This week, as the Green Bay Packers put an end to their 2019 season, the team ensured that a group of ten players who played some important roles over the past season will remain with the team through the next several months. The Packers announced on Tuesday that all ten players who finished the 2019 campaign on the practice squad will be back, signing them all to futures contracts for 2020.
The practice squad is a critical part of the roster for NFL teams, both because of its necessity to simulate opponents in practice on the scout team and in its developmental function for young players.