The annual NFL competition committee gathering has commenced, and some interesting reported changes are being discussed ahead of the 2015 season.
Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reported Sunday that rosters may expand from 53 to 55 players and also discussed a potential adjustment to inactive lists for Thursday night games:
Per a league source, the possible solution is the removal of the inactive list for Thursday Night Football. If that happens, teams would dress all 53 players on Thursday night games, with no players on the inactive list. It doesn't mean that all 53 players would dress for every team in each Thursday night game; players too injured to play but not so injured to be on injured reserve won't dress.
Eric Edholm of Yahoo Sports is an advocate of the change, which Florio expressed with the idea that NFL rosters stay as they are at 53 players apiece:
NFL executive vice president of football operations and former star cornerback Troy Vincent tweeted about this proposal amid the committee meeting (h/t Florio):
Seventy-five percent of owners must approve the Thursday night policy for it to be implemented. Recent league developments have fostered more favorable circumstances for roster expansion.
The huge amount of revenue the NFL generates every year, a lower rookie pay scale beginning in 2011 under the new collective bargaining agreement and an increased salary cap breed a climate for roster expansion.
Pro football is such a booming business that it makes sense to add more jobs amid such a golden financial era. It could help create even more parity in the NFL, and with two teams possibly added to the playoffs in the near future, the playing field would be as level as ever.
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