Post by DFL COMMISSIONER on Jun 5, 2017 0:10:07 GMT -5
Practice Squad
-Only 1st-year rookies, taken in Rookie Draft or signed after draft as a FA
*Must post intention to move player to PS in correct Practice Squad (PS) thread
-Once a player has been placed on PS, NO other player can be placed
-Player must be on active roster/activated in order to be cut or traded
-Even if player is promoted to roster/traded prior to PS deadline, no other player can be placed on PS
-Must have empty spot on active roster AND cap space to cover his salary to activate PS player
g) If player is activated, his salary will be determined by round in which he was selected or by the salary obtained when signed via Off-Season Free Agency
Timeline
-Owners have a certain time window available to assign a 1st-year rookie to their Practice Squad
-This is the available time to assign Practice Squad player:
*Begin: Start of DFL Free Agency; after BOTH drafts have been completed
*End: Sunday prior to Week 1 @ 11:59pm EST
Practice Squad Promotion
-In order to have a rookie properly promoted from your Practice Squad to your active roster, you MUST post the request in the correct board/thread
-Practice Squad promotions MUST be posted in the "Practice Squad" thread
-An owner only has to reply in the Practice Squad thread announcing their intention of promoting their Practice Squad player to their active roster
-Only 1st-year rookies, taken in Rookie Draft or signed after draft as a FA
*Must post intention to move player to PS in correct Practice Squad (PS) thread
-Once a player has been placed on PS, NO other player can be placed
-Player must be on active roster/activated in order to be cut or traded
-Even if player is promoted to roster/traded prior to PS deadline, no other player can be placed on PS
-Must have empty spot on active roster AND cap space to cover his salary to activate PS player
g) If player is activated, his salary will be determined by round in which he was selected or by the salary obtained when signed via Off-Season Free Agency
Timeline
-Owners have a certain time window available to assign a 1st-year rookie to their Practice Squad
-This is the available time to assign Practice Squad player:
*Begin: Start of DFL Free Agency; after BOTH drafts have been completed
*End: Sunday prior to Week 1 @ 11:59pm EST
Practice Squad Promotion
-In order to have a rookie properly promoted from your Practice Squad to your active roster, you MUST post the request in the correct board/thread
-Practice Squad promotions MUST be posted in the "Practice Squad" thread
-An owner only has to reply in the Practice Squad thread announcing their intention of promoting their Practice Squad player to their active roster
