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Players can be labeled '''Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)''' in the [[National Football League]] if they suffer from football-related injuries during the preseason. PUP players may participate in team meetings, and take advantage of the training and medical facilities, but cannot practice with the team.

'''Physically unable to perform''' ('''PUP''') is a roster designation used in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for players who suffered injuries during football-related activities prior to the start of training camp. Players on the PUP list may participate in team meetings, and use team training and medical facilities, but cannot practice with their team. There are two separate PUP lists: an active PUP list used prior to the start of the regular season, and a reserve PUP list used during the regular season.

==Active/PUP==

There are two separate PUP lists: a preseason PUP list and a regular-season PUP list.

A player who, as a result of football-related injuries, is unable to take part in [[training camp]] practices may be assigned to the preseason active/PUP list at the start of camp. Players can be moved off the PUP list to the active roster at any time prior to the start of the regular season, even after one practice. A player cannot be placed on the PUP list, however, once he has taken the field for a practice, even if only for a fewor minutesgame.

==Preseason Reserve/PUP==

A player who finishes the preseason still on the PUP list can then be placedmoved onto the regular-season reserve/PUP list. Such players must sit out the first sixfour gamesweeks theirof teamthe playsregular season. At that point, teams have a threefive-week window in which to allow the player to begin practicing; from the day the player begins practicing, teams have an additional three21-weekday window in which to decide whether to activate the player to the 53-man roster. If either of those deadlines passpasses, the player must remain on the PUP list for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hurt?NFL WhatMakes InjuredMinor PlayersChange Needto Physically Unable to KnowPerform (PUP) List Rules |url=http://www.nflplayerssportsmedia101.com/Articlesnewyorkgiants/Public-News2013/07/27/Hurtnfl-Whatmakes-Injuredminor-Playerschange-Needto-physically-unable-to-Knowperform-pup-list-rules/ |work=nflplayerssportsmedia101.com/ |date=JuneJuly 327, 20082013 |accessdateaccess-date=20102013-10-1118}}</ref>

A player who, as a result of football-related injuries, is unable to take part in [[training camp]] practices may be assigned to the preseason PUP list. Players can be moved off the PUP list to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player cannot be placed on the PUP list, however, once he has taken the field for a practice, even if only for a few minutes.

==Regular-Season PUP==

A player who finishes the preseason still on the PUP list can then be placed on the regular-season PUP list. Such players must sit out the first six games their team plays. At that point, teams have a three-week window in which to allow the player to begin practicing; from the day the player begins practicing, teams have an additional three-week window in which to decide whether to activate the player to the 53-man roster. If either of those deadlines pass, the player must remain on the PUP list for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hurt? What Injured Players Need to Know |url=http://www.nflplayers.com/Articles/Public-News/Hurt-What-Injured-Players-Need-to-Know/ |work=nflplayers.com |date=June 3, 2008 |accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref>

==Non-Football Injury==

A similar list, known as the '''Non-Football Injury (NFI)''' list, is functionally equivalent to PUP, but is used for players who are unable to practice as a result of conditions unrelated to football. For example, [[New England Patriots]] tackle [[Marcus Cannon]] began his rookie season on the NFI list as he recovered from [[chemotherapy]] for [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]].

The NFI designation, despite its name, also covers injuries sustained during football played outside the NFL, including [[college football]]. [[Willis McGahee]] spent his entire rookie season on the [[Buffalo Bills]]' NFI list due to the major knee injury he sustained in the [[2003 Fiesta Bowl]].

==See also==

*[[Injured reserve list]]

*[[Non-football injury and illness]]

==References==

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