NFL practice squad signings: Complete rosters for all 32 teams in 2024 | Sporting News United Kingdom

Posted by Admin August 28, 2024 NFL

Cut day is one of the worst days on the calendar for NFL players. The league’s rosters are reduced from 90 men to 53, meaning a whopping 1,184 players are looking for work.

Luckily, the NFL has a method for teams to keep talented players in the fold. Each team has a practice squad that allows it to keep up to 17 players in the organization.

The practice squad has always been important, but its significance has been magnified since the COVID-19 pandemic. The NFL has loosened its rules regarding who is eligible for the practice squad rosters and increased the size of the unit from 10 to 17.

Practice squads give veteran players and young roster hopefuls a chance to keep their NFL dreams alive while developing in a professional camp. It also ensures that each team has quality depth for when injuries inevitably impact players on their 53-man roster.

Here’s how the practice squads for all 32 teams stack up as they form ahead of the 2024 NFL season.

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NFL practice squad signings: 2024 rosters for all 32 NFL teams

NFL teams began forming their practice squads on Wednesday, Aug. 28 — about 24 hours after the league’s 53-man roster deadline at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The league allows teams to sign up to 17 players to the practice squad in 2024, provided that at least one player is a member of the NFL’s International Pathway Program (IPP).

Below are the initial practice squad rosters (as announced by teams and various reports) for each NFL team.

49ers practice squad

DE Jonathan Garvin
DB Chase Lucas
S Tracy Walker
OL Isaac Alarcon
DL Evan Anderson
DL Alex Barrett
OL Sebastian Gutierrez
CB Chase Lucas
S Jaylen Mahomey
WR Tay Martin
DL T.Y. McGill Jr.
QB Tanner Mordecai
OL Drake Nugent
TE Mason Pline
WR Trent Taylor
S Tracy Walker III
TE Brayden Willis

Bears practice squad

LB Micah Baskerville
OL Theo Benedet
TE Stephen Carlson
DL Byron Cowart
OL Jake Curhan
LS Scott Daly
WR Collin Johnson
DB Quindell Johnson
LB Carl Jones
DL Jamree Kromah
DL Dashaun Mallory
DB Tarvarius Moore
QB Austin Reed
DL Sam Roberts
DB Reddy Steward
DB Ro Torrence
WR Samori Toure

Bengals practice squad

CB Nate Brooks
WR Cole Burgess
OT Devin Cochran
DT Domenique Davis
CB Jalen Davis
TE Cam Grandy
LB Shaka Heyward
C Trey Hill
WR Shedrick Jackson
S PJ Jules
WR Kendric Pryor
QB Logan Woodside

Bills practice squad

DT Eli Ankou
WR Deon Cain
OL Will Clapp
DE Kameron Cline
DB Te’Cory Couch
TE Zach Davidson
DT Branson Deen
OL Mike Edwards
RB Frank Gore Jr.
OL Richard Gouraige
WR KJ Hamler
CB Daequan Hardy
S Kareem Jackson
DE Kingsley Jonathan
WR Tyrell Shavers
WR Jalen Virgil
QB Mike White

Broncos practice squad

RB Tyler Badie
WR Michael Bandy
FB Mike Burton
G Nick Gargiulo
DE Matt Henningsen
WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey
DB Tanner McCalister
DT Jordan Miller
CB Quinton Newsome
G Will Sherman
WR David Sills
CB Reese Taylor
G Calvin Throckmorton
OLB Dondrea Tillman
TE Thomas Yassmin

Browns practice squad

DT Jowon Briggs
CB Tony Brown II
WR Jaelon Darden
S Christopher Edmonds
CB Mike Ford
CB Justin Hardee Jr.
OT Germain Ifedi
DL Sam Kamara
OT Roy Mbaeteka
WR James Proche II
LB Winston Reid
LS Rex Sunahara
OT Lorenzo Thompson
WR Michael Woods II

Buccaneers practice squad

TE Tanner Taula
QB Michael Pratt
RB D.J. Williams
OL Luke Haggard
D: Mike Greene
DL C.J. Brewer
OLB Daniel Grzesiak
LB Antonio Grier
LB Vi Jonrs
S Marcus Banks
P Seth Vernon

Cardinals practice squad

OL Marquis Hayes
QB Desmond Ridder
WR Andre Baccellia
LB Markus Bailey
LB Krys Barnes
OL Jackson Barton
RB Michael Carter
WR Dan Chisena
CB Jaden Davis
OL Keith Ismael
WR Tejhaun Palmer
DL Ben Stille
CB Divaad Wilson

Chargers practice squad

LB Shaq Quarterman
OG Karsen Barnhart
TE Luke Benson
OLB Andrew Farmer II
TE Tucker Fisk
CB Matt Hankins
DL Christopher Hinton
LB Jeremisah Jean-Baptiste
WR Cornelius Johnson
WR Jaylen Johnson
CB Robert Kennedy
OT Alex Leatherwood
OLB Tre’Mon Morris Brash
DL CJ Okoye
RB Isaiah Spiller

Chiefs practice squad

S Deon Bush
WR Justyn Ross
QB Bailey Zappe
RB Emani Bailey
LB Cole Christiansen
TE Baylor Cupp
DT Matt Dickerson
DT Neil Farrell
RB Keaontay Ingram
DE Truman Jones
DT Fabien Lovett
T Lucas Niang
WR Nikko Remigio
CB Keith Taylor
WR Montrell Washington
T Chukwuebuka Goodrich

Colts practice squad

LB Austin Ajiake
LB Liam Anderson
DE Genard Avery
QB Jason Bean
S Marcel Dabo
RB Evan Hull
CB Chris Lammons
WR D.J. Montgomery
CB Jaylin Simpson
CB Ameer Speed
WR Laquon Treadwell

Commanders practice squad

RB Kazmeir Allen
CB Chigozie Anusiem
G Julian Good-Jones
QB Sam Hartman
DE Andre Jones Jr.
DT Haggai Ndubuisi
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WR Mitchell Tinsley
WR Brycen Tremayne
TE Cole Turner
DE Carlos Watkins
RB Michael Wiley

Cowboys practice squad

RB Dalvin Cook
WR Jalen Cropper
TE Princeton Fant
T Josh Ball
CB Josh Butler
WR Jalen Cropper
RB Malik Davis
DT Denzel Daxon
CB Kemon Hall
WR Kelvin Harmon
LB Darius HArris
S Emany Johnson
DE Carl Lawson
LB Brock Mogensen
G Dakota Shepley
LB Nick Vigil

Dolphins practice squad

WR Dee Eskridge
DT Naquan Jones
S Jordan Colbert
WR Erik Ezukanma
DT Jonathan Harris
OL Chasen Hines
LB Dequan Jackson
CB Isaiah Johnson
T Bayron Matos
RB Anthony McFarland
CB Nik Needham
TE Hayden Rucci

Eagles practice squad

LB Oren Burks
WR Parris Campbell
RB Tyrion Davis-Price
OL Nick Gates
QB Will Grier
DT Gabe Hall
TE E.J. Jenkins
C Dylan McMahon
WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
S Andre Sam
LB Brandon Smith
S Caden Stearns
TE Jack Stoll
OL Laekin Vakalahi

Falcons practice squad

WR Chris Blair
CB Natrone Brooks
WR Dylan Drumond
DL Demone Harris
DT Zion Logue
DL LaCale London
WR Jesse Matthews
OL Andrew Stueber
RB Carlos Washington Jr.
S Dane Cruikshank
OL Julien Davenport
CB Kevin King
TE John FitzPatrick

Giants practice squad

FB Jakob Johnson
K Jude McAtamney
LB Ty Summers
WR Isaiah Hodins
WR Miles Boykin
TE Lawrence Cager
FB/TE Jakob Johnson
T Joshua Miles
T Marcellus Johnson
LB Tomon Fox
LB KJ Cloyd
RB Dante Miller
DL Casey Rogers
DB Raheem Layne
DB Alex Johnson
C Jimmy Morrisey

Jaguars practice squad

TE Shawn Bowman
CB Christian Braswell
WR Joshua Cephus
DE D.J. Coleman
WR Elijah Cooks
TE Josiah Deguara
S Terrell Edmunds
CB Tre Flowers
DE Joe Gaziano
RB Jalen Jackson
OL Steven Jones
LB Tanner Muse
QB E.J. Perry
WR Austin Trammell

Jets practice squad

S Lewis Cine
OL Jake Hanson
OL Kohl Levao
WR Brandon Smith
LB Sam Eguavoen
OL Obinna Eze
TE Anthony Firkser
OL Jake Hanson
DL Bruce Hector
DL Jalyn Holmes
S Jaylen Key
TE Zack Kuntz
OL Kohl Levao
QB Adrian Martinez
LB Marcelino McCrary-Bal
WR Lance McCutcheon
S Jarius Monroe
CB Kendall Sheffield
WR Brandon Smith
CB Tre Swilling
RB Xazavian Valladay

Lions practice squad

LB Mitchell Agude
C Kingsley Eguakun
QB Jake Fromm
RB Jermar Jefferson
T Jamarco Jones
WR Tom Kennedy
TE James Mitchell
S C.J. Moore
DL Pat O’Connor
WR Tim Patrick
DL Kyle Peko
WR Allen Robinson
DL Chris Smith
DL Isaac Ukwu
TE Shane Zylstra

Packers practice squad

DL Deslin Alexandre
QB Sean Clifford
DL James Ester
K Alex Hale
WR Julian Hicks
G/T Donovan Jennings
CB Kalen King
RB Nate McCrary
RB Ellis Merriweather
CB Robert Rochell
G/C Lecitus Smith
TE Messiah Swinson

Panthers practice squad

RB Mike Boone
G Mason Brooks
S Alex Cook
OLB Kenny Dyson
CB Lonnie Johnson Jr.
TE Jordan Matthews
DL Walter Palmore
QB Jack Plummer
DL T.J. Smith
LB Chandler Wooten

Patriots practice squad

RB Terrell Jennings
DB A.J. Thomas
OL Liam Fornadel
TE Mitchell Wilcox
DE Jotham Russell
WR Matt Landers
RB Kevin Harris

Raiders practice squad

DE David Agoha
WR Alex Bachman
QB Carter Bradley
G Ben Brown
DT Matthew Butler
WR Jalen Guyton
RB Sincere McCormick
C Will Putnam
S Phalen Sanford
TE John Samuel Shenker
DE Charles Snowden
T Dalton Wagner
CB Sam Webb
WR Kristian Wilkerson

Rams practice squad

T AJ Arcuri
G Justin Dedich
TE Miller Forristall
DB Shaun Jolly
TE Nikola Kalinic
DB Cam Lampkin
DT Tuli Letuligasenoa
C Mike McAllister
WR Xavier Smith
WR Drake Stoops
DB Jason Taylor
LB Keir Thomas
WR Sam Wiglusz

Ravens practice squad

WR Dayton Wade
OT Corey Bullock
RB Chris Collier
CB Bump Cooper Jr.
WR Malik Cunningham
G Darrian Dalcourt
OLB Joe Evans
CB Ka’Dar Hollman
TE Qadir Ismail
RB John Kelly
WR Keith Kirkwood
QB Devin Leary
WR Anthony Miller
DE CJ Ravenell
ILB Josh Ross

Saints practice squad

S Johnathan Abram
DB Ugo Amadi
WR Kevin Austin
S Millard Bradford
OT Josiah Ezirim
TE Mason Fairchild
G Kyle Hergel
LB Khaleke Hudson
TE Michael Jacobson
RB Jacob Kibodi
DE Niko Lalos
G Shane Lemieux
K Charlie Smyth
LB Isaiah Stalbird
WR Equanimeous St. Brown
DT Kendal Vickers

Seahawks practice squad

LB Michael Barrett
DT Kyon Barrs
S Marquise Blair
CB Artie Burns
T McClendon Curtis
T Garret Greenfield
RB George Holani
DE DeVere Levelston
TE Tyler Mabry
LB Patrick O’Connell
S Ty Okada
G Raiqwon O’Neal
T Max Pircher
WR Cody White
WR Easop Winston Jr.

Steelers practice squad

WR Brandon Johnson
RB Boston Scott
CB Anthony Averett
G/T Doug Nester
RB Jonathan Ward

Texans practice squad

DE Solomon Byrd
T Cameron Erving
DE Malik fisher
FB Troy Hairston
DT Marcus Harris
WR Johnny Johnson III
CB D’Angelo Ross
T David Sharpe
RB JJ Taylor
LB Max Tooley
LB Ezekiel Turner
T Kilian Zierer

Titans practice squad

DT Abdullah Anderson
CB Tre Avery
OLB Khalid Duke
DL Isaiah Iton
CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally
CB Anthony Kendall
WR Mason Kinsey
C Corey Levin
WR Bryce Oliver
RB Jabari Small
G Cole Spencer
T Leroy Watson

Vikings practice squad

OL Henry Byrd
OLB Andre Carter II
LB Dallas Gant
RB Myles Gaskin
TE N’Keal Harry
WR Lucky Jackson
WR Jeshaun Jones
RB DeWayne McBride
DB Bobby McCain
TE Sammis Reyes
DE Bo Richter
G Tyrese Robinson
TE Robert Tonyan
WR Thayer Thomas
CB Jaylin Williams
DL Jonah Williams
CB Nahshon Wright

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How much are NFL practice squad players paid?

The NFL has two separate brackets that it uses to determine the salaries of practice squad players.

Players with two or fewer seasons in the NFL are paid weekly at a fixed rate. That salary is set at $12,500 for the 2024 NFL season but will increase for the duration of the league’s current CBA, which runs through the 2030 season.

Year	Weekly salary
2024	$12,500
2025	$13,000
2026	$13,750
2027	$14,500
2028	$15,250
2029	$16,000
2030	$16,750

The other bracket is for NFL veterans with three or more accrued seasons. Unlike the younger practice squad signees, they do not have a set salary. They are able to negotiate their payments within a predetermined range.

The minimum weekly salary for a vet on the practice squad in 2024 is $16,800, while the maximum is $21,300.

Year	Minimum salary	Maximum salary
2024	$16,800	$21,300
2025	$17,500	$22,000
2026	$18,350	$22,850
2027	$19,200	$23,700
2028	$20,900	$25,400
2029	$20,900	$25,400
2030	$21,750	$26,250

How many players are on an NFL practice squad?

Beginning in 2024, NFL teams are allowed to carry 17 players on their practice squads — provided that one of the players is a member of the NFL’s International Pathway Program (IPP).

This marks the second expansion of practice squad limits since 2020. The size limit used to be 10 but was expanded to 16 in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previously, the NFL provided teams an exemption to acquire a 17th practice squad player if an international player didn’t make a team’s 53-man roster, cleared waivers and was a part of the IPP. Those players weren’t eligible to be signed or elevated to the active roster if they did not make it out of training camp.

Now, the 17th player is eligible to be elevated to the team’s active roster a maximum of three times during the current NFL season before needing to sign to the 53-man roster to continue playing.

Who is eligible for an NFL practice squad?

Any player is eligible to sign to an NFL practice squad, but the NFL has certain restrictions in place to ensure the practice squad remains a place to develop young talent.

Of the 17 practice squad players, 10 must have two or fewer accrued NFL seasons. The other six do not have any limitations and are characterized as “veterans.” And one player must be a part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program if a team wants to carry 17 players.

The qualifications for the practice squad are as follows:

Players who do not have an accrued season of NFL experience (rookies);
Players who were on the active list for fewer than nine regular-season games during their only accrued season(s);
Up to four players per team who have earned no more than two accrued seasons (no game limitations);
Up to six players per team with no limitations as to their number of earned accrued seasons;
At least one player who is a member of the NFL’s International Pathway Program (IPP).

Teams are allowed to protect up to four players on the practice squad each week. Other teams cannot sign these protected players.

Can NFL practice squad players play in games?

Yes, practice squad players can play in games. They must be added to a team’s game-day roster for that to happen.

NFL clubs can elevate up to two practice squad players on game day to expand their roster to 55 players. Seven players must be designated as inactive, which leaves 48 players to participate in the contest.

After the game ends, the elevated players revert back to the practice squad. Players can only be elevated three times in one season. After that, the team must sign them to the active roster if they wish to have them play in more games.

Can practice squad players sign with other teams?

Yes, practice squad players can sign with other teams. The only stipulation is that they must sign onto another team’s 53-man roster to make the move. They cannot jump from one practice squad to another unless they are waived or released.