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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin
I thought with the 17 game schedule the roster went to 55 ???
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Originally Posted by Dante84
I believe the rule is that for game days, you can elevate up to 2 people to the active roster from your practice squad without having to use a roster move/s.
So, you can't use those two spots (54, 55) to stash guys at the bottom of the roster, they have to be members of the practice squad (12 spots).
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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ter-rules-2021
The NFL will carry over a series of 2020 roster rules designed to maintain adequate numbers if players are sidelined by positive COVID-19 tests.
The decision had been long anticipated but was confirmed during a media briefing Friday by Dawn Aponte, the NFL's chief football administrative officer.
The rules include:
Expansion of practice squads to 16 players, including up to six who have more than two accrued seasons.
The ability to protect up to four practice squad players per week from being signed by other teams.
Elevation of up to two practice squad players to the active roster, without removing any current players, before 4 p.m. ET the day before a game.
Elevation of an additional practice squad player within 90 minutes before kickoff in the event of a late COVID-19 positive test result.
Players placed on injured reserve can return after three weeks, rather than six as in normal seasons.
Removal of the limit for how many players can be activated from injured reserve.