The NFL and NFLPA agreed to modified rules for the practice squad in 2020. In July, the NFL announced those same rules would carry over into 2021.

Every NFL team can carry 16 players on its practice squad, six of whom may have more than two accrued seasons. The rule allows teams to place veterans on the practice squad, such as what Baltimore recently did with former All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell.

Another unique rule is each NFL team can protect up to four players per week from being signed off the practice squad to another NFL team’s active roster.

On Wednesday, Washington chose its four players for Week 1, per Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post.

LB Jordan Kunaszyk, G Wes Martin, LB Jared Norris and DL Daniel Wise.

Washington protected four practice-squad players this week:

LB Jordan Kunaszyk
LB Jared Norris
G Wes Martin
DE Daniel Wise

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) September 8, 2021

It’s certainly interesting Washington chose to select two linebackers. Washington currently has five on the active roster.

All four protected players were with Washington in the offseason and in training camp.