TheFunPolice Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Just a thought... As a way to make use of current cap space could Beane stash Duke and a couple other guys by paying them $2 million to join our practice squad? That would keep other teams away from a cheap poach and we've got the cash and cap room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, WhoTom said: PS players don't count towards the cap. yes they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said: Just a thought... As a way to make use of current cap space could Beane stash Duke and a couple other guys by paying them $2 million to join our practice squad? That would keep other teams away from a cheap poach and we've got the cash and cap room. PS players get a couple grand a week. you don't pay them $2M....they are also not under contract Edited August 31, 2019 by nucci 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said: Just a thought... As a way to make use of current cap space could Beane stash Duke and a couple other guys by paying them $2 million to join our practice squad? That would keep other teams away from a cheap poach and we've got the cash and cap room. That's probably more than a couple people that beat them out. If they're worth 2 million a year, they should be on the roster. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-practice-squad-salaries-minimum-salary-rules-2019/s1etl9lhnidk1ttazzs8tsrzx Practice squad players in 2019 can earn a minimum of $8,000 per week during the regular season and postseason, per the current CBA, but there is no cap on the amount practice squad players can receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 How much do NFL practice squad players make? Practice squad players in 2019 can earn a minimum of $8,000 per week during the regular season and postseason, per the current CBA, but there is no cap on the amount practice squad players can receive. The minimum salary for NFL practice squad players has increased and will continue to increase annually for the duration of the current CBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 12 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: yes they do. My mistake. I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) I get that if they are worth decent $ they should be on the 53... But there are all kinds of wonky contract issues on every team... If Singletary is amazing he might be making less than the special teams RB Didn't Denver do something like pay one if our cut RBs 800k to be on their practice squad? I think you can pay as much as you want to guys on the PS as long as it's above the minimum If you're in good salary cap shape you could Essentially have a 56 or 57 man roster by doing this Edited August 31, 2019 by TheFunPolice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Other teams can sign away guys from your practice squad, so I don't see the point. There's no such thing as stashing on the practice squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said: I get that if they are worth decent $ they should be on the 53... But there are all kinds of wonky contract issues on every team... If Singletary is amazing he might be making less than the special teams RB Didn't Denver do something like pay one if our cut RBs 800k to be on their practice squad? I think you can pay as much as you want to guys on the PS as long as it's above the minimum If you're in good salary cap shape you could Essentially have a 56 or 57 man roster by doing this Jonathan Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Practice Squad Salary Practice squad players earn paychecks on a weekly basis. They’re not getting the far bigger paychecks players on the 53-man roster receive. For the 2018 season, practice squad players can make no less than $7,600 per week, which equates to $129,200 for the season. To protect players from leaving for other teams, or because they really like the potential of a given player, some teams pay their practice squad players more than the minimum. There is no limit to how much a team can pay a player on the practice squad and practice squad contracts do count against the salary cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 23 minutes ago, nucci said: PS players get a couple grand a week. you don't pay them $2M....they are also not under contract How much do practice squad players make? In 2019, players who land on a practice squad will make a minimum of $8,000 per week during the regular season and playoffs. It may not be the multi-million contracts that some players hope to one day receive, but it is nothing to scoff at. While $8,000 is the minimum price players can earn per week there is no cap on the amount of money a practice squad player can receive from a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, OldTimeAFLGuy said: How much do practice squad players make? In 2019, players who land on a practice squad will make a minimum of $8,000 per week during the regular season and playoffs. It may not be the multi-million contracts that some players hope to one day receive, but it is nothing to scoff at. While $8,000 is the minimum price players can earn per week there is no cap on the amount of money a practice squad player can receive from a team. Thanks...just looked it up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, MJS said: Other teams can sign away guys from your practice squad, so I don't see the point. There's no such thing as stashing on the practice squad. There might be if teams don't have the cap space to sign a guy to their active roster. Haven't seen it done before (where a guy gets over-paid to be on the PS), but there's a first time for everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 23 minutes ago, klos63 said: That's probably more than a couple people that beat them out. If they're worth 2 million a year, they should be on the roster. Thats more than half of the roster and most of the WRs ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 34 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said: Just a thought... As a way to make use of current cap space could Beane stash Duke and a couple other guys by paying them $2 million to join our practice squad? That would keep other teams away from a cheap poach and we've got the cash and cap room. It's completely legit to offer PS players more $$ as an inducement to stay with us, but they still do have to clear waivers first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, MJS said: Other teams can sign away guys from your practice squad, so I don't see the point. There's no such thing as stashing on the practice squad. The point would be that they would need to pay a higher salary, thus making it tougher to do I'm sure if my plan worked someone would have done it by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watkins90 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, MJS said: Other teams can sign away guys from your practice squad, so I don't see the point. There's no such thing as stashing on the practice squad. If you pay a guy $2 million to be on your practice squad, I doubt he leaves for another team unless they are willing to beat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, MJS said: Other teams can sign away guys from your practice squad, so I don't see the point. There's no such thing as stashing on the practice squad. There is, actually. Once a player clears waivers and is signed to the practice squad, he is not obligated to sign to another team's 53-man roster, and some don't. It happened to the Bills a while back, a couple times, that they tried to sign a player off another teams practice squad and he said "Nah, I'm Good" and stayed there. Offering the PS player more $$ can legit be part of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, nucci said: Thanks...just looked it up ...just submitted my application to be a PS kicking tee" for 8 grand a week...hope to hear soon...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 minute ago, TheFunPolice said: The point would be that they would need to pay a higher salary, thus making it tougher to do I'm sure if my plan worked someone would have done it by now It has been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, WhoTom said: My mistake. I stand corrected. I guess I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, Lurker said: There might be if teams don't have the cap space to sign a guy to their active roster. Haven't seen it done before (where a guy gets over-paid to be on the PS), but there's a first time for everything... The hawks gave their 3rd qb his normal league minimum salary last year for the squad. Paying extra isn’t the issue. Paying him 2m was the silly part. Swap it to 400k and it’s a fine thread I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: There is, actually. Once a player clears waivers and is signed to the practice squad, he is not obligated to sign to another team's 53-man roster, and some don't. It happened to the Bills a while back, a couple times, that they tried to sign a player off another teams practice squad and he said "Nah, I'm Good" and stayed there. Offering the PS player more $$ can legit be part of that. That's a bad practice. Unused cap space rolls over into the next year. If a player isn't good enough to make your 53, why would you sacrifice future cap space for that player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: It's completely legit to offer PS players more $$ as an inducement to stay with us, but they still do have to clear waivers first. ...interesting...so the 8 grand/wk PS salary is a minimum? and a team can sweeten the pot leaving the player with the decision to decide if he gets poached and signed to an active 53 for rook minimum of $495,000 versus a higher PS salary?....did not know this.......... Edited August 31, 2019 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Spare cap money is reserved for emergencies in case players go on season ending injury deals for the most part. And for whatever trades may fall their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Says Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheFunPolice said: Just a thought... As a way to make use of current cap space could Beane stash Duke and a couple other guys by paying them $2 million to join our practice squad? That would keep other teams away from a cheap poach and we've got the cash and cap room. They have to go through waivers,first,so the money wont help Bills stash players Edited August 31, 2019 by Georgie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 31 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: We need all the cap room possible so we can extend our 2021 first rounder in 5 years. You forgot about Harrison Phillips and Zay Jones. They’re gonna take up a big chunk and it’s coming faster than you think. Let’s not go crazy signing pro bowlers with these extensions looming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 25 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...interesting...so the 8 grand/wk PS salary is a minimum? and a team can sweeten the pot leaving the player with the decision to decide if he gets poached and signed to an active 53 for rook minimum of $495,000 versus a higher PS salary?....did not know this.......... Correct, it is a minimum. "There is no cap on the amount a practice squad player can receive" https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-practice-squad-salaries-minimum-salary-rules-2019/s1etl9lhnidk1ttazzs8tsrzx 1 hour ago, klos63 said: That's probably more than a couple people that beat them out. If they're worth 2 million a year, they should be on the roster. I dunno about $2M/yr (you're probably right about that) but it's reported that the NE Patriots have the highest-paid practice squad in the league, and are at times paying more than active vet minimum to some players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 14 minutes ago, Chemical said: You forgot about Harrison Phillips and Zay Jones. They’re gonna take up a big chunk and it’s coming faster than you think. Let’s not go crazy signing pro bowlers with these extensions looming. Phillips is in his 2nd year, I would think he would need to show a lot more than he has to even think about any type of extension. He's got 3 years left on his deal and hasn't really done much yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, klos63 said: Phillips is in his 2nd year, I would think he would need to show a lot more than he has to even think about any type of extension. He's got 3 years left on his deal and hasn't really done much yet. Oh sorry I was being sarcastic, but some ppl on here were saying that exact thing in the Clowney trade rumors thread as a reason not to trade for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Chemical said: Oh sorry I was being sarcastic, but some ppl on here were saying that exact thing in the Clowney trade rumors thread as a reason not to trade for him. Got it. Makes more sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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