NFL expands practice squad to 10 players

For at least 2014 and 2015, NFL practice squads will no longer be capped at eight players. Instead, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to test out 10-man practice squads for the next two seasons. This means that there will now be two additional spots on each team's practice squad and a total of 64 new spots around the league.

The NFL has also made some other adjustments to its practice squad rules:

In memo to teams on expanded practice squad (now 10 players), NFL now allows teams to have up 2 PS players w/no more than 2 accrued seasons

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) August 19, 2014

So you could now have a player with 32 reg season games over 1st 2 seasons eligible still for practice squad in 3rd year...

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) August 19, 2014

Also, it will now require 6 games spent on a practice squad to count as a practice squad season. It used to require only 3 games

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) August 19, 2014

These all sound like positive changes. With more spots available, players will have more opportunities to continue their careers on practice squads around the NFL. And for a team like the Detroit Lions, which will be releasing a lot of players with upside and potential in the coming weeks, those two extra spots could really come in handy.