DSG September 3rd – Week 1 statuses, waiver wires and practice squads
In case you missed it, here’s the Daily Steelers Grind for September 3rd, 2016, highlighting some of the best Pittsburgh Steelers content out there.
First, some guidelines on practice squad guidelines
2016 NFL Practice Squad Breakdown: Rules, Size, Eligibility, Salary. #Steelers https://t.co/lkoSp2RHvl
— Behind the Steel Curtain (@btsteelcurtain) September 3, 2016
Per #NFL CBA, minimum salary in 2016 for a practice squad player is $6,900 per in season week.
— Robert Raiola, CPA (@SportsTaxMan) September 3, 2016
Vaughan won’t be placed on IR
https://twitter.com/pittsburghsport/status/772031150906830848
All that talk about preseason…
“We’d cut to 53 after the 1st preseason game.”
Final cuts through the lens of a former GM: https://t.co/uzPA3FoAky pic.twitter.com/8jItMezrHv
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 3, 2016
Potential Steelers targets?
Panthers fifth-round pick Zack Sanchez waived, per source. Wow. Didn't see that coming for 1 of 3 rookie corners.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) September 3, 2016
One guy the #Steelers might be interested in who was cut in Buffalo, CB Sterling Moore
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) September 2, 2016
Todd Haley loves Dexter McCluster. I've heard this a thousand times since 2012 RT https://t.co/GrLluVPvGR
— Neal Coolong (@NealCoolong) September 2, 2016
Bell is big on McCaffrey
just remember when I told y'all Christian McCaffrey the best RB in college football…he just gettin started
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) September 3, 2016
Christian McCaffrey is not fair.https://t.co/ESTdy0zEww
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) September 3, 2016
Big names up-in-air for week 1
https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/771920686419943424
#KCChiefs coach Andy Reid tells reporters RB Jamaal Charles may not be ready Week 1. They were planning for a by-committee approach in case.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2016