Quote Originally Posted by Lavarleap56 View Post
It all comes down to the players agent and the player. They can choose to not go if they wish, does not happen a lot but is a option. Compton was making 96,000 a year on PS, teams started calling and we gave him a raise to 395,000 and left him on PS until now. A team can keep you if they really want to keep you ie give them more money etc.. Players on PS normally know if they have a legit shot at the 53 or if they are just a body.
This article gives the breakdown. Seen a good number of informative articles from this guy:
http://news.fredericksburg.com/redsk...-restructured/
By Zac Boyer on November 16th, 2012 2:48 pm
Compton gets raise
The Washington Redskins restructured the contract of offensive tackle Tom Compton, a sixth-round draft pick out of South Dakota who has spent the entire season on the practice squad, after multiple teams tried to sign him to the active roster.
Compton said the last attempt came before the Redskins’ bye week, though he didn’t know which teams have tried to sign him or how many have expressed interest.

He had repeatedly chosen to stay with the team because of his comfort with the coaching staff, but also because any team signing a player off another’s practice squad has to keep that player for only three weeks.
signing a player off another’s practice squad has to keep that player for [at least] three weeks. [not obligated any longer].

“I just figured that it’s something like three weeks and then they’re allowed to release you, so then I’d be out of luck,” Compton said.
Players on the practice squad make $96,900 a year, or $5,700 a week. Compton’s contract, restructured after the most recent claim, will now pay him an annual value of $390,000, or roughly $22,950 a week through the remainder of the season.