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==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, or injuresinjuries that did not occur during a game or practice. 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]]. Also, [[David Quessenberry]] of the [[Houston Texans]] was put on the NFI list in mid-June, 2014 after being diagnosed with [[non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]] at the age of 23.

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]].