The Jacksonville Jaguars made an addition to their active roster Saturday by promoting tight end Ben Ellefson from their practice squad.
The Jags also added a new tight end to their practice squad in Eric Saubert and released cornerback Josh Nurse to make space for his addition.
#Jaguars promote rookie TE Ben Ellefson from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game. Jaguars also signed third-year TE Eric Saubert to the practice squad and released rookie CB Josh Nurse from the practice squad.
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Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement teams are now allowed to elevate up to two extra players from their practice squad to their active roster for a game. This new rule is specifically explained in Article 33, Section 5 of the 2020 CBA.
In accordance with Article 33, Section 5 of the 2020 CBA, each club may elevate a maximum of two players each week from its practice squad to its active/inactive List as a 54th or 55th player without the player first terminating his practice squad contract.
After the player takes part in the game they were elevated for, they revert back to the practice squad at 4 p.m. ET the following business day. The catch with the rule, however, is that a player can be only elevated twice.
This will be the second time the Jags have elevated Ellefson for a game, so he will no longer be eligible for another pre-game elevation. Of course, the first time he was elevated was for the Jags’ only game of 2020, which occurred Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts.
Ellefson saw the field for 13 offensive snaps, but didn’t register a target or catch. He may be able to end his catchless streak Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, however, as he will be replacing Tyler Davis (knee) who was ruled out for Week 2.