Most of the attention about this week of the offseason is given to the awards handed out to the game's best players. But while the hardware is being allocated, all 30 organizations are mulling over other coveted rewards: spots on the 40-man roster.
Every team has until Friday to declare which players to add to their 40-man rosters. Those left unprotected will be exposed to selection by the 29 other teams in the Rule 5 Draft, at the Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Md. on Dec. 8.