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Each NFL team has 53 players plus the five extra for a practice squad, there are 1,696 players in the NFL. There are 32 teams in the NFL.
They get paid $5,000 a week
The official playing roster of an NFL team is limited to 53 players. The total including the practice squad is eighty players. Injured reserve players are counted against this total but may not play or practice for the current season.
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.
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GUITAR THEORY!!! Can't count how many times I tell this to younger players.
It used to be 80 players, but since the 2009 training camps it's been 90 players. They usually have to cut down to about 53 players in a season.
Practice Squad players do not travel to away games with their respective teams. Practice squad players are not elligible to play in games until they are added to their team's 53 man roster, so it would be pointless to bring them on the road. Check the link below for the portion f the NFL CBA that covers the Practice Squad.
They watch practice, many also hope to meet players and aquire autographs.