The rookie we haven't talked about

[George Cantstandya]

(09-30-2024, 05:11 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Which is comforting, but continues to make one wonder why they put him on the IR to return to begin with. He wasn't going to be better than signing a random unemployed punter and you have a limited amount of guys you can get back from the IR each year, no?

A team can bring back 8 in the regular season and now an additional two in the post season.  The post season addition was a new rule made this year.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10125544-nfl-announces-rule-change-for-players-returning-from-injured-reserve-in-2024-season

Quote:The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to slightly altered injured reserve rules for the 2024 season that will allow teams to "designate for return" an additional two players in the postseason, alongside the already permitted eight players in the regular season, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.