The NFL will carry over a series of 2020 roster rules designed to maintain adequate numbers if players are sidelined by positive COVID-19 tests.
The decision had been long anticipated but was confirmed during a media briefing Friday by Dawn Aponte, the NFL's chief football administrative officer.
The rules include:
Expansion of practice squads to 16 players, including up to six who have more than two accrued seasons.
The ability to protect up to four practice squad players per week from being signed by other teams.
Elevation of up to two practice squad players to the active roster, without removing any current players, before 4 p.m. ET the day before a game.
Elevation of an additional practice squad player within 90 minutes before kickoff in the event of a late COVID-19 positive test result.
Players placed on injured reserve can return after three weeks, rather than six as in normal seasons.
Removal of the limit for how many players can be activated from injured reserve.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ter-rules-2021
good call on the PS, figured we could use a PS refresher .. nice that you can protect players now (now that we have a competitive deep roster)