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That Guy · 07-23-2006, 10:30 AM

man, i missed my entrance

oh well, thanks for covering.

The Buc's Answer Man, Series 2, Vol. 19
"Each team is allowed eight players on its practice squad (it expanded from five to eight last year), and each team makes full use of that option. Those players are not on the active roster, are not eligible to play in games and do not make salaries commensurate with the players on the 53-man squad (though they are compensated relatively well on a weekly basis).

Basically, and fittingly, players on the practice squad are allowed to practice. This roster bonus is designed to provide teams with two things: 1) Additional practice help, as teams often are short players due to injuries during the season; and 2) A spot to hold onto “raw” players who could eventually develop into a player worthy of a regular roster spot.

To become eligible to play in a game, a player has to terminate his practice squad contract and sign with a team’s active roster. You actually see that happen quite a bit. Just off the top of the Answer Man’s head, concerning the Bucs only, I can think of such examples as Aaron Stecker, Corey Ivy, Chartric Darby, Edell Shepherd and Ian Smart.

One note, a player on a practice squad is still a free agent of sorts. That is, he can at any time sign with the active roster of any team, even when he is on another team’s practice squad. The purpose of this is to make sure that a player isn’t taking away a greater opportunity by agreeing to sign with a practice squad."

In addition, a player may only be on a practice squad if he has 2 years or less of NFL experience (a year constitutes being on a team's payroll (as either a practice squad member or on the active roster) for a total of 9 games or more in one season, even if the player never sees the field). A practice squad player cannot play a single down unless he is first signed to the 53 man active roster. So keeping Jacobs on the practice squad would mean he would not be able to play special teams (if he was even elligible in the first place, which he's not). Also, Jacobs would be a likely target to be signed to the active roster of a truley terrible team once an injury occured (again, assuming he could even be placed on the practice squad, which isn't currently possible).

maybe i should do a cap and NFL roster rules summary for the blog or as part of a site FAQ....

07-23-2006, 10:30 AM	#59
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 42 Posts: 17,620	Re: The Taylor Jacobs watch man, i missed my entrance oh well, thanks for covering. The Buc's Answer Man, Series 2, Vol. 19 "Each team is allowed eight players on its practice squad (it expanded from five to eight last year), and each team makes full use of that option. Those players are not on the active roster, are not eligible to play in games and do not make salaries commensurate with the players on the 53-man squad (though they are compensated relatively well on a weekly basis). Basically, and fittingly, players on the practice squad are allowed to practice. This roster bonus is designed to provide teams with two things: 1) Additional practice help, as teams often are short players due to injuries during the season; and 2) A spot to hold onto “raw” players who could eventually develop into a player worthy of a regular roster spot. To become eligible to play in a game, a player has to terminate his practice squad contract and sign with a team’s active roster. You actually see that happen quite a bit. Just off the top of the Answer Man’s head, concerning the Bucs only, I can think of such examples as Aaron Stecker, Corey Ivy, Chartric Darby, Edell Shepherd and Ian Smart. One note, a player on a practice squad is still a free agent of sorts. That is, he can at any time sign with the active roster of any team, even when he is on another team’s practice squad. The purpose of this is to make sure that a player isn’t taking away a greater opportunity by agreeing to sign with a practice squad." In addition, a player may only be on a practice squad if he has 2 years or less of NFL experience (a year constitutes being on a team's payroll (as either a practice squad member or on the active roster) for a total of 9 games or more in one season, even if the player never sees the field). A practice squad player cannot play a single down unless he is first signed to the 53 man active roster. So keeping Jacobs on the practice squad would mean he would not be able to play special teams (if he was even elligible in the first place, which he's not). Also, Jacobs would be a likely target to be signed to the active roster of a truley terrible team once an injury occured (again, assuming he could even be placed on the practice squad, which isn't currently possible). maybe i should do a cap and NFL roster rules summary for the blog or as part of a site FAQ....