As NFL teams trim their respective rosters down from 90 players to 53, there’s been a major development pertaining to the Emergency 3rd Quarterback rule.
It looked as if the big change for 2024 would be unlimited practice squad elevations for the third quarterback. The NFL Players’ Association has just vetoed that modification, which means reverting back to the old rule that requires the emergency QB3 to be on the active roster.
Important note as teams construct their initial 53-man rosters:
NFL teams were informed that the NFLPA vetoed the revised Emergency 3rd Quarterback rule that would have allowed teams to elevate a bona fide QB from the practice squad an unlimited number of times.