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NFL increases practice squads size to 16 players, per report

The NFL and NFLPA are continuing to iron out the details on how the NFL season will start and proceed.

As of right now, team roster sizes will stay at 53 players, but practice squads will see a bump in capacity.

Per Mark Maske of The Washington Post, practice squads can now roster 16 players and can protect a maximum of four players per week from being poached by other teams.

NFL owners ratified increased practice squads of 16 players per team, source says. Four players on the practice squad can be protected from other teams on a weekly basis.