The NFL owners voted on and passed an interesting rule change on Thursday at their league meetings in Boca Raton, Florida and this one pertains to how teams can handle players who are placed on the their Reserve/Injured list.
Staring this season, teams no longer have to designate a player who they hope can return from a long-term injury when they place that player on the their Reserve/Injured list. Instead, teams can now activate any one player back to their roster during the season from their Reserve/Injured list with the only stipulation being that the player must first miss six weeks of action.