The National Football League’s Injured Reserve rules can seem a little complicated. And yours truly may not have helped some of the understanding of what the future of Jordan Hill could be with the Seahawks by overlooking one provision of the rule.
To recap, Hill was waived as injured on Saturday after suffering a hamstring injury in the preseason finale against the Raiders.
Being waived means Hill could then be claimed by any of the other 31 teams and placed on their 53-man roster. But carrying the injured designation alerts teams that Hill has an injury and players with that designation usually go unclaimed since teams do not want to put an injured player from another team straight to their 53-man roster.