NFL practice squads increase from 8 to 10 players
By Josh Sanchez
There had been reports over the past few days suggesting NFL practice squads could increase from eight to ten players for the upcoming season.
On Tuesday, those reports became a reality.
Not only with NFL practice squads be able to hold ten players for the 2014-15 NFL regular season, but the new agreement extends into the 2015-16 as well. After a two-year trial period, the practice squads will return to eight players unless a new agreement is reached.
From Kevin Seifert of ESPN:
There are also some changes to what players will be practice squad eligible.
In previous years, a player was no longer practice squad eligible if he played in more than half of the games in a prior season.
That will now change and players can play 32 games without losing their practice squad eligibility.
Ben Volin of the Boston Globe shared more information:
This is obviously great news for the NFL, teams around the league and players who are on the brink of making a NFL roster.
It will also help with player development moving forward, which is something that the NFL has been dedicated to finding a solution to.