NFL Lockout: Do Joel Gamble, Practice Squad Players Have an Edge to Get Signed?

July 9, 2011   ·   Barry Barnes   ·   Jump to comments

Driving on Route 32 to Sykesville, Md., NFL tight end Joel Gamble was venturing to a local high school in Frederick, MD for a private workout, similar to many players as they all are preparing their bodies at facilities for the upcoming 2011 season; anticipating the lockout to be over any day now.
When the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is signed—ending the lockout that spanned over a hundred days—the signing of free agent players will begin immediately.
Veteran free agents, rookies, and undrafted rookies will be reporting to training camps all across the league, with a group of players yet to be recognized—those on the practice squad.  
Gamble represents the many players who were on NFL squads last season breaking a sweat during the week with their fellow mates while being no more than cheerleaders on Sundays. 
Gamble, a Shippensburg graduate, currently faces the same question that has haunted him and others day after d...

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