"Each NFL team is granted up to two standard gameday practice squad elevations each game, allowing them to call up two members of their practice squad who are able to play in that weekend's game. After the game is played, the elevated players revert back to the practice squad with no transaction required. This differs from the situation with somebody like Crumedy in Carolina."
"Practice squad players can be called up a maximum of three times under a single practice squad contract. If a team wants to call up a player who's been called up three times already, the team will usually sign the player to their active roster for a game, cut them after, and then sign them to a new practice squad contract. Under the new contract, the player would be eligible to be elevated for three more games."
"As the Dolphins await Jason Sanders' return from IR, Patterson was named the winner of a kicking audition with three other veteran kickers. Miami will be able to elevate him three times but will have to promote him to the active roster for any games between that and Sanders' activation. Similarly, Prater will likely be on the same plan in Buffalo."
Each NFL team can elevate up to two practice-squad players per game, and elevated players revert to the practice squad after the game without a transaction. Practice-squad players can be elevated a maximum of three times under a single practice-squad contract. Teams often sign a player to the active roster for a game and then re-sign him to a new practice-squad contract to reset elevation eligibility. Promotions to the 53-man roster occur when injuries open roster spots, and promoted players remain on the active roster until cut or their contract expires. The Dolphins named Patterson their kicking audition winner and can elevate him three times before promoting him for games prior to Jason Sanders' return, and Buffalo plans a similar approach with Prater.
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