Primer for busy NFL weekend transaction

[Captain Obvious]

This is a good starting point for the transactions that will take place this weekend. If you are like me I am not in tune to the minutiae of the different types of transactions on NFL rosters.

 

http://pro32.ap.org/article/released-waived-practice-squad-nfl-roster-moves-primer

 

This will be the busiest weekend without actual games played on the NFL calendar, with all 32 teams required to pare their rosters to 53 players for the regular season before signing a 10-man practice squad.

There are many different types of transactions that can be made, some of them easier to understand than others.

Here's a list of the most common moves that will be announced around the league after the deadline on Saturday afternoon:

 

 

[UpstatePanther]

That was actually really informative. Good find and thanks for posting it.

[PandaPancake]

10 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

That was actually really informative. Good find and thanks for posting it.

Were you wondering why it was posted here? Informative posts seem strange here

[KB_fan]

I think there could be one error in this article:

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RESERVE/INJURED: When a team places an injured player on a reserve list that's exempt from the 53-man limit. He's ineligible to return in the same season.

RESERVE/INJURED WITH DESIGNATION TO RETURN: Each team has one such card to play each season, when a player on injured reserve can return to practice after at least six weeks on the list and play after at least eight weeks on the list.

 

I believe starting this season, teams no longer have to specifically designate which player is the "injured with designation to return".  I think the rules have been changed to allow teams to make that decision later, once a player has been on the IR for six weeks.  Still only 1 player can be brought back onto the roster, but teams get a chance to wait and see who they most want / need to bring back to the roster once some time has elapsed.

So, if I understand correctly, of the players placed on the IR this weekend, each team WILL be able to bring back one of those players (or another player) after they've been on the IR a minimum of 6 weeks.