Lions Sign Zonovan Knight to Their Practice Squad

After being waived by the New York Jets, Zonovan “Bam” Knight has been added to the Lions’ Practice Squad.

Knight will be rejoined with former Wolfpack teammate Defensive Tackle Alim McNeil.

The Practice Squad is not new territory for Knight. Last year, after going undrafted, he was signed to the Jets Practice Squad, and ended up being called up to the 53-man roster, and accumulated 300 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in 7 games.

There are only 2 running backs on Detroit’s 53-man roster, so Knight could make a quick case to be RB3 and get called up.

Below is a reminder of how pay scale works for members of the 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)