Question: how do waivers work in nfl?
Answer: Players with less than 4 years of service time are waived and are subject to waivers. The waiver period in the NFL is 24 hours. So, a player waived on Monday can be claimed by another team by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. ... If a player goes unclaimed, he clears waivers and is a FA, free to sign wherever he can find work.