ESPN reports teams dejected with Packers re-placement of QB on IR listRule says team must waive player whether placed on IR again with no novel injuryNobody expects’ Rodgers will be cut,which is why they’re complainingSeveral NFL teams reportedly believe the Green Bay Packers have violated league rules by re-placing star quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the season-ending injured reserve list without specifying a novel injury after the team was eliminated from play-off contention with Atlanta’s win over Tampa Bay on Monday night. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sunday morning that the unnamed teams believe Rodgers should have to be released and placed on waivers due to the rule, which stipulates that a player must have suffered a novel injury that would sideline him at least six weeks to be placed on injured reserve: “whether that is not the case, or the team is obligated to release the player once he is healthy.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk