Dillon Day rollercoaster...

[vandaldawg]

I was reading the CL article on Hev, and I read where it says Dillon Day is on the active roster for the Colts. I think to myself, "Wait. What? As per usual, the CL must have 17ed that one up." But just to check, I google the Colts roster and sure as ****, he's on it.

Now, I had JUST READ yesterday on the Journal where he got signed to the active roster for the Broncos. When I had read that, I thought, "Yeah, Denver had had Dillon on the practice squad for a long damn time. They must have finally taken their investment in him and put it to work." And then boom he is waived and picked up by the Colts?

I'm sure they have their reasons, but outside looking in it looks crazy. Gotta wonder what happened. Hope he gets a decent shot with the Colts. Same with Banks. He gets picked up by the Texans, plays in maybe one game, and then gets waived. That has to be brutal existence for the borderline players.

ETA:

• Claimed off waivers (Denver) by the Colts on October 25, 2017.
• Waived by the Denver Broncos on October 24, 2017.
• Signed by the Broncos to the active roster from the practice squad on October 21, 2017.
• Signed to the Denver practice squad on September 3, 2017

 

[RightOfCenter]

I had the same thoughts. Hope he makes good impression and stays on someone's 53 man roster.

 

[fishwater99]

I was reading the CL article on Hev, and I read where it says Dillon Day is on the active roster for the Colts. I think to myself, "Wait. What? As per usual, the CL must have 17ed that one up." But just to check, I google the Colts roster and sure as ****, he's on it.

Now, I had JUST READ yesterday on the Journal where he got signed to the active roster for the Broncos. When I had read that, I thought, "Yeah, Denver had had Dillon on the practice squad for a long damn time. They must have finally taken their investment in him and put it to work." And then boom he is waived and picked up by the Colts?

I'm sure they have their reasons, but outside looking in it looks crazy. Gotta wonder what happened. Hope he gets a decent shot with the Colts. Same with Banks. He gets picked up by the Texans, plays in maybe one game, and then gets waived. That has to be brutal existence for the borderline players.

ETA:

• Claimed off waivers (Denver) by the Colts on October 25, 2017.
• Waived by the Denver Broncos on October 24, 2017.
• Signed by the Broncos to the active roster from the practice squad on October 21, 2017.
• Signed to the Denver practice squad on September 3, 2017

It is, but they are getting paid and doing what they love. You get a little look when you watch HBO's Hard Knocks...
Minor league baseball can be even worse..

 

[aTotal360]

I think there is a limit on how long you can be on the practice squad before the team has to offer you some sort of "big" contract. They probably cut him to avoid from doing that.

 

[kired]

Banks played in 3 games this season, which is the minimum to qualify as a credited season towards his retirement. I don't know the details - but I believe their retirement benefits are affected by how many seasons they play. And from what I understand, that was his main goal this year - to get his 4th credited season.

I hate it, but I don't think he'll be back after this.

 

[dickiedawg]

Yes and they are paid a minimum of $7,000/week (roughly $122,000/season). It's not the life changing money the median active roster guy makes, but it's not nothing.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

That fourth year is a big deal

Banks played in 3 games this season, which is the minimum to qualify as a credited season towards his retirement. I don't know the details - but I believe their retirement benefits are affected by how many seasons they play. And from what I understand, that was his main goal this year - to get his 4th credited season.

I hate it, but I don't think he'll be back after this.

Three seasons qualifies for a pension, every year after that increases the pension. According to this article, after 4 seasons a player earns a $65,000 annuity (in 2006)

This article from 2006 gives some good info and talks about Justin Griffith and Mario Haggan
http://savannahnow.com/adam-van-brimmer/2006-09-29/qualifying-nfl-pension-big-deal-players

 

[aTotal360]

There is also a per diem that varies from team to team. I think it's around a couple hundred dollars a day. Enough to pay for a hotel room and meals are free for the most part.

 

[o_Dawg007]

Banks played in 3 games this season, which is the minimum to qualify as a credited season towards his retirement. I don't know the details - but I believe their retirement benefits are affected by how many seasons they play. And from what I understand, that was his main goal this year - to get his 4th credited season.

I hate it, but I don't think he'll be back after this.

3 years qualifies him for the NFL pension plan. That is the minimum.

ETA: Jethreauxdawg beat me to punch. See his post with more detail.

 

[o_Dawg007]

I was reading the CL article on Hev, and I read where it says Dillon Day is on the active roster for the Colts. I think to myself, "Wait. What? As per usual, the CL must have 17ed that one up." But just to check, I google the Colts roster and sure as ****, he's on it.

Now, I had JUST READ yesterday on the Journal where he got signed to the active roster for the Broncos. When I had read that, I thought, "Yeah, Denver had had Dillon on the practice squad for a long damn time. They must have finally taken their investment in him and put it to work." And then boom he is waived and picked up by the Colts?

I'm sure they have their reasons, but outside looking in it looks crazy. Gotta wonder what happened. Hope he gets a decent shot with the Colts. Same with Banks. He gets picked up by the Texans, plays in maybe one game, and then gets waived. That has to be brutal existence for the borderline players.

ETA:

• Claimed off waivers (Denver) by the Colts on October 25, 2017.
• Waived by the Denver Broncos on October 24, 2017.
• Signed by the Broncos to the active roster from the practice squad on October 21, 2017.
• Signed to the Denver practice squad on September 3, 2017

If he still had practice squad eligibility, the Broncos may have been gambling that he would clear waivers to place him back on practice squad. He was "claimed" by Colts to the active roster. Below is practice squad eligibility requirements and link with more details:

Who is eligible for a spot on the practice squad?

• Each team can keep 10 players on its practice squad.
• Up to four of those 10 players can have two accrued NFL seasons. So, was a player on the 53-man roster for at least six games of two NFL seasons? Sorry, they’re out of luck.
• It used to be that three weeks of an NFL season spent on a practice squad counted as one full season of practice squad eligibility. Now, that number has been increased to six weeks, which expands some players’ eligibility.
• A player can spend no more than three seasons on any practice squad.

https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/3/1...squad-players-roster-rules-eligibility-primer

 

[Bulldog from Birth]

It could be just a case of Indy wanting to sign him to their active roster. I think teams are free to poach other teams practice squad players. The team they are own can refuse but only if they move them up to their own active roster. Could be what happened here and Broncos were forced to waive him because they didn’t have a spot for him.

 

[HumpDawgy]

The colts offensive line is garbage, so he might stick. They did draft the Bama center a couple years ago either in the first or second round, so Dillon would either have to move over to guard or back up their center.

 

[thf24]

If he still had practice squad eligibility, the Broncos may have been gambling that he would clear waivers to place him back on practice squad. He was "claimed" by Colts to the active roster. Below is practice squad eligibility requirements and link with more details:

Who is eligible for a spot on the practice squad?

• Each team can keep 10 players on its practice squad.
• Up to four of those 10 players can have two accrued NFL seasons. So, was a player on the 53-man roster for at least six games of two NFL seasons? Sorry, they’re out of luck.
• It used to be that three weeks of an NFL season spent on a practice squad counted as one full season of practice squad eligibility. Now, that number has been increased to six weeks, which expands some players’ eligibility.
• A player can spend no more than three seasons on any practice squad.

https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/3/1...squad-players-roster-rules-eligibility-primer

Didn't know these rules existed... is the practice squad even used for practice? Seems like purely a reserve unit.