Jaret Patterson is one of several players who are long shots to make the Commanders. Here’s why cut day is so stressful and what’s at stake.
For Patterson and players like him, Tuesday’s mandatory cuts represent a crossroads. Players who are waived before the deadline can sign with other teams, end up on practice squads or find themselves out of football entirely.
An additional concern: reaching the NFL’s minimum for pension eligibility, which requires a player to be on an active roster for at least three games in three separate seasons. Accomplishing that provides access to health and monetary benefits — and cements a player’s career as a success in the eyes of his peers.“It’s something that I’d really love to accomplish,” Commanders quarterback Jake Fromm said. “Knowing that my career resulted in ...
The purpose of training camp is to prepare a team’s starters for the season, not to serve as a platform for fringe players to showcase their abilities. So the amount of reps a player receives paints a clear picture of where he stands within the organization. “I can’t make any errors,” all-pro special teams player Jeremy Reaves said of navigating life on the fringe. “Basically, they already know they are cutting you, so your only job is to be so great that they’re like, ‘Okay, we got to take a second look at this guy.’ ”“The biggest thing with guys that are trying to make it is that they know [where they stand],” Commanders running backs coach Randy Jordan said.
“It’s the [expletive] worst day. I hate that [expletive] day,” Jordan said of cut day, “because these guys, they get a bond. They make friends. … They are trying to make a livelihood at this profession. There’s some guys that don’t make it that frankly should make it. It’s not fair.”Even if Patterson doesn’t make the Commanders’ initial 53-man roster, he could wind up on the squad by season’s end.
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