The NFLPA nixed a league-approved rule allowing an emergency third QB to come from the practice squad with unlimited call-ups.
Teams were informed that the players association vetoed the revised emergency third quarterback rule that would have allowed teams to elevate a bona fide QB from the practice squad an unlimited number of times, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Monday, per a source informed of the situation.
The rule reverts to the 2023 parameters, which state that an emergency third QB must be on the 53-man roster or as one of two standard elevations per week. An elevated QB would have to be active for the game rather than in the emergency role. A player can be activated three times per season.
In March, the NFL announced that as part of its approved bylaws, it had approved a rule to expand the Standard Elevation rules to permit teams to elevate a “bona fide” QB an unlimited number of times from the practice squad to be the emergency QB.
The NFLPA viewed the rule as a sort of legal stashing, per Pelissero.
With the NFLPA rejecting the rule, certain clubs could elect to keep an additional QB on their initial 53-man rosters as we hit cutdown day.
Clubs must reduce their rosters to 53 players by Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. ET.