What Is IR In NFL?

If you’re a football fan, you’ve probably heard the term “IR” used a lot. But what does it mean? In short, IR stands for “injured reserve.”

IR Stands for Injured Reserve

In the National Football League (NFL), the term IR stands for Injured Reserve. This designation is given to players who have been injured and are not able to play for a period of time. The IR designation allows teams to keep these players on the roster and not have to release them.

How IR Works

Players who are placed on IR are ineligible to play for the remainder of the season, but they can be activated at any point during the season. Once a player is placed on IR, he cannot be removed from the list until the following season.

The NFL has three different types of IR:
-Short-term IR: A player can be placed on short-term IR if he is expected to miss at least six weeks of action due to injury.
-Long-term IR: A player can be placed on long-term IR if he is expected to miss at least eight weeks of action due to injury.
-Designated for return IR: A player can be placed on designated for return IR if he is expected to miss at least eight weeks of action due to injury. He is eligible to return to practice after six weeks and can play in a game after eight weeks.

How Does IR Affect a Team’s Salary Cap?

An NFL team’s active roster is limited to 53 players, so when a player is injured and cannot play, he is placed on what is called the Injured Reserve list, or IR. Once a player is on IR, he cannot play for the rest of the season, but teams are allowed to replace him on the active roster.

There are two types of IR in the NFL:
-Reserve/Injured (IR) and
-Physically Unable to Perform (PUP).

Players on Reserve/Injured (IR) must miss at least six weeks of the NFL season and they are not eligible to return to practice during that time. Players on PUP can return to practice after six weeks but they do not have to miss any games.

Once a player is placed on IR, his salary does not count towards his team’s salary cap. So, if a team has $10 million in salary cap space and they place a player with a $1 million salary on IR, they will then have $11 million in salary cap space.

Players Who Have Been Placed on IR

The Injured Reserve list is a designation used in the National Football League (NFL) for players who have suffered serious injuries and are not able to play for the rest of the season. When a player is placed on IR, they are ineligible to return to the active roster for the remainder of the season.

Notable NFL Players Who Have Spent Time on IR

In 2017, many NFL stars saw their seasons cut short due to injuries, with some of them being placed on IR. Here are some of the most notable players who have missed time due to injury in recent years:

-QB Andrew Luck, Colts: Missed the entire 2017 season due to a shoulder injury
-RB Dalvin Cook, Vikings: Tore his ACL in Week 4 and was placed on IR
-WR Odell Beckham Jr., Giants: Suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5
-TE Greg Olsen, Panthers: Missed nine games with a foot injury
-DE Joey Bosa, Chargers: Missed the first nine games of the season with a foot injury

How IR Is Used in Fantasy Football

IR or Injured Reserve is a designation used by the National Football League (NFL) for players who have been injured and cannot play for a period of time. This period is usually six weeks, but it can be longer. If a player is placed on IR, they are not eligible to play in fantasy football for the duration of their IR stay.

What Happens to a Player’s Fantasy Value When They Are Placed on IR?

When a player is placed on injured reserve (IR), their fantasy value obviously takes a hit. But, it’s not all doom and gloom for owners of IR-bound players. Here’s a rundown of what happens to a player’s fantasy value when they hit IR.

For starters, it’s important to understand that there are two types of IR in the NFL: short-term and long-term. Short-term IR is for players who are expected to miss at least six weeks but less than eight. These players are eligible to return to action after eight weeks have passed. Long-term IR is for players who are expected to miss more than eight weeks. These players are ineligible to return to action during the current season but can be activated the following season.

Now that we’ve got that straight, let’s talk about what happens to a player’s fantasy value when they’re placed on IR. If a player is placed on short-term IR, they can be dropped in most fantasy leagues without penalty. In fact, many leagues have rules in place that require owners to drop IR-bound players if they want to add someone else from the waiver wire.

If a player is placed on long-term IR, things get a bit trickier from a fantasy perspective. In most leagues, these players can be kept on IR for the remainder of the season but they do count against your roster limit. For example, if your league has a 14-player roster limit and you have two players on long-term IR, you can only carry 12 active players on your roster.

Some leagues handle long-term IR differently and allow owners to stash these players on an “injured reserve” spot that doesn’t count against their roster limit. This effectively gives owners an extra roster spot that they can use to stash another player. This can be helpful if you have an injured player who you think has potential but you don’t want to risk waiving them outright.

There are also some leagues that don’t allow owners to keep anyplayers on IR at all – regardless of whether they’re short-term or long-term – so it’s important to check your league’s rules before making any decisions about your IR-bound players.

What Is the Difference Between IR and PUP?

IR stands for injured reserve and PUP stands for physically unable to perform. An IR player is eligible to return to the team’s active roster after eight weeks, whereas a PUP player is ineligible for the entire season.

What Is PUP?

PUP is an acronym for “physically unable to perform.” A player on PUP cannot practice with the team or play in any preseason games. He can, however, be activated from PUP at any time during camp or the regular season. If a player spends the entire preseason on PUP, he must sit out the first six weeks of the regular season. After that, he can be activated at any time.

How Does PUP Affect a Player’s Fantasy Value?

PUP, or the physically unable to perform list, is a designation given by NFL teams to players who are injured and not yet cleared to return to practice or play. The PUP list is similar to the injured reserve list, but with an important distinction: players on PUP can be activated at any point during the season, whereas players on IR cannot.

Players can be placed on PUP at any point during the offseason or regular season. Once a player is placed on PUP, he is not eligible to practice with the team or play in games until he is removed from the list. Teams can choose to remove a player from PUP at any time, but they are not required to do so. Players can also be moved from PUP to IR at any time, but again, teams are not required to make this move.

The biggest difference between PUP and IR is that players on PUP can return to practice at any time during the season, whereas players on IR cannot. This makes PUP a much more attractive option for teams dealing with injured players; it gives them the flexibility to bring a player back when he is healthy enough to contribute, without having to make a long-term commitment.

PUP also has implications for fantasy football; specifically, it affects a player’s eligibility for the “injured reserve” spot on fantasy rosters. Players on PUP are not eligible for IR spots in most leagues, so if you have a player on your roster who is dealing with an injury and has been placed on PUP, you will need to find another way to replace him in your lineup.