On Friday afternoon, the NFL announced that New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon had been reinstated from his indefinite suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The 28-year-old was allowed to rejoin the team on Sunday, and today he was added to its roster — at least in limited fashion: according to ESPN’s Field Yates, New England placed Gordon on the non-football injury list (NFI).
The NFI distinction is similar to the physically unable to perform list (PUP): players can be activated at any time before early September’s roster cutdowns and still count against the 90-man roster limit.