Just came accross my cell phone on gogreen account. He was waived because of his injury. Just got this text message now.
http://www.newyorkjets.com/blog/posts/581-rb-danny-woodhead-waived-injured 07/26 ? The Jets and GM Mike Tannenbaum have just announced that Danny Woodhead has been waived/injured. Woodhead, who amassed an NCAA-record 7,962 rushing yards in four seasons for Division II Chadron State in Nebraska, came to the Jets with high hopes and the well wishes of seemingly everybody in the Cornhusker State. Because of his cult status, he was seen talking on the phone on ESPN as the 2008 NFL Draft wound down. In fact, he was talking to the Jets, who won the race to sign the 5'9", 200-pounder as an undrafted free agent. Through the off-season and on into the first few days of training camp, he was working at RB and on punt returns, making larger veterans miss tackles and showing signs that perhaps he had what it takes to survive in the NFL. "Danny appears to be an outstanding run talent and he can catch the ball," running backs coach Jimmy Raye told me for the Jets' 2008 Preview Book. "If he can play without the football, he's going to be interesting for the people to watch around the New York area." In fact, Woodhead got a good look the first day of training camp because veteran RBs Jesse Chatman and Musa Smith both began camp on the Active/Non-Football Injury list. But in Day 2, Practice 3, with Chatman and Smith both back on the active roster, Woodhead got the ball, was brought down, and had to be helped off the field, first to a tent on the sideline and then to the locker room. Head coach Eric Mangini, when asked about Woodhead at today's news conference, said the rookie had injured his knee. "I'd say it's not looking good for him to be back anytime soon." With his status, Woodhead now goes through the waiver process. He would be awarded to the team with the highest waiver priority that claims him. If he goes unclaimed, he would become a free agent. We'll let you know about developments in Woodhead's status as they become available.
I always liked Woodhead. Too bad this guy wasn't a current player, would have loved to hear the announcers when he threw a pass to him.
definately a tough break. It must have been a big time injury potentially a torn ligament for them to just toss him, instead of PUP-ing him.
they probably really liked him and wanted to get him onto the PS later so they faked an injury now before anyone is looking to poach PS players.
Who was asking a legitimate question that you not only failed to answer but completely ignored while being a smartass. Good job! Sorry, German Jets Fan, I do not know the answer, but will will refrain from belittling you for asking the question. :smile:
Currently, the NFL's injured reserve rule restricts a player so designated from returning to play during the season that he's placed on the list. For further information on the rules concerning the contract status and compensation for injured players, see the Collective Bargaining Agreement (or CBA). Prior to that, the injured reserve rule distinguished between a player going on the list before the final roster was set (in pre-season) and after that. A player going on injured reserve in pre-season was, like now, lost for the season but a player going on the list during the season only had to sit out for a minimum of four games. Apparantly, the NFL owners pushed for this rule change in an effort to police themselves. I've read that some, unnamed, owners (the NFL owners' meetings are private) felt that some teams were illegally using the injured reserve list to stash players who weren't really injured to circumvent the rules on roster limits (to gain a competitive advantage).
