(09-02-2021, 01:25 PM)Firesky Wrote:

(09-02-2021, 01:02 PM)rufftime Wrote: Agreed, that's what I am wondering as well.  I find it difficult to believe that of the 850+ players cut, only one represented an upgrade for us.  I suppose the vast majority of that 850 number were waived vs released veterans (assume well over 500 players subject to the wire)

If you claim a player on waivers, the claiming team assumes their current contract. You could in theory cut them the day after you get them on the roster, it may trigger dead money or other clauses in the contract etc. but there's no moratorium for how long they have to be on the active roster; iirc that is restricted to signing someone off the practice squad from another team, where they MUST be on your 53 man roster for a period of 3 weeks.

"If a practice squad player is signed to the active roster, he will receive a minimum of three weekly paychecks, even if he is released before spending three weeks with the new team."

that's the exact quote from the bylaws. So in theory you could release the signed PS player sooner, but they're still going to be paid for 3 weeks anyway so you might as well just wait it out.