Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas
We're not there just yet, but we've got some important dates coming up as teams get their rosters ready for the regular season.
With that in mind, I thought I'd share a glimpse at the official NFL calendar as it relates to establishing rosters and the regular-season salary cap to help answer some of the questions I've been getting:
Sept. 1 -- Roster cut-down to maximum of 75 players on Active List by 4 P.M., ET.
Sept. 2 -- All tryouts on this date and for the remainder of the season must be reported to the League office.
Sept. 5 -- Roster cut-down to maximum of 53 players on Active/Inactive List by 4 P.M., ET. Clubs may dress minimum of 42 and maximum of 45 players and Third Quarterback for each regular-season and postseason game.
Sept. 5 -- Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must take one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; ask waivers; terminate; trade; or continue to count him on Active List.
Sept. 6 -- After noon, ET, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of eight players by signing free agents who do not have an accrued season of free agency credit or who were on the 45-player Active List for less than nine regular-season games during their only Accrued Season(s). A player cannot participate on the Practice Squad for more than three seasons.
Sept. 9 -- All clubs are required to file a personnel (injury) report with their conference information manager by 4 p.m. ET. Reports are to be filed every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before a regular-season game by 4 p.m. ET (or as soon as possible after the completion of practice). An update must also be reported if there is any change in a player's condition after Friday.
Sept. 9 -- Beginning at 4 P.M. ET, Team Salary includes all players receiving compensation under their 2009 contracts. Top 51 rule is no longer in effect.
We're not there just yet, but we've got some important dates coming up as teams get their rosters ready for the regular season.
With that in mind, I thought I'd share a glimpse at the official NFL calendar as it relates to establishing rosters and the regular-season salary cap to help answer some of the questions I've been getting:
Sept. 1 -- Roster cut-down to maximum of 75 players on Active List by 4 P.M., ET.
Sept. 2 -- All tryouts on this date and for the remainder of the season must be reported to the League office.
Sept. 5 -- Roster cut-down to maximum of 53 players on Active/Inactive List by 4 P.M., ET. Clubs may dress minimum of 42 and maximum of 45 players and Third Quarterback for each regular-season and postseason game.
Sept. 5 -- Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must take one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; ask waivers; terminate; trade; or continue to count him on Active List.
Sept. 6 -- After noon, ET, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of eight players by signing free agents who do not have an accrued season of free agency credit or who were on the 45-player Active List for less than nine regular-season games during their only Accrued Season(s). A player cannot participate on the Practice Squad for more than three seasons.
Sept. 9 -- All clubs are required to file a personnel (injury) report with their conference information manager by 4 p.m. ET. Reports are to be filed every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before a regular-season game by 4 p.m. ET (or as soon as possible after the completion of practice). An update must also be reported if there is any change in a player's condition after Friday.
Sept. 9 -- Beginning at 4 P.M. ET, Team Salary includes all players receiving compensation under their 2009 contracts. Top 51 rule is no longer in effect.
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Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.
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