Proposition #1: Practice Squad (APPROVED 12-8)

This proposition is for the creation of a league practice squad of 8 players, but in conjunction with dropping the active roster from 53 players down to 48 players.

So this would add a net effect of 3 additional players to the overall roster, but with practice squad rule implications.

Here how the practice squad would work:

The practice squad will consist of up to 8 players that have no more than 16 games of NFL playing experience. They will not count towards the 48 player active roster limit, but will count towards the salary cap. Once a practice squad player plays his 17th career game, he must be moved to the active roster or be waived. If the active roster is already at 48 players, the team must have room on the active roster or the player will be waived at a 35% cap hit.

Each pre-season, players that have not been on an active roster during the previous regular season may be waived with no penalty. For practical purposes, pre-season/off-season is defined as the season beginning at the conclusion of the Legacy NFL GM season, and ending at the start of the following season's regular season games.

Practice Squad players must be added to MFL as Minor League players/Taxi Squad. To add a Practice Squad player to MFL, select "Taxi Squad" on the left hand side menu when an eligible player is claimed.

We use NFL.COM to determine the number of games a player has played ("Career Stats" under "G" for Games)