The New England Patriots will jouster with the other 31 NFL teams to create their 10-man practice squad at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 6. Practice squads continue to grow in size and eligibility, up from eight players historically, and with select veterans now eligible.
Teams generally prefer to sign their own players to the practice squad, which is why the wide concern of we won't be able to get him to our squad! is usually overblown. Teams keep players they don't think they can cut (a la Rufus Johnson and Eric Martin) and will usually be able to get their guys to the practice squad.