Hard Knocks

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

Chad really has grown on me this show so far.

[brvheart 1,752]

Chad really has grown on me this show so far.

Totally agree. I hated that guy last season... but I really like him now.

[brvheart 1,752]

I really like that old black guy that runs out of the tunnel first. That's pretty cool.Each NFL team may keep up to eight members on their "practice squad" in addition to their 53-member main roster. They consist mostly of rookies who were cut in training camps and borderline NFL-caliber players. Both rookies and young veterans are eligible for the practice squad. However, a player cannot participate on the practice squad for more than three seasons. Practice squad players practice alongside regular roster players during the week; however they are not allowed to play in actual games. They are paid considerably less than active squad players ($4700 per week or $80,000 per season, in comparison to the NFL minimum rookie salary of $285,000). They are also ineligible for many fringe benefits such as service time, pensions, and the like. They hope to be promoted to the active roster either by their current team, or by another team who is scouting them. They retain free agent status and may sign with any team they wish without compensation to the original team. Many are former college players living in the surrounding city area, and the vast majority of them are forced to take other jobs to help support themselves during the season and off-season. In fact, the current term evolved from the term "taxi squad", referring to the job that many scout team players held in order to supplement their income.

[Randy Reed 0]

The old guy is JB who's been with the team since the beginning. He is the epitome of a fan and livesand breathes the Bengals despite everything that's gone on during the years. It's unfortunatethat until that show most people from the Nati didn't even know him.