How Many NFL Players Are Active for Games?

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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs, center, and teammates stand for the National Anthem before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes )
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Forty-eight players are active for each NFL game.ย 

There are 53 players on the active roster, as well as up to 17 players on teamsโ€™ regular season practice squads. One of the players on the practice squad must be a member of the NFLโ€™s International Pathway Program.

Each NFL roster is trimmed from 53 players on Aug. 27 after the offseason concludes.

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