Today, the jaguars designated four practice-squad players to be “protected” for their game on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.
Due to the difficult nature of the 2020 season surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, teams are allowed to designate up to four players as “protected”, not eligible to sign a contract with any other club until one day following the week’s game - for the Jaguars this week that will be Monday.
“If, after having been protected, a player is not elevated to his club’s active/inactive list, he is free to terminate his Practice Player Contract to sign an NFL Player Contract with any club upon the conclusion of his club’s game or at 12:01 a.