elevate a punter at the expense of someone else. You can put a punter on the practice squad, and then activate him on game day. The other situation likely to happen is with an O-line player getting elevated just to fill the 48th spot.

12 man practice squad

• Increased from 10 to 12
• This increases again to 14 in 2022

It makes sense to me to have an extra TE and LB on the practice squad. You can then elevate them to contribute on special teams on game day. Also a couple of O-line spots to develop and use if you get down below 8 spots on your main roster would be prudent.

Those are my thoughts anyway. I'd be interested to hear ideas on how teams might exploit the new rules.

Avoiding waivers only keeps a player from deciding to sign with another team's practice squad.

Another team can sign a PS player to their 53 without the player going through waivers.

It seems unlikely that a PS player that was just promoted for a game would want to sign with another team's practice squad.

 

[Doomsday101]

Avoiding waivers only keeps a player from deciding to sign with another team's practice squad.

Another team can sign a PS player to their 53 without the player going through waivers.

It seems unlikely that a PS player that was just promoted for a game would want to sign with another team's practice squad.

True but once you take a player from a PS you have to place him on the active roster not your own PS. Correct?

 

[DanA]

Avoiding waivers only keeps a player from deciding to sign with another team's practice squad.

Another team can sign a PS player to their 53 without the player going through waivers.

It seems unlikely that a PS player that was just promoted for a game would want to sign with another team's practice squad.

I wouldn't be so sure of that.

I could see a situation where a player got disheartened and decided to try his luck at a different team.

 

[jazzcat22]

They kept 8 OL before, but usually keep 9. Last year they started out with 10 OL.

 

[xwalker]

I wouldn't be so sure of that.

I could see a situation where a player got disheartened and decided to try his luck at a different team.

Anything could happen but the probability is very low.

The player had the option when he signed up for the Practice Squad the first time.