Official 2025 Practice Squad Thread

[Joemailman]

Waivers will be processed at 11:00 AM tomorrow. Teams can start signing players to practice squad at 12:00.

[Joemailman]

2024 original practice squad:

TE Messiah Swinson
DT James Ester
QB Sean Clifford
RB Ellis Merriweather
CB Robert Rochell
G Donovan Jennings
G Lecitus Smith
CB Kalen King
DE Deslin Alexandre
WR Julian Hicks
WR Jalen Wayne
LB Chris Russell Jr.
S Omar Brown
FB Andrew Beck
CB Kamal Hadden
RB La'Mical Perine
K Alex Hale (International Player Pathway program)
RB Nate McCrary (IR)

Practice squad rules
Teams can have 16 practice squad players, plus a 17th one from the IPP as aforementioned. Ten players have to have at most one accrued NFL season, while there is no experience limit for the other six.

Practice squad players make $12,500 per week or $225,000 for 18 weeks. Veteran players with over two years of experience will make a minimum of $16,800 per week or $302,400 for 18 weeks.

Elevations
Over the last few years, the league adjusted the rules to create more roster flexibility. Teams can elevate up to two players from the practice squad for gameday per week. Each player can be elevated three times with the same team throughout the regular season. When the player is elevated, his weekly salary gets a bump to the active minimum payment — the exact amount depends on the player’s experience in the NFL.

For the playoffs, there’s no limit of elevations per player, even though each team can still only elevate two players for each game.

[run pMc]

I predict they'll sign 14 (13 + McNamee as IPP) and bring in 3 outsiders

Taylor Elgersma
Amar Johnson
Isreal Abanikanda
Julian Hicks
Isaiah Neyor
Brant Banks
Lecitus Smith
Kalen King
Jamon Johnson
Deslin Alexander
Aaron Mosby
James Ester
Johnathan Baldwin
Mark Mcnamee (IPP)
+3 from outside the team

Purely guessing

[Joemailman]

A darkhorse for the PS might be Will Sheppard. He was returning punts in last preseason game. Cornelius Johnson has a shot too. Their second-tier WR's were quite good.

[bobblehead]

A darkhorse for the PS might be Will Sheppard. He was returning punts in last preseason game. Cornelius Johnson has a shot too. Their second-tier WR's were quite good.

I kind of think they will be using a PS guy as the return man for as long as they can get away with it using PS elevations.

[Fritz]

That's not a bad idea. I remember a reporter at some point saying "I know Sheppard's not going to make the team, but the guy keeps making plays."

If they can bring him up from the PS to return punts and kicks, and if he can hang on to the ball and do more than just fair catch it or run out of bounds, that's be a big boost to their field position chances.

[Joemailman]

Andy Herman
@AndyHermanNFL

Practice Squad Tracker:

1. Will Sheppard (Huber)
2. Brant Banks (Wood)

Players not coming back:

Taylor Elgersma (Huber)
Julian Hicks (Huber)
Sean Clifford (Butler)
Kalen King (Schneidman/Butler)

[Joemailman]

There's been speculation the Packers are interested in former Cardinals QB Clayton Tune. He's been released by the Cardinals. He was a 5th round pick in 2023.

[Joemailman]

WR Will Sheppard (reported by Bill Huber)
OL Brant Banks (reported by Ryan Wood)
WR Isaiah Neyor (reported by Rob Demovsky)
WR Mecole Hardman (Wood)
DL James Ester (Silverstein)
S Jaylin Simpson (Bill Huber)
QB Clayton Tune (Bill Huber) Cardinals
K Mark McNamee (Silverstein)
OT Dalton Cooper (Huber) Chiefs

Players not coming back:

Taylor Elgersma (Huber)
Julian Hicks (Huber)
Sean Clifford (Butler)
Kalen King (Schneidman/Butler)
Lecitus Smith (Silverstein)
Kadeem Telfort (Wood)
Tyler Cooper (Huber)
JJ Lippe (Huber)

[Joemailman]

Packers have signed OT Dalton Cooper to their practice squad. He was an UDFA with the Chiefs.

Zach Kruse
@zachkruse2

Dalton Cooper had a decent preseason with the Chiefs. Gave up just one pressure while playing 31 snaps at LG and 9 at RG. Good athlete who played tackle in college.

[Joemailman]

WR Will Sheppard (reported by Bill Huber)
OL Brant Banks (reported by Ryan Wood)
WR Isaiah Neyor (reported by Rob Demovsky)
WR Mecole Hardman (Wood)
DL James Ester (Silverstein)
S Jaylin Simpson (Bill Huber)
QB Clayton Tune (Bill Huber) Cardinals
K Mark McNamee (Silverstein)
OT Dalton Cooper (Huber) Chiefs
RB Izzy Abanikanda
DL Deslin Alexandre
LB Jamon Johnson
DL Arron Mosby
LB Kristian Welch
DB Jonathan Baldwin

Players not coming back:

Taylor Elgersma (Huber)
Julian Hicks (Huber)
Sean Clifford (Butler)
Kalen King (Schneidman/Butler)
Lecitus Smith (Silverstein)
Kadeem Telfort (Wood)
Tyler Cooper (Huber)
JJ Lippe (Huber)

[texaspackerbacker]

No word yet on Amar Johnson?

[Joemailman]

No word yet on Amar Johnson?

No. I think they have 2 spots left.

[texaspackerbacker]

Cornelius Johnson too. There's a joke in there somewhere - slow to grab a couple of Johnsons.

[MadScientist]

Kind of surprised that there are no corners on the PS. They just cut Robinson to sign the new LB as well.