I would like to give a shout out to NFL players who NEVER get a shout out:  The practice squad players.  Each NFL team has an eight-man practice squad in addition to their 53 man rosters.  These players are elite athletes.  Yes, they didn’t make an NFL roster but how many people in the world did?  Let me do the math:  32 NFL teams times 53 roster slots = 1696 players.  Sounds like a lot right?  WRONG!!!  When you consider that there are 300 million people who live in the USA and 6 Billion people worldwide, 1696 is a VERY VERY small number.  Add to that the practice players:  32 teams times 8 practice squad players = 256 players.  So our new total is:  1952 human beings who can say that they play for a NFL team.  Wow!!! 

My hat goes off to every one of the talented players who made the practice squad on a NFL team.  You are one of the top 2000 professional football players in the ENTIRE WORLD.  Congrats on making the team and good luck in the future.

Jason aka “The Real McCoy”