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How it works: NFL Practice Squad rules, eligibility, salary, waivers, and more

The Washington Commanders have to trim their roster down to 53 players by 4 pm today. The roster cuts will start before then, and many of those players will be signed to the team’s 16-man practice squad. Every team has to trim down from 90 players,

16 player squads

Practice squads were limited to 10 players in 2019, but that was set to change with the new CBA signed in 2020.