According to a report by Adam Schefter of ESPN on “Monday Night Countdown”, the NFL is expected to approve a plan next week that will allow teams to have as many as 10 players on their practice squad starting this season.
Currently, teams are allowed to carry 8 players on their practice squad and that number has been in place for several years now.
By my count, the Steelers currently have 46 players on their 90 man roster that are eligible for the practice squad this year. Several of those players, however, will be gone by next Tuesday as rosters will need to be trimmed down to 75 players.
Steelers 2014 Practice Squad Eligible Players
| # | PLAYER | POS | EXP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Dri Archer | WR/RB | R |
| 87 | Rob Blanchflower | TE | R |
| 10 | Martavis Bryant | WR | R |
| 61 | Chris Elkins | OL | R |
| 18 | C.J. Goodwin | WR | R |
| 49 | Jordan Hall | RB | R |
| 40 | Josh Harris | RB | R |
| 79 | Ethan Hemer | DE | R |
| 44 | Stephen Houston | RB | R |
| 67 | Wesley Johnson | OL | R |
| 34 | Howard Jones | LB | R |
| 8 | Brendon Kay | QB | R |
| 71 | Josh Mauro | DE | R |
| 62 | Emmanuel McCray | OL | R |
| 74 | Daniel McCullers | DL | R |
| 37 | Dayonne Nunley | CB | R |
| 62 | Roy Philon | DT | R |
| 31 | Shaquille Richardson | CB | R |
| 50 | Ryan Shazier | LB | R |
| 65 | Will Simmons | G | R |
| 48 | Lew Toler | CB | R |
| 91 | Stephon Tuitt | DE | R |
| 80 | Eric Waters | TE | R |
| 56 | Jordan Zumwalt | LB | R |
| 15 | Justin Brown | WR | 1 |
| 42 | Jordan Dangerfield | S | 1 |
| 45 | Bryce Davis | TE/LS | 1 |
| 74 | Chris Hubbard | G | 1 |
| 48 | Luke ingram | LS | 1 |
| 65 | Al Lapuaho | DT | 1 |
| 30 | Miguel Maysonet | RB | 1 |
| 45 | Dan Molls | LB | 1 |
| 19 | Kashif Moore | WR | 1 |
| 17 | Lanear Sampson | WR | 1 |
| 30 | Devin Smith | CB | 1 |
| 9 | Brad Wing | P | 1 |
| 69 | Brian Arnfelt | DE | 2 |
| 92 | Hebron Fangupo | DT | 2 |
| 39 | Isaiah Green | CB | 2 |
| 3 | Landry Jones | QB | 2 |
| 14 | Derek Moye | WR | 2 |
| ? | Graham Pocic | T | 2 |
| 38 | Tauren Poole | RB | 2 |
| 67 | Nick Williams | DE | 2 |
| 49 | Vic So’oto | LB | 3 |
| 51 | Sean Spence | LB | 3 |
