Tag: PUP list

Texans ILB Dylan Cole, CB Gareon Conley placed on PUP list

The Houston Texans placed inside linebacker Dylan Cole and cornerback Gareon Conley on the physically unable to perform list.

The Houston Texans announced Friday the placement of inside linebacker Dylan Cole and cornerback Gareon Conley on the physically unable to perform list.

Cole is still recovering form a torn ACL that he sustained in the club’s victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12 of last season. The former 2017 undrafted free agent from Missouri State was voted team captain of the special teams unit by his teammates. Cole was signed to a restricted free agent tender worth over $2.1 million in the offseason.

Conley came over from the Oakland Raiders prior to the Texans’ Week 8 encounter with the very same team. A former 2017 first-round pick from Ohio State, the Texans were in need of cornerback help after injuries ravaged the group. Houston decided not to pick up Conley’s fifth-year option for 2021, which would counted $10.2 million against the Texans’ salary cap. The cornerback also underwent ankle surgery in the offseason.

Cole and Conley are eligible to come off of a the PUP list once they pass their physicals.

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Chiefs add DB Juan Thornhill to PUP list

Thornhill will start training camp on the physically unable to perform list.

The Kansas City Chiefs have placed safety Juan Thornhill on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list according to the NFL’s official transaction report.

A move to the PUP list means that Thornhill will not be permitted to practice until he’s medically cleared to do so by doctors and athletic training staff in Kansas City. Thornhill suffered a torn ACL during the Chiefs’ Week 17 win against the Los Angeles Chargers. He was sent to the injured reserve list and didn’t participate in the Chiefs’ postseason run after a tremendous rookie season.

Thornhill has spent the offseason rehabbing his injury and looks to be making some progress in his return to action.

Thornhill can participate in Chiefs’ team meetings. He’s allowed to do conditioning and work with the training staff at the team facilities. He just can’t practice with the team while he’s on the PUP list. He can be activated from the PUP list at any time during training camp.

If Thornhill is not activated by the end of training camp, he’ll be transferred to the reserve/PUP list for the regular season. If that happens he won’t be able to practice for the first six weeks to start the season. After six weeks another six-week window begins when he can return to practice. By the end of those six weeks, Kansas City would have to decide to activate him or send him to the injured reserve list.

It was pretty clear that this move was coming after the Chiefs decided to sign Tedric Thompson, who also plays the deep safety position. This decision should allow Thornhill to ease back into things as he comes off of a tough injury. Keep in mind, he’s not even eight months removed from surgery to repair the torn ligament in his knee.

During a dominant rookie campaign in 2019, Thornhill recorded 58 total tackles, three interceptions, including one for a touchdown, and five passes defended and 16 games started. He didn’t give up a single play of 20 or more yards during the entire season.

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Joe Flacco among 3 Jets placed on PUP list

The Jets have placed three players on the PUP list and one player on the NFI list.

The New York Jets have a handful of players who are not ready for training camp just yet.

The team announced Thursday that placed QB Joe Flacco (neck), TE Ryan Griffin (ankle rehab) and LB Avery Williamson (ACL rehab) on the Physically Unable to Perform list. The Jets also placed TE Daniel Brown on the Non-Football Injury list.

Of the three players placed on the PUP list, Flacco is the only one not expected to be ready for the start of the regular season. He got offseason neck surgery and probably will not be able to hit the practice field until September. Flacco signed a one-year deal with the Jets worth $1.5 million this offseason.

Griffin injured his ankle in Week 14 last season against the Dolphins and was placed on injured reserve. Griffin received a three-year extension worth $10.8 million before the injury, though. He and Chris Herndon are projected to be the two starting tight ends for the Jets in 2020.

Williamson is coming off a torn ACL that he suffered last preseason. He should be in the mix for the starting linebacker job alongside C.J. Mosley.

As for Brown, he re-signed with the Jets on a one-year deal in February.

Former Chiefs QB Alex Smith placed on Washington Football Team PUP list

Smith is one step closer toward returning to football after his devastating leg injury in 2018.

Former Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith continues to make progress toward his eventual return to football after a devastating leg injury in 2018.

Smith told ESPN last week that his surgical team had officially cleared him to resume all football activities. He reported to training camp on schedule for his COVID-19 testing and his physical examination.

On Monday, the Washington Football Team placed Smith on the physically unable to perform list with the active designation. That means that Smith counts toward the 80-man offseason roster and can be activated at any given time.

This is an important step because Smith will be able to do some work off on the side during training camp with the athletic training staff. Washington’s medical team will be able to monitor his progress. He’ll also be allowed in the building where he can work with Dwayne Haskins and Kyle Allen. The hope in Washington is that he can have the same type of impact on one of those players that he had on current Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes during the 2017 season.

Washington acquired Smith in trade with Kansas City ahead of the 2018 NFL season and signed him to a four-year extension worth $94 million. In 2018, ahead of Smith’s injury, he threw for 2,180 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions in 10 games with the team.

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What does being placed on PUP list mean for Reuben Foster’s future in Washington?

Foster was placed on the active PUP list in Washington, meaning that he will not be able to return to the field until midway through season.

The Washington Football team placed both Alex Smith and Reuben Foster on the PUP list ahead of training camp, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

The move was expected for Smith, who is still working his way back from a gruesome leg injury suffered near the end of the 2018 season. However, this is a new development for Foster, who injured his knee in the spring of 2019 in a practice. The severity of the injury was not always known, but when word got out earlier this year that Foster was finally regaining some feeling in the lower part of his leg, it was apparent that significant damage was done. However, there were still some hopes that he would eventually be able to play in Washington, especially after a video of Foster working out emerged over the weekend.

By placing him on the PUP list, it doesn’t mean that Foster will be unable to play going forward, as Washington can add him to the active roster later in the season. Here is an explainer of the active PUP list in the NFL.

Players on the PUP list may not practice or play the first six weeks of the season. After the sixth week, the player must be allowed to return to practice, placed on injured reserved or released within five weeks.

If the player returns to practice, the team has three weeks to decide to place him on the active roster or on the injured reserve list.

Players on the PUP list do not count aginst the 53-man roster, but do count against the 90-man roster limit.

There is still a chance that we see Foster suit up at some point in the future for Washington, but it won’t be before Week 6 of the 2020 season, at the earliest.

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A look at Seahawks running back room after Carlos Hyde signing

The Seattle Seahawks have an abundance of running backs after signing Carlos Hyde, but after last year’s injuries, they are playing it safe.

The Seattle Seahawks began the offseason with a perilous running back situation, following the season-ending injuries suffered by Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise near the end of the 2019 season.

Prosise is gone, along with Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin – who were both signed as emergency depth in December – which leaves Seattle with Carson and Penny as well as second-year back Travis Homer from last year.

Seattle shored up some depth by selecting DeeJay Dallas in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft, and they added even more depth by signing Carlos Hyde to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million for 2020.

So – now the Seahawks have five players (Carson, Penny, Hyde, Homer and Dallas) all competing for snaps at tailback, with Nick Bellore still on the roster at fullback and a pair of undrafted free agents, Patrick Carr and Anthony Jones, in the running as well.

The biggest question, which will remain unknown until training camp opens, is the health of Penny. All signs point to Carson, who had surgery on his hip in December, returning to 100 percent health by the time things open back up again.

However, there have been rumblings that Penny, who tore his ACL, will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, and even some concern that could spill into the regular season if he does not get any time during the preseason to get his legs under him.

That would certainly help explain the Hyde signing, as he would be a more than capable No. 2 running back to Carson while Penny is out. How the team will handle the trio when Penny is healthy remains to be seen, and it sure looks like Homer, who filled in admirably late last season, has been relegated to special teams duties once again, this time alongside Dallas, who may have a hard time even staying on the roster once Penny is healthy.

Of course, Seattle saw firsthand what happens when a team doesn’t have enough running back depth, or when they all manage to get hurt at once, so they will do their best to have everyone ready to step up as needed this season – and they’ll almost certainly have Beast Mode on speed dial.

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Jets’ Kyron Brown, Jalin Moore clear waivers, placed on PUP list

The Jets have placed Kyron Brown and Jalin Moore on the PUP list after clearing waivers.

Two more Jets are out for the season before it even begins.

According to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson, both Kyron Brown (quadriceps) and Jalin Moore (ankle) cleared waivers and landed on the Jets’ physically unable to perform-reserve list, thus ending their seasons.

Brown was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent out of Akron last May. He made the Jets practice squad after being initially cut by the team at the end of training camp. Brown was promoted to the active roster in November and made his debut against the Redskins. His first career start came against the Dolphins in December, in which he recorded five tackles. Brown was placed on injured reserve after that game.

As for Moore, he spent the entire 2019 season on the NFI list with an ankle injury. He originally went undrafted out of Appalachian State in 2019 before signing with the Jets.

Jets WRs Quincy Enunwa, Josh Bellamy to miss 2020 season

Both Quincy Enunwa and Josh Bellamy are out for the year after being placed on the season-ending physically unable to perform list.

The injury bug that repeatedly bit the Jets in 2019 is still going strong in the new league year.

According to multiple reports, the Jets have placed wide receivers Quincy Enunwa (neck) and Josh Bellamy (shoulder) on the season-ending physically unable to perform list.

For Enunwa, this could be a career-ending neck injury. It’s his third neck issue since 2017. Enunwa was forced to miss that season. He came back healthy in 2018 and played in 11 games. However, in 2019, Enunwa once again suffered another season-ending neck injury in Week 1 against the Bills.

After the 2018 season, the Jets signed Enunwa to a four-year, $36 million extension while Mike Maccagnan was still in charge. Enunwa is fully guaranteed $6 million in 2020. In 2021, Enunwa has $4.1 million in injury guarantees.

Enunwa had a chance to become a real threat for the Jets, especially after his breakout 2016 season. He had 58 receptions for 857 yards and four touchdowns that year. With a knack for racking up yards after the catch, the Jets were hoping Eunwa could impact a limited receiver room in 2020, but concerns over his health lingered throughout the offseason.

As for Bellamy, the special teams ace was placed on injured reserve in November after only playing seven games. He made two catches for the Jets for a total of 20 yards.

Bellamy is owed $2.25 million in 2020.

While both moves were expected, it’s certainly not the way the Jets wanted to start their 2020 season. Now it may be time to find another wide receiver or two.

Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny could be candidate for PUP List

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny might not be fully recovered from his ACL injury in time to start the 2020 regular season.

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny suffered a torn ACL last year which ended his season. The injury could also prevent him from returning in time to start the 2020 campaign.

“It would be an extraordinary accomplishment if he was ready by the time we got to camp and all that,” coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday from the NFL scouting combine. “So we will see what happens. We’re not going to set any deadline on it, just see how he develops.

“But this is the kind of timing that might take in the PUP thing.”

Starter Chris Carson also suffered a season-ending injury in 2019 but is now projected to return to full form in a timely manner. But missing both Carson and Penny in the offseason could mean some depth issues are a possibility for the Seahawks.

“Chris should be absolutely fine,” Carroll explained. “We won’t overdo it with him, he’s had two great back-to-back seasons. We’re going to take care of him throughout all the way to game time when it comes up, so that means we’ve got some spots available for guys to compete for, so we’ll see how that goes.”

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Seahawks expect RB Chris Carson will be ready for start of season

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll expects running back Chris Carson to make a full recovery from his hip injury by the start of the season.

The Seattle Seahawks took a number of hits to their run game in 2019, losing starter Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise to season-ending injuries late in the year.

Carson suffered a minor hip fracture but is expected to make a full recovery in time for the start of the season.

“Chris is doing really well,” coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday during his press conference at the scouting combine. “There’s not a lot Chris can do, so he hasn’t done very many things wrong. It’s an injury that just takes time. It’s serious in that it’s a hip but it’s not serious in that we know what is going to happen.”

Carroll said Carson has done everything he was supposed to do so far and the hope now is that he doesn’t “overdo” it and rush the process.

“We are counting on a full recovery and he should be ready to go,” Carroll said.

Running back Rashaad Penny, however, might not be so lucky and is likely a candidate for the PUP list as a result of his knee injury.

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