A practice squad is a group of backup players in sports, usually football, who are not on the main team but practice with them. They are there to learn and develop their skills, in case they are needed to play in important games.
Sentences with «practice squad»
That's the nature of operating on a shoe string budget of practice squad players. (sbnation.com)
Practice squad fodder, most likely, but there are worse. (sbnation.com)
I love the ideology though, why not concentrate your picks on potential starters rather than practice squad players. (sbnation.com)