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Old story written by an agent about the intrigue of practice squads ....
The practice squad shuffle
by Jack Bechta, National Football Post
SEPTEMBER 04, 2009
"On Saturday at 4 p.m. eastern time, when rosters become fixed at 53 players, there will be about 700 players competing for 256 spots on practice squads. Those 450 players who don’t get signed will be on the outside looking in, wondering why they didn’t land spots. Teams that were not satisfied with their castoffs will search the wire for players they attempted to pick up after the draft but missed out on in April. Agents and team pitchmen such as GMs and head coaches will try to convince players to stay put on their practice squads with promises of seeing time on the 53-man roster in the near future. ..."
(continued at link below)
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...d-shuffle.html
The practice squad shuffle
by Jack Bechta, National Football Post
SEPTEMBER 04, 2009
"On Saturday at 4 p.m. eastern time, when rosters become fixed at 53 players, there will be about 700 players competing for 256 spots on practice squads. Those 450 players who don’t get signed will be on the outside looking in, wondering why they didn’t land spots. Teams that were not satisfied with their castoffs will search the wire for players they attempted to pick up after the draft but missed out on in April. Agents and team pitchmen such as GMs and head coaches will try to convince players to stay put on their practice squads with promises of seeing time on the 53-man roster in the near future. ..."
(continued at link below)
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...d-shuffle.html
