A reader sent me an email question regarding my post about the Pittsburgh Steelers potential need to sign a wide receiver off of the practice squad in case Antonio Brown is unable to play next Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Apparently there is some misinformation floating around that is stating that the Steelers must keep a practice squad player that they promote from their own 8 man unit on their 53 man roster for three weeks after said promotion. This is totally false.
The three week rule relates to a team signing a player off of another team's practice squad, not there own Read more [...]
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