IR, PUP, NFI. What do all of those NFL roster designations mean?

FILE - New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas watches NFL rookie minicamp football practice Friday, May 3, 2024, in Florham Park, N.J. Juggling rosters has become a strategic art for NFL general managers. Teams enter training camp with a maximum of 90 players, who work through long, hot practices trying to prove they should be among the 53 on the active roster heading into the regular season.

FILE - New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas watches NFL rookie minicamp football practice Friday, May 3, 2024, in Florham Park, N.J. Juggling rosters has become a strategic art for NFL general managers. Teams enter training camp with a maximum of 90 players, who work through long, hot practices trying to prove they should be among the 53 on the active roster heading into the regular season. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)


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Juggling rosters has become an artform for NFL general managers. Teams enter training camp with a maximum of 90 players who work through long, hot practices trying to prove they should be among the 53 on the active roster heading into the regular season. Players could end up having other roster designations, including being placed on injured reserve, the physically unable to perform list and the non-football injury list as teams shuffle through the roster to upgrade positions or compensate for injuries at certain spots.

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