Event Date: July 17th, 1986
Event Description: USFL Post Season Rosters
Source: UPI
Under an agreement reached with the USFL Players Association, each franchise not facing the future prospects of a merger had to protect at least 25 players Thursday and increase that total to a minimum of 35 by noon EDT Saturday.
Final rosters were expected to be released by the league Saturday afternoon.
Once the USFL rosters are set, the signing of that league's free agents by NFL teams is expected to escalate.
The NFL originally told its teams to wait until Aug. 1, when standard USFL contracts expire, to sign any USFL free agents. That deadline has been pushed back to after the NFL receives written notification from the USFL that the players in question are free.
Under an agreement reached with the USFL Players Association, each franchise not facing the future prospects of a merger had to protect at least 25 players Thursday and increase that total to a minimum of 35 by Friday.
The signing of USFL free agents by NFL teams was expected to escalate Thursday. The NFL told its teams to wait until Aug. 1, when standard USFL contracts expire, to sign any USFL free agents.
Final rosters, as well as team salary reports, were expected to be released by the league late Friday afternoon.
Story-(UPI Modified)
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