Quick Hits: Cornelius Brown, Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith Make NFL Practice Squads
by Adrian Mac on Sep 15, 2010 12:06 PM MDT
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PrintGreat news for UTEP athletics as Cornelius Brown and Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith both made opening day NFL Rosters. Brown, a cornerback, has made the practice squad with the Indianapolis Colts. Cromartie-Smith, was signed last week to be one of the 8 players on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.
Brown and Cromartie-Smith bring the total number of Miners on NFL opening day rosters up to 8. The others are:
- Oniel Cousins (OT), Baltimore Ravens
- Jordan Palmer (QB), Bengals
- Jon Dorenbos, (LS), Philadelphia Eagles
- Johnny Lee Higgins (WR), Oakland Raiders
- Thomas Howard (LB), Raiders
- Robby Felix (C), New York Jets
For a complete list of C-USA players on opening day NFL rosters click here.
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NFL Practice Squad rules
The way I understand it:
Practice Squad players get $5,200 weekly salary.
There’s a max of 8 PS players for any team.
The PS players are free agents who can be signed by any team.
But, if signed, they must be on the 53-man roster, not another PS.
Awesome, didn't know that.
All I knew was that there was an 8 player limit. So, if Brown/Smith make it through the season on the practice squad, they could both pull down $5200 × 16 or just over $83,000. Incredible.
I’ll definitely try to stay on top of whether these guys get promoted or if somebody makes a move on one of them. I think Q Demps will be signed somewhere, he’s shown enough promise to earn a spot somewhere when injuries happen.
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Demps on a PS?
I think that they rarely sign veterans to the PS. There may be a rule about that also, which limits PS players to guys who’ve played in less than a certain number of NFL games. My guess is that Demps wouldn’t be eligible for a practice squad. And, after being a regular player for a few years, would he accept a PS role?
Didn't mean PS
Inevitably some players will be injured and I think he’ll get a shot on a 53 man roster- especially since he’s been so good on special teams (evan as a kick returner) throughout his career. At some point, I imagine somebody will be looking for a reserve safety and I’d guess he’s pretty high up the available FA list.
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