Nearly 1200 players are going to be cut this weekend. Some of them will join practice squads, a majority won’t. Some practice squad players will be called up, and some in-season free agents will be signed to a roster at some point. No matter where they are, many will never play a down. Those on practice squads will spend most of their time as scout team players rather than developing and preparing to play, those who never even make it to a practice squad, if they’re lucky enough to make it onto a 90 man roster in 2019, will have no real chance to improve their skills between now and then.
The NFL needs a minor league
