The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have decided relating to OT Lucas Niang’s standing forward of the 2022 NFL season.
Efficient at 3:00 p.m. CT immediately, NFL groups are allowed transfer gamers from the Lively/Bodily Unable to Carry out listing to the Reserve/Bodily Unable to Carry out (PUP) listing. Niang, who’s the Chiefs’ lone remaining participant on the Lively/PUP listing, will probably be moved to Reserve/PUP listing in response to a number of experiences.
Which means Niang will not depend towards the 80-man offseason roster restrict, however it additionally has some which means so far as his standing for the 2022 NFL season is worried. 4 video games should elapse in the course of the common season earlier than Niang can return to apply. When he returns to apply, the crew could have a 21-day window to activate Niang from the listing.
The NFL and NFLPA ratified new roster guidelines for the 2022 NFL season and one of many adjustments was to lower the variety of video games gamers on the PUP listing missed. Gamers beforehand needed to miss six video games earlier than they may return to apply.
Niang suffered a torn patellar tendon in Week 17 of final season. It’s a notoriously tough harm for a giant man to return again from, however he’s been laborious at work all offseason. He was positioned on the Lively/PUP listing on the onset of the crew’s coaching camp in July. He did attend coaching camp and rehab with the crew whereas on the Lively/PUP listing.
It’s in all probability clever for the Chiefs to play issues protected with Niang and his harm. He’s nonetheless allowed to attend crew conferences and use crew services for rehab and restoration work. The crew received’t be capable of activate his 21-day apply window till the onset of Week 5. Which means the crew might realistically see Niang again within the fold nicely earlier than the bye week.