NFL waiver wire rules: How it works Jahlani Tavai Jersey 2019 , who’s eligible, 2018 priority order Now that the initial roster cuts are over, it’s time to look towards the crowded waiver wire. Per the NFL transaction list, nearly 1,000 players were waived on Saturday alone. That’s a ton of players for teams to try and stash on their own rosters, if desired. But if several teams want a player, who gets him? Several cut players were “released” not “waived.” What does that mean? And when do players get claimed? We’re going to answer all those questions right now.What is the waiver wire and how does it work?When a player is cut from a team, but they don’t have four years of accrued seasons in the NFL, they are officially “waived.” That means they do not immediately become free agents. They, instead, are put on waivers for a select period of time—typically 24 hours, but it may be longer if it’s a weekend. While a player is on waivers, any NFL team can put in a claim for them. At the end of the waiver period for that player, of the teams that put in a waiver claim for the player Youth Jahlani Tavai Jersey , the one with highest priority gets rights to him. If a player goes unclaimed they are officially a free agent free to go anywhere. Teams can also sign unclaimed players to their practice squads. However, if you claim a player via waivers, he must go on your 53-man roster. How is it different from released players?Veteran players with four or more seasons played in the league are not subject to waivers. If they get cut, they are “released” and immediately become free agents free to sign wherever they please. For example, of the six players we think the Lions should sign after cut day, Brian Robison, Marquis Flowers and Michael Johnson are all 4+ year veterans and are now free agents. However, the rest of the crew has been waived and must go through waivers first.Of the players the Lions cut this year, the only ones not subject to the waiver wire are Jonathan Freeny, Wesley Johnson, Sean McGrath, DeShawn Shead, Cam Johnson, Dexter McDougle White Jahlani Tavai Jersey , and Sterling Moore. 2018 waiver priorityAs previously mentioned, if there are players that have multiple teams putting in a waiver claim for them, they are awarded to the team with the highest priority. From now until Week 3 of the regular season, waiver priority is simply determined by 2018 NFL Draft order (before trades). So the Cleveland Browns have highest priority, the Philadelphia Eagles have lowest priority, while the Detroit Lions are 20th in line. After Week 4 of the regular season, waiver priority is determined by NFL standings—the worst teams have the highest priority.Claiming deadlineFor roster cuts weekend, teams must put in their waiver claims by 12 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 2. The NFL will announce which teams were awarded which players shortly thereafter.Lions-49ers injury report: T.J. Lang misses Wednesday’s walkthrough, Ansah limited The Detroit Lions released their first injury report of the week in the lead-up to their game against the San Francisco 49ers, and a fair amount of key players are on it. Though the Lions didn’t have a full practice today—they only did a walk-through—they did give estimates on participation, as required by the league.First, the good news: LeGarrette Blount (shoulder) and Matthew Stafford (shin) were full participants during Wednesday’s session. Both missed a little bit of time during Monday’s game against the Jets, but neither injuries were officially reported during the game. Now we know what both are ailing from Jahlani Tavai Jersey Mens , but their “full practice” designation suggests they won’t miss this week, barring any setbacks.Ezekiel Ansah was limited in practice, corroborating Adam Schefter’s report from earlier on Wednesday that Ansah avoided a major injury and the Lions are hopeful he’ll play on Sunday.The bad news, however, is T.J. Lang, who suffered a back injury late on Monday night and missed only the very last snap of the game, a kneel down. Lang did not practice on Wednesday with the back injury. Lang has been dealing with a myriad of injuries ever since the Lions snagged him in free agency. Last year, Lang dealt with a back injury—among several others—for a couple weeks, and it caused him to miss Week 6’s game against the Saints. Even this training camp, Lang missed a significant amount of time—and didn’t play in the preseason—due to an undisclosed injury. On Monday, the Lions used Kenny Wiggins in Lang’s spot for the one snap he missed, but the Lions could also rely on Joe Dahl if Lang can’t give it a go against the 49ers. Lions Week 2 injury report- WednesdayOL Andrew Donnal (knee) - No practiceG T.J. Lang (back) - No practiceDE Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder) - Limited practiceRB LeGarrette Blount (shoulder) - Full practiceQB Matthew Stafford (shin) - Full practcie
