unofficial WTFL Colts/Cards reaction thread

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Looks like Woods will go to IR with surgery on the toe. Question is will they use a return designation?

Reportedly the surgery went well.

Initial recovery timeline is 4 months.


https://x.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1827039664030806028

Colts TE Jelani Woods had surgery for turf toe today, league sources told The Athletic.

Initial prognosis is a fourth-month recovery.

Four months from today leaves about three games left in the regular season for Woods to return.

Jordan Schultz first with the news.

[ChaosTheory]

Woods just never got off the runway. Reminds me of Parris Campbell. All the potential keeps getting me excited, but he just never plays football.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

They won't keep 3 on the 53. There is some exemption that 3rd QB can be on the practice squad and yet still dress on game day.

Today, Tom Pelissero has reported that the Emergency 3rd QB rule change was vetoed by the NFL Players Association and the rule has now reverted back to the 2023 version - the 3rd QB must be on the 53 man roster, not as a practice squad elevation.

https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1828105131340271940

Important note as teams construct their initial 53-man rosters:

NFL teams were informed that the NFLPA vetoed the revised Emergency 3rd Quarterback rule that would have allowed teams to elevate a bona fide QB from the practice squad an unlimited number of times.

So, the rule reverted to the 2023 version, which says the emergency third QB must be on the 53-man roster, not an elevation.

https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1828105606420664661

Allowing teams to elevate the third QB each week would have amounted to a sort of legal stashing, which the union doesn't want.

Of course, teams can still elevate an extra QB from the practice squad -- they just wouldn't get an exemption from the game-day roster limit.