While not as dramatic as Tuesday’s deadline for NFL teams to reduce their rosters to 53 players, Wednesday is still an important day around the league. Not only do waiver claims come in on many of the players who were released on Tuesday, but it also is the first day that teams can begin to sign players to their practice squads for the 2025 season.

NFL teams are allowed to assemble practice squads of 16 players, plus an additional 17th player if that individual is an eligible for International Pathway Program. The Packers did have an IPP player in training camp in the form of Irish kicker Mark McNamee, so he could end up coming back as the 17th man.

Only players who are free agents are eligible to sign with a team’s practice squad, however. Because many players are subject to the waiver

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