Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson
The NFL will continue its international player program this season for the fifth straight year. However, this year, the program is expanding significantly.
Sixteen international players will be joining practice squads for the entire season to promote the development of players worldwide. The expansion was approved by teams at last month's spring meetings. Teams from the AFC North, AFC West, NFC South and the NFC West will each have an international player.
Here is the list, courtesy of the NFL, of the international players:
| PLAYER | NFL TEAM | COUNTRY | AGE | BACKGROUND |
| RB Jermaine Allen | Saints | UK | 24 | Spent 2007 on Chicago's practice squad. Played 2 seasons in NFL Europa. |
| WR Marvin Allen | Steelers | UK | 25 | Spent 2006 (Pittsburgh) and 2007 (Miami) on NFL practice squads. Played 3 years in NFL Europa. |
| LB Carl-Johan Bjork | Bengals | Sweden | 26 | Spent 2006 (Dallas) and 2007 (Green Bay) on NFL practice squads. Played 3 seasons in NFL Europa. |
| LB Jason Brisbane | Chargers | UK | 25 | Helped London Blitz win British American Football League (BAFL) title in 2007. Was 2004 MVP in BAFL. |
| LB Eduardo Castaneda | Cardinals | Mexico | 25 | Spent 2007 on Houston's practice squad. Played 1 year in NFL Europa. |
| LB Aden Durde | Chiefs | UK | 28 | Spent 2005 on Carolina's practice squad. Played 5 seasons in NFL Europa. |
| OT Samuel Gutekunst | Seahawks | Germany | 24 | Spent 2006 (Baltimore) and 2007 (Jacksonville) on NFL practice squads. Played 3 years in NFL Europa. |
| S Sergey Ivanov | Bucs | Russia | 23 | Played 3 seasons in NFL Europa. |
| WR Noriaki Kinoshita | Falcons | Japan | 25 | Spent 2007 training camp with Atlanta. Played 3 years in NFL Europa. |
| DT Mauricio Lopez | Raiders | Mexico | 29 | Spent 2007 training camp with Philadelphia. Played 3 seasons in NFL Europa. |
| DE Christian Mohr | Browns | Germany | 28 | Spent 2 seasons on NFL practice squads with Seattle (2004) and Philadelphia (2006). Played 4 years in NFL Europa. |
| LB Manuel Padilla | Broncos | Mexico | 25 | Named to All-Star team twice at Monterrey Tech. |
| OT Ramiro Pruneda | 49ers | Mexico | 25 | Spent 2007 on NFL practice squads with Kansas City and Philadelphia. Played 1 season in NFL Europa. |
| S Sebastian Sejean | Rams | France | 24 | Played at University of Laval. Member of French Senior National Team at World Cup of American Football. |
| LB Shaun Smith | Panthers | UK | 26 | Played 2 seasons in NFL Europa. |
| DT Salomon Solano | Ravens | Mexico | 22 | Spent 2007 on Detroit's practice squad. Played 1 season in NFL Europa. |
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