The trees are bare. The weather is cold. ABC Family is running their Christmas marathon.
It’s now December and that means one other thing.
Protect your practice squad players.
The further the NFL goes into its season, the more likely practice squad players are likely to be poached by other teams. It’s only natural. Injuries pile up, some teams know their season is over, and they look for young guys they can bring in evaluate, and potentially offer a futures contract to when the season finally concludes.
The list of players being poached continues to grow by the day.