There can be no more than 53 players on an active team roster.
There is also a stipulation that a team may only carry 45 players on its game day roster, so the team must decide each week on which 8 players will be inactive, or 7 if they carry a 3rd quarterback.
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∙ 2013-09-20 17:46:37There are 65 to 69 allowed on an NFL team.
Eleven for a play.
NFL teams are allowed to have 53 players on their roster.
an nfl football team is allowed 53 players and i think 11 starting players1.
Each NFL team is allowed to have up to 53 players. In 2011 the total number of teams was 32 and there were 1,696 NFL players in the US.
Each team in the NFL, including the Patriots, are allowed to carry 53 players on their roster.
An NFL team is allowed to carry 53 players on its roster of which 45 may dress for a game. There are 11 players in a football team
An NFL team is allowed to have 45 players dressed for a regular season or playoff game. All 45 players may compete in the game.
Because 54 would be one too many.
The Super Bowl roster is 53 men strong for each team.
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A NFL roster has 53 players. A team is also allowed to have a practice squad, a group of developmental players. The practice squad is can have as many as 8 players on it. Therefore, there are a total of 61 spots on an NFL roster. As you can see by the limited numbers of spaces available, there is a lot of competition to achieve a roster spot in the NFL.