With only one day staying for groups get reduced to 53 gamers on their last roster, here is my final 53-man lineup projection for the Buffalo Bills:
Blue = Makes 53White = ReleasedOrange = Reserve/PUP (not counting against 53).
A few could be declared, some might desire to go to another groups practice team where they feel they have a better shot at making an active roster ultimately, and the Bills may sign players who get cut by other teams consuming up their own spots. I think a majority of them will be back with the Bills.
A couple of notes:.
2.) With the brand-new hurt reserve rules permitting a limitless number of gamers to return from I.R. during the season and gamers just needing to be on I.R. for a minimum of 3 weeks, it may affect what the group makes with guard Jon Feliciano and fullback Patrick DiMarco. One possible scenario is that one or both make the final 53-man lineup, then put on I.R., and after that the team re-signs somebody they cut originally. The factor is due to the fact that if they are put on I.R. prior to making the last 53-man lineup, they would have to be out for the entire season. I do not see that taking place. Feliciano had surgery for a torn pectoral muscle last month and DiMarco hasnt practiced considering that the media has actually been able to go to beginning on Aug. 17 due to a neck injury.
If the Bills select to go that path for Feliciano, I d have Boettger as the player getting re-signed back to the active roster, offered he cleared waivers. If they do it with DiMarco, I could see them either not making use of a fullback for a minimum of the first week, and bringing back a player from another position who could help on unique teams.
3.) Tommy Sweeney would be moved from Active/PUP to Reserve/PUP, so he would not depend on the active lineup. He could stay there for six weeks before the group would then need to decide on what to do with him for the rest of the season.
A couple of might be declared, some might want to go to another teams practice team where they feel they have a better shot at making an active lineup ultimately, and the Bills may sign players who get cut by other teams consuming up their own areas. With the brand-new hurt reserve rules enabling an unrestricted number of players to return from I.R. throughout the season and gamers just needing to be on I.R. for a minimum of three weeks, it might affect what the team does with guard Jon Feliciano and fullback Patrick DiMarco. The reason is since if they are placed on I.R. prior to making the final 53-man roster, they would have to be out for the whole season.
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