According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, there’s internal talk about the NFL expanding practice squads to as many as 16 players for the 2020 season.
The NFL has already agreed to increase practice squads from 10 to 12 as part of the new CBA. However, Garafolo reports that this would offer teams even more flexibility midseason as they try to manage potential positive tests.
The NFL Players Association would still need to sign off on this change, but it would be more jobs, which is likely appealing to the union.
The current plan was for game-day active roster will increase from 46 to 48 players with one of these players being an offensive lineman. The new CBA is set to expand practice squads to 12 in 2020 and 2021 and to 14 starting in 2022.
Beyond that, practice squad salaries will increase to a minimum of $8,000 per week. From there, salaries are set to increase to $11,500 by 2022.
We’ll have more regarding potential practice squad changes as the news is available.
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