Tennessee Titans Start Adding Players To Practice Squad

by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 4, 2011 1:18 PM CDT in Tennessee Titans News

The waiver wire was over at 11:00 am, so we have started to hear about practice squads. Jim Wyatt just had a series of tweets naming players that have been signed to the Titans' practice squad.

Can't say I'm too surprised with this list. Some quick thoughts:

- Pannel Egboh made a few good plays in the preseason, including that fumble recovery on Thursday. It will be interesting to see how he develops.

- I really like that we kept Michael Preston: his size alone, being the tallest WR on the Titans' roster (6-5, ~~180~~ 206) helped him make quite a few impressive catches at camp.

- I would have hoped to see Stafon Johnson stay with the team, but Donaldson did show more in the preseason, so I guess it's only fair.

- Time is up for Myron Rolle, after not making the practice squad this year.

- The big surprise is Rennie Curran. I believe he had more upside than any player on this list. I understand that Jerry Gray wanted to go bigger, but Curran was not bad.

After the jump are the NFL's official practice squad rules.

Eligibility for the practice squad is limited to players who do not have an accrued season in the NFL, or were on an active list (53-man roster) for fewer than nine games during their only accrued seasons. Players that have served two seasons on a practice squad are eligible for a third season only if the team has at least 53 players on its active/inactive list for the duration of that player's employment.

A player will be considered to have served on a practice squad in a season if he were a member of a practice squad for three regular or postseason games during his first two practice squad seasons, or for one regular season or postseason game during a third practice squad season.

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what's the surprise with Curran?

It’s NOT yet official that he is neither on our squad nor picked up by another team. Right?

by oysterhead43 on Sep 4, 2011 1:41 PM CDT via iPhone app reply actions

Each team is allowed 8 players on the practice squad.

Right now we’re at 7. I’m pretty sure if we were putting him on the practice squad it would have already been done. His Twitter says:

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 4, 2011 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I wonder who the last guy will be

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Sep 4, 2011 1:51 PM CDT reply actions

Wasn't Curran on the 53man all last season, thus making him ineligible?

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 1:55 PM CDT reply actions

that's what i thought, he was active every game for special teams right?

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I know I saw him a few times

but as I’m reading the rules, it says your eligible if if you have a season and were only on a 53man for fewer than 9 games. Not sure whether “game active” has anything to do with it. This would also make Crusty ineligible for a practice squad.

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

But then again RoJo was added to practice squad and he was on 53 last year right?

Who knows

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah i thought about that too

who knows indeed

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions

always hard to remember with special teamers

i think rusty is still eligible because of the 3rd QB rule they still had last year. although he may have been the 2nd QB for several games last year bc of injuries. borderline once again

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions

That's what I thought.

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by TennesseeTyrants on Sep 4, 2011 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm trying to figure this out.

The Zone said he was eligible for the practice squad, but the rules clearly state the he shouldn’t be, right?

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 4, 2011 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Prattrick will be thrilled that his 'hookup' made the practice squad

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

He's got such good drugs though...

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by StPrattrick on Sep 4, 2011 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Would Rennie Curran now be eligible for the next Titans draft bust list?

3rd round pick that lasted one season.

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 1:59 PM CDT reply actions

I don't know if I'd call him a bust yet

more of a bad timing / system-bust

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions

no he definitely can't be labeled a total bust yet

but as far as our drafting goes… paul williams stuck around longer than curran.

thanks cecil/fisher defensive scheme. i’m going to look up who we might have been able to take besides Curran at that spot

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions

the draft class of 2010 isn't nearly as awesome as we once thought

only 4 still on the active roster and Damian Williams still has much to prove.

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:05 PM CDT reply actions

make that 5 .... i just like to think Rusty got cut for some reason ...

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions

One can dream...

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by Revenge2 on Sep 4, 2011 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Still not bad though

If Morgan can ever stay healthy (big IF) we have him, ATV, Williams (still an IF), and Mariani (pro bowl). It could be worse. This year’s class is definitely looking superior though.

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 2:07 PM CDT reply actions

yeah it still outranks some of the other years

and if we had keeping Blount would have dramatically raised the value of last year. i’m gonna go throw up again now haha

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey he doesn't count as part of the draft class!

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions

no i guess he counts for the Bucs '10 (un)draft class

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions

wow i stayed up too late last night

and ~~if we had~~ keeping Blount would have

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:09 PM CDT reply actions

and reply fail.

maybe i’ll just sit the next few plays out

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Get on the oxygen son

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions

How much do practice squad players get paid?

by Ferface on Sep 4, 2011 2:24 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

around $20K last i knew

it’s probably a little bit more at this point

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Minimum of $5700/wk

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by rothbard on Sep 4, 2011 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I think for a full season

I had heard it ended up being just in the six digits.

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by numbertenox on Sep 4, 2011 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions

are you kidding me?

that’s #@%$! crazy. now i don’t feel a bit of sorrow for any of those guys

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions

it’s not bad work if you can find it

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by danielreese05 on Sep 4, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions

not bad at all

5700 a week to work out and learn a playbook

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Consider the NFL salary cap for all 32 teams for the 53 man rosters

Totals over thee billion dollars. 30 million or so for practice squad players is a dirty nickel at the bottom of a drain.

These guys make a lot of money. A lot. It’s pretty hard to come to grips with how much they make.

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by numbertenox on Sep 4, 2011 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey Smash

Preston is listed at 6’5 206

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 4, 2011 3:06 PM CDT reply actions

Oops,

I was looking at his draft day specs. He apparently bulked up over the last few months.

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 4, 2011 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions

its cool

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 4, 2011 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions

no i'm pissed

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions

oh, well you can get out then

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 4, 2011 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

i'm stuck in here, i can't leave

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Texans kept four WR for active roster

that seems crazy

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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 4, 2011 3:24 PM CDT reply actions

well thats the fexans for ya

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 4, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm going to assume that the guy we cut once CJ gets off the weird list he's on will be the 8th PS member

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Sep 4, 2011 4:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Is Rusty PS eligible?

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by Titanluv318 on Sep 4, 2011 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions

yes since he got called up for one game

I imagine he’s sticking around on the 53 man though

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Sep 4, 2011 5:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Been told by multi sources that QB P Manning needs a 2nd neck procedure. Will remain out indefinitely.Called #colts and waiting on response. 1070 The Fan’s JMV (twitter feed)

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mortreport Chris Mortensen Talking to sources, obviously varying opinions. One possibility is scar tissue trapping inflammation/nerves but no consensus. on that.

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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 4, 2011 10:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

but trevor beat me to it

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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 4, 2011 10:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I think that the 8th member of the practice squad may just be…

… Rusty, if he still qualifies.

I would say Chris Hawkins but I don’t think they would keep less than 5 CBs.

If Quinn Johnson had not cost them a draft pick, I would think he might be cut after Sarge’s suspension was over. But since he did, I want him to stay on the team unless they can trade him to someone else and recoup the draft pick…

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