Reminder Regarding Preseason PUP

We're likely to find out very soon which players on the team start training camp on PUP. Remember that this is the pre-season PUP list. Any of the players on the list can start practicing as soon as the team deems them fit. They will not need to sit out the six games to start the season. They still have roughly 4 weeks of healing time if necessary.

Off the top of my head it won't come as a surprise to see Kam, Irvin, Okung and Malcom Smith start on PUP this weekend.
All were known to have off-season surgery or wearing a boot. There are bound to be some surprises as there is no such thing as a "healthy" football player. It's to the team's benefit to place them on pre-season PUP should there be even a chance of needing to be placed on the regular season PUP.

What is important is to see which players remain on the PUP when the final 53 is set and the regular season commences. Those players will need to sit out at least 6 games (With the benefit of opening a roster spot during that time).

Players cannot be put on the regular season PUP if they practice even once at the start of training camp. Should they gain a new injury they will be forced to be scratched every week and remain on the roster or be IR'd for the entire year to gain that roster spot back under the 53 man rule. One player may be IR'd with a designation to return like Okung was last year. You don't want to use it on a whim.

Chancellor, Irvin, Smith, Okung, Toomer and Pinkins were held out of practice.

Expect preseason-PUP designations later today.

Basis4day":1lduq4ov said:

Chancellor, Irvin, Smith, Okung, Toomer and Pinkins were held out of practice.

Expect preseason-PUP designations later today.

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I thought the number might be higher than that. Knowing that only those guys were held out, means the rest are unable to go on PUP without missing games, so they must all be doing well.

kidhawk":8tfphb37 said:

Basis4day":8tfphb37 said:

Chancellor, Irvin, Smith, Okung, Toomer and Pinkins were held out of practice.

Expect preseason-PUP designations later today.

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I thought the number might be higher than that. Knowing that only those guys were held out, means the rest are unable to go on PUP without missing games, so they must all be doing well.

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That was all that the PI reported. They're are 90 players to keep track of so it might be higher. They probably caught all the established players. Glad it was close to what was expected.

Basis4day":yd564byg said:

Glad it was close to what was expected.

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Me Too

Is Toomer ever NOT hurt?

Shadowhawk":18mphga4 said:

Is Toomer ever NOT hurt?

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Football players are always hurt.

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#Seahawks place pass-rusher Bruce Irvin on PUP to start camp, source says.

O'Kung's out what a surprise.

General Manager":2laykpub said:

O'Kung's out what a surprise.

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Everyone who had surgery is being brought back slowly. There's no reason to push any of them at this point in time. Between training camp and pre season, we have about 6 weeks until the season starts.

During Pete's presser he said most of these guys are anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks away from being ready to go.

Okung, Kam, and Smith are close to being back. Irvin a bit longer.

Irvin and Toomer are the only ones on PUP thus far. Again, that's preseason PUP. Very good sign if they don't put Okung, Kam and Smith there.