College football is a different sport now and nothing illustrates that more than this latest report.
According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, some college football programs have “begun reaching out to agents” in an attempt to sign NFL players that don’t make their respective team’s 53-man roster.
Over the course of the next two weeks, teams will cut their roster down from 90 to 53 and roughly 1,110 players will be free to sign elsewhere.
“Some programs have been reaching out to agents with a specific pitch. First-year players who get cut and who are looking at a year on the practice squad, at best, should consider returning to college for another season,” Mike Florio shared.
“The possibility raises many questions, for everyone. Will a school have roster spots? Will a player have to surrender any money he made (signing bonus, per diem, etc.) before returning to school?
“For the player, the most obvious question would be the amount he could earn in another year of college football versus the money to be made on the practice squad, with the possibility of performing well enough to be signed to an active roster. Which could entail earning an accrued season, and all of the long-term benefits that go along with it.”
It’s yet to be seen if something like this will but happen but college teams are lurking and monitoring how NFL teams handle roster cuts.
