A regular feature in the comments section of Hogs Haven is the comment that ‘Player X won’t make it to the practice squad because another team will sign him’. I think this concern is over-prioritized and largely unfounded.
Before explaining why, though, let me say, let me say, first, that, yeah, this happens.
But it don’t happen a lot.
Some Redskins examples of players lost
Tevin Mitchel
Mitchel was drafted by the Redskins in the 2015 draft. The late round corner was expected to compete and potentially earn a spot on the final roster as a backup.