Physically Unable to Perform List Defined
With this rule little used outside of the Belichick tree, the PUP list is now a yearly occurence for Jets players under the Mangini regime. With the news last night that the Jets put Chris Baker on the PUP list, here’s a quick explanation of what the PUP List in fact is.
The Physcially Unable to Perform (PUP) list allow teams to designate players as such. Once they are designated, they are prohibited from practicing with the rest of the team. The player can, however, rehabilitate and participate in team meetings. If a player begins training camp on the PUP list, they can be moved to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player is not allowed to be placed on the PUP list if they start training camp on the active roster.
A player who begins the season on the PUP list must sit out his team’s first six games. After that point, the player is allowed to practice with the team through Week 10 of the NFL season, and can be activated any time within that window. If the player is not activated by Week 10, he must stop practicing and is unavailable to be moved to the active roster for the remainder of the season.
3 Responses to Physically Unable to Perform List Defined
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DanF says:
If the Jets are doing what I think they’re doing, then I’m glad!!! They need to make it clear to him that if he doesn’t honor his contract, they will let him rot and get fat on the PUP for the rest of his contract…then no one will want him after we’re done with him and he gets nothing except a measly commision as a used Bently salesman after he’s run out of the NFL.
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ED says:
Bent – LOL (though I agree with Hank Moody about text abbreviations killing the English language. Was that to inside a joke?)
Actually, I think the Jets placed Baker on the “Pouting Unbelievably Proficiently” list.