As of 3:00pm central time on Tuesday, NFL teams could begin adding players to injured reserve lists with the designation to return. Unlike the usual IR list, which keeps a player inactive all season or until he reaches an injury settlement with his team, this shorter-term IR list allows a player to begin practicing after six weeks and to begin playing in games after eight weeks.
Of course, whereas the standard injured reserve list can accommodate several players at once, NFL teams can only use the designation to return on one player, so teams must be cautious about how to fire that single bullet. So far, a handful of clubs have taken advantage of the opportunity to use the IR-DTR spot, so we’ll list all those players right here. If other clubs decide to use their openings at any point, we’ll note that below as well.
Here’s the full list so far:
AFC East:
- Buffalo Bills: Used on C.J. Spiller, RB (collarbone) after Week 7
- Miami Dolphins: Unused
- New England Patriots: Used on Sealver Siliga, DL (foot) after Week 3
- New York Jets: Unused
AFC North:
- Baltimore Ravens: Used on Asa Jackson, CB (foot) after Week 5
- Cincinnati Bengals: Used on Tyler Eifert, TE (elbow) after Week 1
- Cleveland Browns: Used on John Hughes, DE (knee) after Week 8
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Used on Jarvis Jones, LB (wrist) after Week 3
AFC South:
- Houston Texans: Unused
- Indianapolis Colts: Used on Xavier Nixon, T (knee)
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Used on Marcedes Lewis, TE (ankle) after Week 2
- Tennessee Titans: Unused
AFC West:
- Denver Broncos: Used on Danny Trevathan, LB (knee) after Week 6
- Kansas City Chiefs: Used on Joe Mays, LB (wrist)
- Oakland Raiders: Used on Rod Streater, WR (foot) after Week 4
- San Diego Chargers: Used on Melvin Ingram, OLB (hip) after Week 2
NFC East:
- Dallas Cowboys: Used on Demarcus Lawrence, DE/OLB (foot)
- New York Giants: Used on Geoff Schwartz, G (toe)
- Philadelphia Eagles: Used on Evan Mathis, G (knee) after Week 1
- Washington Redskins: Used on Barry Cofield, DT (ankle) after Week 1
NFC North:
- Chicago Bears: Used on Marquess Wilson, WR (collarbone)
- Detroit Lions: Used on Kyle Van Noy, LB (abdomen)
- Green Bay Packers: Used on J.C. Tretter, C (knee)
- Minnesota Vikings: Unused
NFC South:
- Atlanta Falcons: Used on William Moore, S (shoulder) after Week 4
- Carolina Panthers: Used on Mike Tolbert, RB (leg) after Week 3
- New Orleans Saints: Used on Khairi Fortt, LB (leg)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Used on Charles Sims, RB (ankle)
NFC West:
- Arizona Cardinals: Used on Matt Shaughnessy, LB (knee) after Week 5
- San Francisco 49ers: Used on Glenn Dorsey, DT (biceps)
- Seattle Seahawks: Used on Jeremy Lane, CB (groin) after Week 1
- St. Louis Rams: Used on Chris Long, DE (ankle) after Week 1