The NFL’s emergency third quarterback rule has reverted to its 2023 phrases, the league confirmed Monday, after the NFL Gamers Affiliation declined to approve latest modifications that had relaxed qualifying restrictions.
As they may final season, groups can exempt their third quarterback from counting in opposition to game-day roster restrictions provided that he’s a part of that week’s 53-man roster. Homeowners had authorised a change in March that will permit groups to raise quarterbacks from the observe squad for that function. The rule, nonetheless, could possibly be seen as a strategy to stash gamers on observe squads fairly than pay them 53-man roster charges.
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Groups discovered of the reversion forward of Tuesday’s deadline to chop rosters to 53 gamers. They may nonetheless be capable of elevate a 3rd quarterback from the observe squad for video games, however that participant would rely in opposition to the game-day roster restrict.
The unique function of the rule was to minimize the possibility {that a} workforce can be left with out a wholesome quarterback in a recreation, a state of affairs the San Francisco 49ers confronted of their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles within the 2022 NFC Championship Recreation.
