Panthers sign QB Brian St. Pierre

[PantherFanOne]

Great news! The Panthers signing QB Brian St. Pierre almosts assures us of a playoff spot.

Dare i think of a Super Bowl appearance?

[Mother Grabber]

He gives us the best chance to win.

[MrBubba]

Let me guess Jeff George said no!!

Wow the Carolina Panthers making the Detroit Lions look good.

[Starscream]

I don't understand this move. Why bring him in at all right now? Don't we have enough practice squad caliber QBs?

[fjblair]

Armanti Edwards = absolutely worthless...

Your post=absolutely pointless

[Happy Panther]

Great news! The Panthers signing QB Brian St. Pierre almosts assures us of a playoff spot.

Dare i think of a Super Bowl appearance?

When does the team typically send out playoff ticket invoices?

[woody]

I remember the first time someone said we were gonna win the superbowl after we signed a scrub. I laughed. Now it's getting old.

[KatsAzz]

He's QB #4, will go on practice squad

My Question is,how can a player that has been in the NFL 7 years be placed on the practice squad?

I thought a player could not be placed on the practice squad after 3 years service,what am i missing?

[Hairless Cat]

We would be better off dragging Weinke off what ever couch hes laying on and bringing him back.

[mav1234]

My Question is,how can a player that has been in the NFL 7 years be placed on the practice squad?

I thought a player could not be placed on the practice squad after 3 years service,what am i missing?

not sure where you got 3 years of service, but you can definitely be on a practice squad for a long time, you just can't have played in too many regular season games or served on the same teams practice squad for two years depending on the situation. don't recall the exacts, but yeah.

RE: "why did they do this?!",

it was done to bring in a QB who can run the practice squad so armanti can practice at receiver I think.

[Davidson Deac II]

not sure where you got 3 years of service, but you can definitely be on a practice squad for a long time, you just can't have played in too many regular season games or served on the same teams practice squad for two years depending on the situation. don't recall the exacts, but yeah.

RE: "why did they do this?!",

it was done to bring in a QB who can run the practice squad so armanti can practice at receiver I think.

Number of Players

•An NFL franchise can sign as many as eight players for its practice squad, sometimes called the "taxi squad" or "scout team." Players on this squad are eligible to practice with the team, but they do not play in games. Some may be players that the team hopes to develop; others may be there just to ensure that there are enough warm bodies to conduct a full practice.

Player Eligibility

•Players who have never been on any team's 53-man roster are eligible to serve on a practice squad, as are players who have been on a 53-man roster in only one season and for fewer than nine games. Any player with more service than that is ineligible. Further, players are limited to three total years on practice squads.

[mav1234]

Where is that from, DD?

[Davidson Deac II]

Its from ehow.com, which list the nfl players association website as the source. Specifically, it has a copy of the collective bargaining agreement you can download.

[Davidson Deac II]

Here is the link

http://www.ehow.com/list_6640825_nfl-practice-squad-rules-waivers.html