making the 53

[16-0patsfan]

Just wondering do people on IR or PUP or suspension not counting on the 53.as they come back others are cut....Question is the ones that will be cut can they go on the PS?

 

[chevss454]

Just wondering do people on IR or PUP or suspension not counting on the 53.as they come back others are cut....Question is the ones that will be cut can they go on the PS?

It's a bit confusing, so yes and no.
Below are the criteria for six of the ten PS players:

1. A player who has not accrued a season of NFL experience is eligible for the practice squad. (e.g. a rookie).
2. A free agent who was active (46-man game-day roster) for fewer than nine games during their accrued season(s) is eligible for the practice squad (e.g. Tyler Gaffney).
3. A player cannot be on a practice squad for a third season unless his team has a full 53-man roster.

Note that a player must have a minimum of six games – up from the current three games – on a Practice Squad in order for that season to count as one of the player’s three permissible seasons of Practice Squad service.
Four of the ten players can have up to two accrued seasons of free agency credit. Absent this exception, a player who has earned one or more accrued seasons would not be eligible for a Practice Squad unless the player spent fewer than nine games on a club’s 46-player active list in each of his accrued seasons. Source: http://nflcommunications.com/2014/08/19/nfl-practice-squads-expand-to-10-players/
Note: A credited season determines the minimum salary of a player with X numbers of credited seasons. An accrued season determines when a player reaches free agency. If a player at the end of his contract has 3 accrued seasons, he will become a RFA. If he has 4 or more accrued seasons to his credit, he will become an UFA. A player need 6 games to get credit for an accrued season; 3 games to get credit for a credited season. Games on IR count in the accrued season calculation but do NOT count in the credited season calculation.
Reminder – In order to be placed onto the Patriots practice squad, the player must first clear waivers.
This year practice squad players will be paid a minimum of $6,900 a week, an increase from $6,600 last year. $6,900 * 10 players * 17 weeks= $1,173,000. On August 7, 2015 ESPN’s Dianna Marie Russini tweeted that “clubs can give signing bonus, salary guarantees, and roster bonuses to players on Practice Squad.” I did not hear of that actually happening in 2015.
http://www.patsfans.com/salary-cap/...and-patriots-eligible-for-the-practice-squad/