NFL teams including the New York Giants can start building their practice squads as soon as the waiver claim period for players released by Sunday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline to reach the 53-man roster limit is reached. That deadline this year is Monday at 1 p.m..
Practice squad rules
How many players? NFL practice squads currently consist of 16 players. Teams can carry 17 if one is an international player eligible for a practice squad exemption. For the Giants, that player will be Australian offensive lineman Jarrod Gray.
Who is eligible? Here are the current eligibility rules:
Players who do not have an accrued season of NFL experience.
Free agent players who were on the Active List for fewer than nine games in their only accrued season.
A maximum of 10 free agent players who have earned no more than two accrued seasons.
A maximum of six free agent players with no limitations to their number of earned accrued seasons.
When can teams start building practice squads? Once the waiver claim period ends teams can begin to sign players to their practice squads. This year, that means 1 p.m. ET on Monday.
How much do practice squad players make? Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, players with two accrued seasons or less will earn $13,750 for each week they are on a practice squad. Players with more than two accrued seasons will earn at least $18,350 per week with a maximum of $22,850.
Poaching players: Teams can sign players off the practice squad of any other NFL team. That player must be added to the new team’s 53-man roster and be eligible for at least three games. COVID-era practice squad protections which enabled teams to designate four players each week who could not be signed by another team no longer exist.
Waiver claim order
The waiver claim order is based on the order of the most recent NFL Draft.. Throughout the preseason and the first three weeks of the regular season, the waiver wire order is based on that year’s original NFL Draft order (trades are irrelevant). After the first three weeks of the regular season, the waiver order is based on the standings at the time.
The current order is:
1. Las Vegas Raiders
2. New York Jets
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Tennessee Titans
5. New York Giants
6. Cleveland Browns
7. Washington Commanders
8. New Orleans Saints
9. Kansas City Chiefs
10. Cincinnati Bengals
11. Miami Dolphins
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. Atlanta Falcons
14. Baltimore Ravens
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. Indianapolis Colts
17. Detroit Lions
18. Minnesota Vikings
19. Carolina Panthers
20. Green Bay Packers
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Los Angeles Chargers
23. Philadelphia Eagles
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
25. Chicago Bears
26. Buffalo Bills
27. San Francisco 49ers
28. Houston Texans
29. Los Angeles Rams
30. Denver Broncos
31. New England Patriots
32. Seattle Seahawks
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