Here's a list of Practice Squad eligible players that the Giants waived today & the waiver wire order

These Practice Squad eligible players that the Giants waived today may very well be the group that the Giants choose from to form their 8-man Practice Squad by this time tomorrow if they clear waivers. Teams can begin to contact and sign players who clear waivers tomorrow at 12 pm New York time. Here are the guys who they waived today, & who they may very well contact and try to sign then:

1. Eric Herman
2. Matt Broha
3. Bryan Browning
4. Terrence Frederick
5. Stephen Goodin
6. Kevin Hardy
7. Marcus Harris
8. Matt McCants - He spent last year on the Giants' Practice Squad
9. Julian Talley
10. *Charles James
11. *Adewale Ojomo

Of these eleven players, nine are a pretty safe bet to clear waivers by 12 noon NY time tomorrow. The only two that will make me sweat a little are Charles James & Adewale Ojomo. It should be noted that teams who claim these players MUST add them to their 53-man roster for the first 3 weeks of the season. If they let go of them prior to that, then they will be paid as if they were going to be on the roster for 3 weeks. Bad teams like Kansas City and Jacksonville could use all the talent that they can get. The Waiver wire order that is in effect now until September 24th is as follows:

2013 WAIVER WIRE ORDER in effect until September 24, 2013:
1. Kansas City
2. Jacksonville
3. Oakland
4. Philadelphia
5. Detroit
6. Cleveland
7. Arizona
8. Buffalo
9. NY Jets
10. Tennessee
11. San Diego
12. Miami
13. Tampa Bay
14. Carolina
15. New Orleans
16. St. Louis
17. Pittsburgh
18. Dallas
19. NY Giants
20. Chicago
21. Cincinnati
22. Washington
23. Minnesota
24. Indianapolis
25. Seattle)
26. Green Bay
27. Houston
28. Denver
29. New England
30. Atlanta
31. San Francisco
32. Baltimore

If James and Ojomo clear waivers, then I think the Giants will jump at calling and offering them spots on the Practice Squad. It's going to be interesting to see if they last until 12 noon tomorrow ET. We can only wait and see at this point. To learn more about how the NFL's waiver system works click on the link below:

• How Does the NFL’s Waiver System Work? - Posted on August 23, 2013 by Brian McFarland

The minimum salary for players on the Practice Squad for 2013 is $6,000. Over the course of 17 weeks, that is a salary of $102,000. Multiply that by 8 players, and you get $816,000 (at minimum) that will start to count on the salary cap on Thursday, September 5th. Of course, teams can choose to pay their Practice Squad players more than the $6,000 minimum that is in effect for 2013. The last year two years it was $5,700. It will be $6,300 next year. Here's a graphic that depicts Practice Squad minimum salaries from the start of this latest CBA in 2011 through its end in 2020: