With the new rules of only having to miss 3 games, what guys do you think we are able to stash on IR? I know they have to make the 53 man roster, but cutting and signing is something we done in the past.
Sweeney - 6 ft 5 250 lbs, 3 years of back luck but I think he is a good IR stash if his foot injury is going to be multiple weeks.
Issah Hodgins - Right now he is on the outside looking in. I think he has NFL talent but we are just too loaded this year. If not IR I don't know if he makes it to practice squad.
Stevenson - I loved what I saw speed, and vision wise on the return today and his play last week. I think he is a gamer and will be our guy next year if he isn't this year.
New rules -
An unlimited number of players can return from a team’s injured reserve list, and they are eligible after missing a minimum of only three games.
After three weeks, the player becomes eligible to return to practice. Once he returns to practice, the team has 21 days to place him back on the active roster.
Previously, a team had only two IR-return designations it could use in a season and a player was required to miss a minimum of eight weeks.
Only players on the 53-player roster after Sept. 1 are eligible to be designated for return from IR or the non-football injury list.