Steelers just waived Steven Wisniewski...bring him back?

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Originally Posted by tyecopeland

My understanding is that there isn't a limit on how many times a player can get brought up. It's just that after two times of being a gameday call up, a player would then have to start to clear waivers to go back to the practice squad.

So isidora could still be brought up and put back on the practice squad but would just have to clear waivers first this next time.

Not really that different, he's eligible to be snagged to someone's active roster right now anyway. Not like anybody is running out to get him.

Good point and I will agree with you on most of that.

It is a little more complicated though.

With the 2020 Practice Squad rules a team is allowed two "elevations" which allows the team to move the player up for the game, pay them a game check, and then the day after the game they move back to the PS. If a team wants to move a player up for a 3rd game, it requires that the team terminate the PS contract with the player, sign them to the 53 man Active Squad with at least a prorated minimum NFL salary, and then to put them back on the PS the player would then have to pass through waivers.

Also the "Elevations" do not require a player cut from the Active Squad to make room for the newly elevated PS player.

See https://nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.n...rch_5_2020.pdf
page 198 for more information on NFL Practice Squad.