Practice squads will once again be crucial for NFL teams as the league and world continue to navigate a global pandemic in 2021. There are bound to be some positive COVID-19 tests that will impact teams, so they will rely on practice squad players to help overcome any absences.That's part of why the league is once again allowing teams to sign 16 players to practice squad rosters. Originally, Artemi Panarin Kids Jersey the NFL and NFLPA's Collective Bargaining Agreeement outlined a 12-man practice squad in 2021 with an increase to a 14-man unit in 2022. However, because of the pandemic, both parties agreed to expanded units last year;that policywill stay in effect for 2021.Teams are allowed to begin signing players to practice squad contracts at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 1. That coincides with the pa sing of the waiver period after the NFL's final roster cuts. NFL teams had to trim their 80-man rosters down to 53 by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.NFL teams are allowed to carry up to six veterans on the practice squad. That means there will be plenty of recognizable names on each unit, especially some experienced quarterbacks.Sporting News is tracking each NFL team as they fill out their practice squads. Also included aredetails on the rules and salaries for practice squad players.MORE: Below are the initial practice squad signings that teams made after Tuesday's final cuts, via either team announcements or media reports.Practice squads are subject to change and teams will frequently shuffle players throughout the 16 available spots throughout the 2021 NFL season.49ers practice squadTE Jordan MatthewsQB Nate SudfeldFB Josh HokitLB Elijah SullivanTE Tanner HudsonS Jared MaydenOL Senio KelemeteDL Alex BarrettWR Travis BenjaminWR River CracraftDL Darrion DanielsOL Alfredo GutierrezOL Corbin KaufusiOL Colton McKivitzBearspractice squadOLBCharles SnowdenK Brian JohnsonCB Thomas Graham Jr.RBArtavis PierceLB Sam KamaraWR Isaiah CoulterRB Ryan NallDTAuzoyah AlufohaiWR Jon'Vea JohnsonDB Teez TaborOL Arlington HambrightOL Dieter EiselenWR Dazz NewsomeBengalspractice squadRB Pooka Williams Jr.RB Trayveon WilliamsPDrue ChrismanLB Joe BachieCB Tony BrownS Trayvon Boone Jenner Kids Jersey 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