LA Rams Add RB Lance Dunbar, WR Mike Thomas To PUP List; S Maurice Alexander, CB/S LaMarcus Joyner,

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With just one day remaining until the 2017 Rams Training Camp presented by AT&T kicks off, the team made the following changes to their roster – placing several players on the Active/PUP and Active/NFIN lists.

Active/PUP:

Lance Dunbar - Running Back, North Texas

Michael Thomas - Wide Receiver, Mississippi

Active/NFIN:

Maurice Alexander - Defensive Back, Utah State

Cory Harkey - Tight End, UCLA

Lamarcus Joyner - Defensive Back, Florida State

View: http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Alexander-Joyner-Among-Those-Placed-on-NFIN-List/6bb12c10-8c22-412d-b4f0-96cd58a05dcf
 

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I am a little concerned about these Active/PUP and Active/NFIN Lists, at the start of Training Camp! These Player should be able to report ready to go! JMHO!! Thoughts!?
 

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mostly concerned about joyner and mo. joyner needs to stay healthy
 

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I am a little concerned about these Active/PUP and Active/NFIN Lists, at the start of Training Camp! These Player should be able to report ready to go! JMHO!! Thoughts!?
Corey Harkey -The beginning of the end-;) "Fisher Stank"
 

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https://www.dailynorseman.com/2016/7/29/12325532/pup-list-vs-nfi-list-what-s-the-difference

PUP List vs. NFI List: What’s The Difference?
by Christopher Gates

A lot of people have probably heard of the PUP List, but the NFI list is one that’s used a bit more infrequently. Let’s break down the differences between the two.

Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) List
The PUP List gives players who are unable to start Training Camp the ability to sit out until the team’s medical staff gives them the clearance to being practicing. This is generally done for players that had suffered an injury during the prior season that they’re still rehabbing. Any player placed on the PUP List is eligible to begin practicing again as soon as they’re given clearance.

Once a player practices during Training Camp, they are no longer eligible for the PUP List. If a player is taken off of the PUP List, they can’t be placed back on it. They would then have to go on Injured Reserve. During their time on the PUP List, players can go through conditioning drills and things of that nature, but they can’t practice with the team.

During the preseason, the PUP List is referred to as the Active/PUP List. If a player is still on the PUP List at the end of Training Camp, the team has the option to move him to the Reserve/PUP List. If a player is placed on the Reserve/PUP List, they must sit out the first six weeks of the regular season.

When those six weeks are up, the team has three weeks to decide whether or not the player can begin practicing with the team. If the player does start practicing with the team, they then have three weeks from the date of their first practice to decide whether or not they want to add him to the 53-man roster. If they don’t do so, the player will revert to injured reserve and will be out for the rest of the season.

Non-Football Injury (NFI) List
As you can probably gather from the name, the NFI List is for injuries that happen outside of football, to include both the game field and the practice field.

One of the major distinctions that makes this list different from the PUP List is that a team can choose to not pay a player on the NFI List their base salary. The logic behind that is since the injury occurred outside of the context of football, the team shouldn’t be liable for providing compensation as a result. However, teams generally work out compensation deals with players on the NFI List.

Outside of that particular distinction, the NFI List is pretty similar to the PUP List. A player has to be placed on it prior to taking part in any practices, and if they remain on the list into the regular season, they have to miss the first six weeks.

The rest of the NFI timeline is the same as the PUP timeline in terms of players practicing with the team and/or being moved to the 53-man roster.