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Line 8: ==Non-football injury or illness== Similar lists, known as the "non-football injury" or "non-football illness" (NFI) lists, are functionally equivalent to PUP, but are used for players who are unable to practice as a result of conditions unrelated to football, or injuries that did not occur during an NFL game or practice. ~~For~~However, ~~example~~all players placed on PUP are eligible to return to the active roster during the season, but only up to two players from the NFI lists are eligible to return to the active roster. [[Willis McGahee]] spent his entire rookie season on the [[Buffalo Bills]]' non-football injury list due to the major knee injury he sustained in the [[2003 Fiesta Bowl]] while in college.<ref>{{cite news \|title=McGahee put on non-football injury list \|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1603633 \|website=ESPN.com \|date=August 26, 2003 \|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref> [[New England Patriots]] tackle [[Marcus Cannon]] began his rookie season on the non-football illness list as he recovered from [[chemotherapy]] for [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Florio, Mike \|title=Marcus Cannon added to Patriots’ active roster \|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/15/marcus-cannon-added-to-patriots-active-roster/ \|website=NBCSports.com \|date=November 15, 2011 \|accessdate=September 26, 2019}}</ref> ==See also==

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