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Steelers Practice Squad: Tracking the players who will remain with the team in 2017

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been extremely busy this week. From signing players like Vance McDonald and Joe Haden, to make a pair of trades on cut down day where they finalized their roster at 53 players. With the frenzy of activity now over, the team turns their attention to the 10-man practice squad.

Here is a quick summation of how a team chooses a player for the practice squad:

Practice squad basics

  • Each NFL team can have up to 10 players on its practice squad.
  • Practice squad players .