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2021 Super Bowl Champions Rams
Sean McVay would like to see NFL expand gameday rosters beyond 46 players
NFL rosters are large by most sports’ standards. Teams are allowed to have 53 players on the active roster, while also holding 10 players on the practice squad. Rosters have to be huge because of the fact that there are 11 starters on each side of the ball, to go along with special teams players and plenty of backups to rotate in.
Each week, though, teams can have just 46 players dress for the game. That means seven players from the active roster won’t be able to play, which limits the number of options the coach has in a given week.
Sean McVay, like many coaches, isn’t a fan of the gameday roster rule. He would like to see the NFL expand the rosters from 46 to a larger number – and not just because the Rams are often presented with chances to rest players, which is made harder by the limited number of players they can play.
“Absolutely, you would. And really, it’s such a competitive league, for you to even be in the position where you’re getting guys rest at the end is such a blessing and it’s something you don’t ever take for granted because it doesn’t happen often,” McVay said on ESPN LA Tuesday. “When you’re in a situation like what fortunately was able to present itself yesterday, you would prefer not to have Andrew Whitworth having to close the game out because we only went into the game with seven offensive linemen.”
NFL rosters are large by most sports’ standards. Teams are allowed to have 53 players on the active roster, while also holding 10 players on the practice squad. Rosters have to be huge because of the fact that there are 11 starters on each side of the ball, to go along with special teams players and plenty of backups to rotate in.
Each week, though, teams can have just 46 players dress for the game. That means seven players from the active roster won’t be able to play, which limits the number of options the coach has in a given week.
Sean McVay, like many coaches, isn’t a fan of the gameday roster rule. He would like to see the NFL expand the rosters from 46 to a larger number – and not just because the Rams are often presented with chances to rest players, which is made harder by the limited number of players they can play.
“Absolutely, you would. And really, it’s such a competitive league, for you to even be in the position where you’re getting guys rest at the end is such a blessing and it’s something you don’t ever take for granted because it doesn’t happen often,” McVay said on ESPN LA Tuesday. “When you’re in a situation like what fortunately was able to present itself yesterday, you would prefer not to have Andrew Whitworth having to close the game out because we only went into the game with seven offensive linemen.”