01-08-2022, 08:57 PM
(01-08-2022, 08:44 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: My guess is the team is already in Cleveland for the night. Also I'm not sure but I think there are probably rules against letting an officially ruled out player play..
2. Game Status Report The Game Status Report is expected to provide clubs and the public with an accurate description of a player’s anticipated availability for the club’s next game. Clubs are required to indicate the status of their injured players on the NFL Intranet site by 4:00 p.m., New York time, and issue notice to the opposing team, local and national media, broadcast partners, etc., as follows: Thursday Game Saturday Game Sunday Game Monday Game Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday The Game Status Report’s player availability categories are defined as follows: Out – Will not play Doubtful – Unlikely to play Questionable – Uncertain if player will play If a player will not play – whether due to injury or non-injury reasons – that fact must be reported. If a player’s game status is in question for non-injury reasons (“Not Injury Related”), that information must appear in the Game Status Report and must be explained publicly and included in the release issued by the club to the media. All such reports must be submitted in a timely manner. As with Practice Reports, injuries must be identified with a reasonable degree of specificity in terms that are meaningful to coaches, other club officials, the media, and the public. For example, leg injuries must be specified as ankle, knee, thigh or calf. Arm injuries must be identified as shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, or muscle. Listing an injury simply as “leg,” “arm,” “upper body,” or other equally vague description, is not acceptable. Also, as with Practice Reports, particular attention must be paid to the submission of Game Status Reports for key players including, but not limited to, quarterbacks, kickers, and punters. The report must indicate “left” or “right” if the injury is to the arm or the hand of a quarterback or to the leg or foot of a kicker or punter. Again, please use the designation on the NFL Intranet site to enter this information. If a player has sustained multiple reportable injuries, all such injuries must be noted on the club’s Game Status Report. In other words, under the policy, the club’s obligation is not satisfied by reporting only the most acute injury sustained by the player. The club is not entitled to unilaterally determine which of the player’s reportable injuries might preclude his participation or affect his performance on game day. Changes to the Game Status Report: Injuries or other events that occur after 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the designated game status reporting day must be reported immediately if the injury or event could affect a player’s ability to play in that week’s game. It is the club Public Relations Director’s responsibility to report information of this type to the opposing team’s Public Relations Director and to the NFL Communications Department as soon as such developments occur. In addition, the updated game status information must be released to the club’s local media, The Associated Press, and the televising network. The reporting of late-night and early-morning incidents, defined as those occurring between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., local time, may be delayed until 8:00 a.m., local time. At that time, the player’s then-current condition must be reported and updated as required by the policy. Please see Appendix A for further details regarding the procedures for submission of Game Status Reports.
If I'm understanding they have till 8am to change his status.
I may be interpreting this incorrectly.
