With the Buffalo Payments having formed their preliminary 53-man roster on Tuesday, our consideration can flip in the direction of the season opener towards the Los Angeles Rams on September 8. Whereas Buffalo might have set their preliminary roster, they nonetheless have personnel choices to make, together with which gamers will fill out the group’s follow squad.
Every group has a 16-member follow squad, and whereas official signings might take a while to be introduced, experiences and rumors will seem within the coming hours. We’ll compile a few of these rumors and experiences right here earlier than the group formally broadcasts its follow squad.
Buffalo Payments follow squad rumors tracker
Defensive Sort out C.J. Brewer
Offensive lineman Alec Anderson
Large receiver Tanner Gentry
LB Joe Giles-Harris
LB Joe Giles-Harris is becoming a member of the Payments follow squad, per supply. Must be considered one of quite a lot of guys returning even with the waiver losses.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) August 31, 2022
RB Raheem Blackshear
RB Raheem Blackshear shall be signing to the Payments follow squad, per supply.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) August 31, 2022
DT Brandin Bryant
League supply tells me the Payments are bringing again DE Mike Love and DT Brandin Bryant to their follow squad.
— Sal Capaccio (@SalSports) August 31, 2022
DE Mike Love
League supply tells me the Payments are bringing again DE Mike Love and DT Brandin Bryant to their follow squad.
— Sal Capaccio (@SalSports) August 31, 2022
With nobody claiming WR Isaiah Hodgins or RB Raheem Blackshear, you’d suppose they’ll be again on the follow squad.
OL Luke Tenuta, CB Nick McCloud, DE Kingsley Jonathan, and OL Tanner Owen have been all claimed on waivers.
Follow squad guidelines
What number of gamers? NFL follow squads at the moment encompass 16 gamers.
Who’s eligible? Listed below are the present eligibility guidelines:
- Gamers who shouldn’t have an accrued season of NFL expertise.
- Free agent gamers who have been on the Lively Checklist for fewer than 9 video games of their solely accrued season.
- A most of 10 free agent gamers who’ve earned not more than two accrued seasons.
- A most of six free agent gamers with no limitations to their variety of earned accrued seasons.
When can groups begin constructing follow squads? As soon as the waiver declare interval ends, groups can start to signal gamers to their follow squads. This 12 months, meaning after midday on Wednesday.
How a lot do follow squad gamers make? Gamers with two accrued seasons or much less will earn $11,500 for every week they’re on a follow squad. Gamers with greater than two accrued seasons will earn a minimum of $15,400 per week with a most of $19,900.
