Spiritguy
07-24-2013, 07:48 PM
The Broncos will place center J.D. Walton on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list when training camp opens for practice Thursday.
Right guard Chris Kuper is also expected to be placed on the PUP. Walton and Kuper are both battling through left ankle injuries and surgeries that didn't take the first time.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2013/07/24/kuper-walton-headed-to-pup/20346/
Preseason PUP
A player who, as a result of football-related injuries, is unable to take part in training camp practices may be assigned to the preseason PUP list. Players can be moved off the PUP list to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player cannot be placed on the PUP list, however, once he has taken the field for a practice, even if only for a few minutes.
Regular-Season PUP
A player who finishes the preseason still on the PUP list can then be placed on the regular-season PUP list. Such players must sit out the first six games their team plays. At that point, teams have a three-week window in which to allow the player to begin practicing; from the day the player begins practicing, teams have an additional three-week window in which to decide whether to activate the player to the 53-man roster. If either of those deadlines pass, the player must remain on the PUP list for the remainder of the season
Right guard Chris Kuper is also expected to be placed on the PUP. Walton and Kuper are both battling through left ankle injuries and surgeries that didn't take the first time.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2013/07/24/kuper-walton-headed-to-pup/20346/
Preseason PUP
A player who, as a result of football-related injuries, is unable to take part in training camp practices may be assigned to the preseason PUP list. Players can be moved off the PUP list to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player cannot be placed on the PUP list, however, once he has taken the field for a practice, even if only for a few minutes.
Regular-Season PUP
A player who finishes the preseason still on the PUP list can then be placed on the regular-season PUP list. Such players must sit out the first six games their team plays. At that point, teams have a three-week window in which to allow the player to begin practicing; from the day the player begins practicing, teams have an additional three-week window in which to decide whether to activate the player to the 53-man roster. If either of those deadlines pass, the player must remain on the PUP list for the remainder of the season