Trim it down to 80

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(07-06-2020, 08:40 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: While this makes sense on the surface, my fear would be one of the guys on "reserve" comes in and infects more guys.  I know complaining about the Rona is a bit like pissing in to the wind, but it is almost like the universe said:  "Sorry, Bengal fans.  I know you just got Joe Burrow, but I'm unleashing a global pandemic".  

Players called up from the reserve squad get tested and retested within 5 days before going up, so the pre-symptomatic folks get appropriately screened.  The bigger risk will be training camp players exposed to the player that had to go home d/t a positive corona test.

And I like the idea of the reserve squad.

But personally I don't think keeping 10 fewer players really ameliorates the risk that much.  And the other side of that coin is that the NFLPA is undercutting their own players' chance to make a team, and the teams' opportunity to assess their UDFAs.

Wouldn't want them for my union.