That is my understanding of how it’s supposed to work, yes. And if he’s healthy enough to play it’s probably in his best interest to do so. But I’m kinda wondering if there isn’t some rule I don’t know about the way the reporters are saying he’ll be waived “when he’s heathy.” I’m gonna have to go back and look through the CBA again later.
So it’s actually covered in the league constitution and bylaws. Apparently when a player goes on IR they’re given either a major or minor designation depending on whether the team medical staff adjudges the injury will require more or less than 6 weeks to recover from sufficiently to play. But if the minor designation is used, the player automatically goes on waivers as soon as the medical staff deems him healthy enough to play. Interesting. Always something new to learn.
How come? Pretty tantalizing skill set. Certainly nothing close to it in the current group of TE’s.
