Physically unable to perform
Physically unable to perform (PUP) is a roster designation used in the National Football League (NFL) for players who suffered injuries during football-related activities prior to the start of training camp. Players on the PUP list may participate in team meetings, and take advantage of the training and medical facilities, but cannot practice with the team. There are two separate PUP lists: an active PUP list used during prior to the start of the regular season, and a reserve PUP list used during the regular season.
Active/PUP
A player who, as a result of football-related injuries, is unable to take part in training camp practices may be assigned to the active/PUP list at the start of camp. Players can be moved off the PUP list to the active roster at any time prior to the start of the regular season, even after one practice. A player cannot be placed on the PUP list, however, once he has taken the field for a practice or game.
Reserve/PUP
A player who finishes the preseason still on the PUP list can then be moved to the reserve/PUP list. Such players must sit out the first six weeks of the regular season. At that point, teams have a five-week window in which to allow the player to begin practicing; from the day the player begins practicing, teams have an additional 21-day window in which to decide whether to activate the player to the 53-man roster. If either of those deadlines pass, the player must remain on the PUP list for the remainder of the season.[1]
Non-football injury or illness
Similar lists, known as the "non-football injury" or "non-football illness" (NFI) lists, are functionally equivalent to PUP, but are used for players who are unable to practice as a result of conditions unrelated to football, or injuries that did not occur during an NFL game or practice. For example, Willis McGahee spent his entire rookie season on the Buffalo Bills' non-football injury list due to the major knee injury he sustained in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl while in college.[2] New England Patriots tackle Marcus Cannon began his rookie season on the non-football illness list as he recovered from chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2011.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "NFL Makes Minor Change to Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) List Rules". sportsmedia101.com/. July 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "McGahee put on non-football injury list". ESPN.com. August 26, 2003. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ Florio, Mike (November 15, 2011). "Marcus Cannon added to Patriots' active roster". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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