Sorry, I forgot it was Sunday. But Mike Zimmer is still THE KING IN THE NORTH!
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Several NFL teams reportedly believe the Green Bay Packers have violated league rules by re-placing star quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the season-ending injured reserve list without specifying a new injury after the team was eliminated from play-off contention with Atlanta’s win over Tampa Bay on Monday night.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sunday morning that the unnamed teams believe Rodgers should have to be released and placed on waivers due to the rule, which stipulates that a player must have suffered a new injury that would sideline him at least six weeks to be placed on injured reserve: “If that is not the case, the team is obligated to release the player once he is healthy.”
Schefter said “nobody expects” Rodgers will be released, which is why the teams felt a need to complain about the issue with the league office to begin with.
The rule is clear. Rodgers has to clear waivers. Whatever team has waiver priority should announce their intention to claim him and appeal to the NFL Commissioner for the right to do so.