San Francisco 49ers Name 10 Players to Practice Squad

The San Francisco 49ers have officially placed 10 players on their practice squad, per various sources and reports. Niner Noise breaks down each transaction.

A number of players from the San Francisco 49ers offseason roster have landed on the team’s practice squad.

The NFL upped the number of players teams can keep on a practice squad to 10. Previously, back in 2013, only eight players could be kept.

"Here’s the breakdown of practice squad eligibility, courtesy of David Fucillo of Niners Nation: In order to be eligible for the practice squad, players must meet one of the following requirements:"

"Have no prior Accrued Seasons in the NFL (An accrued season is six or more games on the active roster);"

"Have one prior Accrued Season in which the player was on the 45-man active roster for no more than 8 games;"

"Each club will be permitted to sign a maximum of 4 Practice Squad players who have earned no more than 2 accrued seasons of free agency credit;"

"If served two seasons on a practice squad, are eligible for a third season only if the team has at least 53 players on its active/inactive list for the duration of that player’s employment."

"A player has served one season on the practice squad if he is on the practice squad for at least 6 games. The rule previously required 3 games on the practice squad roster."

Practice squads are designed to give developing players a chance to hone their skills at the NFL level without having to count against a team’s 53-man roster or various other injury lists.

So let’s look at players the Niners managed to get onto their practice squad for 2016.

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