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The injured reserve is a list of players who are injured and unable to play. NFL teams use the reserve so they can keep a player on the team but not take up a roster spot. A team is allowed 53 players on the roster.
Currently, the NFL's injured reserve rule restricts a player from returning to play during the season that he's placed on the list. For further information on the rules concerning the contract status and compensation for injured players, see the Collective Bargaining Agreement (or CBA).
This represented a rule change which, I believe (I'm still researching this), was instituted when the current CBA was ratified.
Prior to that, the injured reserve rule distinguished between a player going on the list before the final roster was set (in pre-season) and after that. A player going on injured reserve in pre-season was, like now, lost for the season but a player going on the list during the season only had to sit out for a minimum of four games.
Apparently, the NFL owners pushed for this rule change in an effort to police themselves. I've read that some, unnamed, owners (the NFL owners' meetings are private) felt that some teams were illegally using the injured reserve list to stash players who weren't really injured to circumvent the rules on roster limits (to gain a competitive advantage).
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In the NFL can a player return from injured reserve for the postseason?
No!
What is the NFL disabled list?
Injured reserve list
What does NFL injured reserve mean?
A player on injured reserve remains on the team but cannot participate on the active roster for the remainder of the season.
How men on an NFL roster?
An NFL team has 53 men on its roster not counting injured reserve.
Does a player on ir receive his salary?
how does IR for an NFL player affect his salary
Is an NFL player placed on the injured reserve list out for the entire season?
Yes he can only comeback next season
How many NFL players are on injured reserve?
Yes, players on the injured reserve receive a salary.
How may football players get injured a year?
In 2010, around 300 players wound up injured badly enough they went on injured reserve.
How many members does a American football team have?
The active roster for an NFL team is 53 players not including those on the injured/reserve or the practice squad.
Do injured reserve NFL player count against the salary cap?
Yes. Unless his contract specifies otherwise usually for low draft picks.
Can an injured reserve player act as a coach in the NFL?
I've seen some act as a coach, giving the players a little pep talk between plays.
Does a player have to be injured to go into injured reserve?
if it's not a publicity scam
