Practice Squad players

[Doyle]

Question:

If a player is put on the practice squad and another team signs them are the Panthers still obligated to their contract in any way? Does the team that is picking them up have to pick up the contract? How does that work?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I'm sure they'd have to pick up the contract. Otherwise it would be like a free player.

[Doyle]

I'm sure they'd have to pick up the contract. Otherwise it would be like a free player.

Well what I'm wondering is do they make a new deal with the new team? Do we only loose what we've paid them up to that point or could we still be paying them something for a while?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Well what I'm wondering is do they make a new deal with the new team? Do we only loose what we've paid them up to that point or could we still be paying them something for a while?

Now that I'm not sure about.

[panthers55]

Question:

If a player is put on the practice squad and another team signs them are the Panthers still obligated to their contract in any way? Does the team that is picking them up have to pick up the contract? How does that work?

If a player is picked up from another team's practice squad, the team has to put him on their active roster. Practice squad guys are considered free agents and can be picked up by other teams at anytime. Not only do they have to honor the contract but often will have to pay them more than they were making since teams can sign training camp guys to less than the NFL minimum. The minimum for a practice squad guy is $5200 per week during the season. The minimum for an active squad rookie was $310,000 in 2009.

[Doyle]

Wondering about drafted players under contract. Not the practice squad rate. I guess I should have mentioned that. Pike for example. I think he will make the team but a lot of people don't. Do we potentially loose moore $ and a wasted draft pick?

[panthers55]

Wondering about drafted players under contract. Not the practice squad rate. I guess I should have mentioned that. Pike for example. I think he will make the team but a lot of people don't. Do we potentially loose moore $ and a wasted draft pick?

In order to put them on the practice squad players are waived by their signing team. At that point the team that waived them are on the hook for any guaranteed money but not the rest of their salary. He is cut from the club. A team that picks him up has to put him on their 53 man roster for a minimum of 3 weeks and pay him 3 weeks of the minimum salary of $310,000 or around $48,000. If he stays on the 53 man roster longer, then they have to keep paying him at that rate.

So yeah if we put Pike on the practice squad we could void any part of the contract not guaranteed and he would be free to sign with anyone else. We could continue to offer him money we signed him for which would likely keep other teams from picking him off our practice squad since he has the ability to reject other offers if he thinks we would pay more. But he would free to get more from them as well. That is why guys we want to keep end up magically on IR.

[Doyle]

Good info. Thanks.

[DickolausJ]

Only way we are keeping Pike is if he magically ends up on IR. He ofcoarse has some say in this, if he feels like he can get an offer to play for another team then cya.

He is definatly number four out of four quarterbacks, and I just don't see us keeping four quarterbacks this year becuase the FO actually has some faith in their top 3.

[Doyle]

Only way we are keeping Pike is if he magically ends up on IR. He ofcoarse has some say in this, if he feels like he can get an offer to play for another team then cya.

He is definatly number four out of four quarterbacks, and I just don't see us keeping four quarterbacks this year becuase the FO actually has some faith in their top 3.

Cantwell is as good as gone.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Cantwell is as good as gone.

I'm not so sure about that.

[DickolausJ]

Cantwell is as good as gone.

Thats why he is the one getting reps....

Yea keep drinking that Koolaid.

[RealisticFan]

The Panthers are trying to diminish Pike's value and profile by limiting his snap exposure to the other 31 teams. A team would have to have really have wanted Pike in the latter sixth or seventh round and limited TC film to grab him now.

If we do not play him in the pre-season, then that is even less evidence for teams to scoop him off of waivers and offer him more money than the Panthers are offering this year.

The Panthers only do the IR thing when they feel strongly that the player will not clear waivers.

Still, the IR thing is only speculation....

[Ricky Spanish]

Pending an Injury to any of the other three QBs, Pike is going on IR whether he wants to or not. It will probably be to remove his plate in his arm. that way no one can steal him from us and we won't have to waste a roster spot on him.

Quote it, take it to the bank.