Most of the time when you read or watch sport highlights most show quarterbacks, receivers and running backs or in basketball the starters. But what most don’t realize is the importance of the practice squad. How do teams get better? They practice against talented athletes. As seen in the movie “Rudy,” a walk on at Notre Dame, made his teammates better. Another example is Dennis Rodman, the great defensive basketball star. Do you think Michael Jordan and the rest of the Chicago Bulls didn’t benefit from the practice squad? It’s a fact, who you practice against makes a difference.

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