NFL owners are expected to approve a rule change that would allow one additional player to return to the field, even after being placed on injured reserve. The news comes from a report from NFL.com's Judy Battista. At league meeting
Miguel Cabrera Jersey next week, NFL owners will vote on proposal to allow a second player to come off IR in season. Likely to be approved. Judy Battista (@judybattista)
Kirk Gibson Jersey Current rules allow teams to give one player on injured reserve a designation to return. The rule requires that the player sit out at least eight weeks of action before returning to the field. Anyone else that is placed on injured reserve, though,
Leonys Martin Jersey is out for the rest of the season.Adding another IR-return spot is a good move for the league. If teams have multiple players with long-term but not nece sarily season-ending injuries, using the IR-return designation would allow them to move a different player onto the active roster and not have to worry about being quite as shorthanded during the week or on game day
Jack Morris Jersey . Combined with the that teams no longer have to designate their IR-return players in advance but can instead take any
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