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The injured reserve list (abbr. IR list) is a designation used in North American professional sports leagues for athletes who suffer injuries and become unable to play. The exact name of the list varies by league; it is known as "injured reserve" in the National Football League (NFL) and National Hockey League (NHL), the "injured list" in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the injured ...
Physically unable to perform (PUP) is a roster designation used in the National Football League (NFL) for players who suffered injuries during football-related activities prior to the start of training camp. Players on the PUP list may participate in team meetings, and use team training and medical facilities, but cannot practice with their team.
Injured list – 15-day (historically 10-day, and historically known as the "disabled list"): The player must remain off the active roster for a minimum number of calendar days, starting on the day following the player's last game. 60-day: Same rules apply, however, this may only be used when the team's 40-man roster is full. Any player placed ...
Yes, the NFL had an emergency quarterback rule from 1991 to 2010. It was abolished then because the number of players allowed to be active on game day was increased. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel ...
NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said the new rule passed by a 29-3 to vote. “There was a little fear of the unknown,” McKay said. “I think the optics are definitely the most ...
Under the blue tent. In 2016, the world’s most respected brain injury experts met to update their Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, a standardized and widely used framework for evaluations ...
Because American football is a full-contact sport, head injuries are relatively common. According to the San Francisco Spine Institute at Seton Medical Center in Daly City, California, up to 1.5 million young men participate in football annually, and there are an estimated 1.2 million football-related injuries per year.
This rule was a revival of a 1968 preseason experiment by the NFL and American Football League. The XFL's first incarnation employed a similar rule in which teams ran a single offensive down from the two-yard line (functionally identical to the NFL/NCAA/CFL two-point conversion), also for one point.