Tanner Ingle Cut by Rams…Likely to Land on Practice Squad

Former NC State Safety Tanner Ingle was waived by the Los Angeles Rams yesterday, but it looks like he will land on their Practice Squad if he clears waivers.

Landing on a Practice Squad is still an incredible opportunity. Each NFL team can have up to 16 players on their Practice Squad.

“Players with two or fewer accrued NFL seasons earn at least $11,500 per week, which equals $207,000 for 18 weeks spent on the practice squad. (A player accrues a season when they are on full-time pay status for at least six regular-season games). Players with two or more accrued seasons make a minimum of $15,400 per week and $277,200 for the whole season. For comparison, the minimum salary for a rookie on an active roster this season is $705,000.” (NBC)

“If a practice squad player is promoted to the active roster, he earns the prorated minimum salary for a player with his years of experience. So a rookie called up to the active roster ahead of a game would see his pay increased from $11,500 to over $39,000. A player with seven-plus years of experience would earn over $62K.” (NBC)

After going undrafted earlier this year, this would still be an incredible achievement for Ingle.