Earlier Monday, the Miami Dolphins announced they had waived/injured cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu. Shortly thereafter, it was reported that Ekpre-Olomu tore his ACL - the opposite ACL from the one he tore at the end of his college career - during the team’s scrimmage on Saturday. Ridicule began as to why the Dolphins would have a player get injured in a practice, then immediately waive him off the roster - basically cutting a guy for getting hurt.
But the answer is, because they have to. It’s the NFL rule.
What? That doesn’t make sense. The team could have put him on the Injured Reserve list, rather than simply waiving him, right?