The Turk will be very busy this weekend.
The traditional name for the in-house harbinger of doom, each team's Turk will be telling players on the bubble that the coach wants to see them.
"And bring your playbook," he usually adds.
It's one of the basic realities of a sport that has 90 players on the roster until the limit plunges, in one fell swoop, to 53. And it will happen through an avalanche of moves that will trim the rosters, build practice squads of up to 16 players, and then spark a flurry of additional cuts and signings at the bottom of the roster.
The process is the most basic reminder of the reality that the supply of willing NFL players far outweighs the demand. And that, once the preseason ends, the demand for players to play in the games that don't count instantly evaporates.
#turk #demand #traditional #name
The traditional name for the in-house harbinger of doom, each team's Turk will be telling players on the bubble that the coach wants to see them.
"And bring your playbook," he usually adds.
It's one of the basic realities of a sport that has 90 players on the roster until the limit plunges, in one fell swoop, to 53. And it will happen through an avalanche of moves that will trim the rosters, build practice squads of up to 16 players, and then spark a flurry of additional cuts and signings at the bottom of the roster.
The process is the most basic reminder of the reality that the supply of willing NFL players far outweighs the demand. And that, once the preseason ends, the demand for players to play in the games that don't count instantly evaporates.
#turk #demand #traditional #name
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