(08-31-2023, 12:25 PM)Jag149 Wrote:

(08-31-2023, 11:57 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Teams can protect/shield up to 4 PS players from poaching. They can alter that list of four weekly throughout the season.

Yes, they can on Tuesday thru Sunday. Monday everyone is fair game?

Yes, it strangely doesn't get mentioned much in articles discussing practice squad rules, but the protection only starts on Tuesday which renders this protection nearly worthless.  I think the idea is that if you are game planning with a player, another team can't take him away mid-week and screw up your plans for Sunday.  However, it does not guarantee a player will remain on your practice squad for the year.  Every Monday, if a team offers Rourke a spot on their 53 man roster, Rourke can accept it if he wants and there's nothing the Jaguars can do to stop it.

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