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The 50-Man Roster and the Packers

Posted: 10th March 2010 by Stanley Ford in NFL
The NFL Active Roster consists of 53 players, not considering scout team, injury reserve, and the ubiquitous "other" category. Now immediately take away three: kicker, punter and long-snapper. That leaves 50 by my count. 50 of the biggest, baddest, most well-trained physical specimens your franchise will suit up on any given Sunday. Sunday you can only have 45 of those in uniform. Do the rules need to change? Is this something ...