The Buffalo Bills have a deep roster, with 60 or more NFL-caliber players in the fold. By Tuesday afternoon, that number needs to be at 53 on the active roster, and that will present a challenge for general manager Brandon Beane. One of the tools he is going to employ to hold on to players he likes is a bit of a shell game we wanted to explain.
If a player goes on injured reserve as part of the team’s final cuts (or before), his season is over. The player is on injured reserve and can’t return to the roster.