It's a different time in the college sports world today.
We've seen former NBA Draft picks attempt to come back to the college basketball level, and now, it sounds like we could see the same in the NFL.
NFL teams are cutting down their rosters heading into the regular season. The preseason is underway, training camp is over and before you know it, Week 1 of the 2026 NFL regular season will be here. While most NFL teams are currently carrying close to 100 players on their roster, that number will be nearly cut in half before Week 1.
What's going to happen to the NFL players who get cut and don't get signed to another roster ahead of the season?
According to a report from Pro Football Talk, those players could get signed by college football teams.
Seriously.
College football teams looking into cut NFL players
College football teams could sign players who get cut by NFL teams before Week 1.
"Some programs have been reaching out to agents with a specific pitch. First-year players who get cut and who are looking at a year on the practice squad, at best, should consider returning to college for another season," Mike Florio shared.
"The possibility raises many questions, for everyone. Will a school have roster spots? Will a player have to surrender any money he made (signing bonus, per diem, etc.) before returning to school?
"For the player, the most obvious question would be the amount he could earn in another year of college football versus the money to be made on the practice squad, with the possibility of performing well enough to be signed to an active roster. Which could entail earning an accrued season, and all of the long-term benefits that go along with it."
It's unclear if this will actually happen, of course.
But we at least now know that teams are considering it.
