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2022 Buffalo Bills Practice Squad Members:
- Alec Anderson (OT)
- Travon Austin (WR)
- Matt Barkley (QB)
- Raheem Blackshear (RB)
- CJ Brewer (DT)
- Brandin Bryant (DT)
- Ryan Van Denmark
- Tanner Gentry (WR)
- Joe Giles-Harris (LB)
- Isaiah Hodgins (WR)
- Ja'Marcus Ingram (CB)
- Duke Johnson (RB)
- Greg Mancz (OL)
- Mike Love (DE)
- Ryan Van Demark (OT)
- Zach Davidson (TE)
- Kyler McMichael (CB)
Practice squad salary is $11,500/week. Vets on practice squad: $15,400/week min and $19,900/week max. Practice squad salaries do count against the cap.
From NFL.com:
Beginning in the 2022 season, NFL practice squads consist of up to 16 players -- an increase from the 12 such players allowed in 2020 and '21. The original CBA called for an expansion to 14 players in 2022, but the NFL and NFLPA agreed on an amendment in May of 2022. For the 2022 campaign, these squads are compiled on Aug. 31, after players released on Aug. 30 have cleared waivers.
All players with zero accrued seasons and those with fewer than nine regular-season games in their lone accrued season are eligible for the practice squad. Furthermore, teams can have up to 10 players with two or fewer accrued seasons and up to six players with unlimited accrued seasons on the practice squad.
A practice squad player is eligible to negotiate and sign to any team's active roster at any time during the League Year. However, such a player is prohibited from signing to another team's practice squad. Essentially, no practice squad hopping.
One caveat: A player can't sign with his team's next opponent after 4 p.m. ET on the sixth day before said game. The timeframe changes to 10 days during bye weeks. After the conference championships, no player from a Super Bowl practice squad can sign with the opponent.
International players: The NFL can also elect to give any or all clubs an additional spot on their practice squad for an international player. This player's citizenship (or principal place of residence) must be outside the United States (including its territories) and Canada. This player does not count against the 16-player limit. These players are barred from negotiating or signing an NFL contract with any team over the course of their practice squad deal.
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