Crowell Still Gets Paid

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I just read a post that says a player on IR doesn't count against the salary cap, but that's not true. Anyways, I looked it up and found this:

The Reserve List allows a club to retain an inactive roster spot for players who are unable to practice or play with their club because of injury. In some circumstances clubs are allowed to move players off of a reserve list category and onto the active roster. In other situations the club is prohibited from returning the player to the active roster. However, in at least two categories players are entitled to receive salary.

There are three primary Reserve List categories in which a club may place a player for football-related injuries and non-football injuries:

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1. Non-Football Injury or Illness
A club may place a player on the Non-Football Injury or Illness (NFI) list if the player fails the club’s pre-season physical because he sustained an injury unrelated to football. A player on NFI will not be entitled to receive his salary and is prohibited from practice until the three-week period beginning the day after his club’s sixth regular-season game, during which time he may be restored to the club’s Active/Inactive List. It is not unusual for players to find themselves on NFI after sustaining injuries in the off-season doing other activities other than football.

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2. Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)
A player who fails his club’s pre-season physical at the start of training camp may be placed by his club on the Physically Unable to Perform list. A player on PUP is eligible to receive his salary, but he is ineligible to participate in practices or games. However, a player on PUP is permitted to practice with his club and may be restored his club’s Active/Inactive list during a three-week period beginning the day after the sixth regular-season game and ending after the ninth regular-season game.

[Lexwhat]

And, with regards to Crowell ...

3. Reserve/Injured (IR)
A player who sustains an injury in a practice or game that renders him physically unable to perform after passing his club’s pre-season physical may be placed on his club’s Reserve Injured list. While on IR a player will continue to receive his salary and medical care and is permitted to attend meetings, but he is prohibited from practicing and playing in games for his club for the remainder of the season. “The key benefit of being placed on IR is the club’s ongoing obligation to pay the player’s salary, medical care, and rehabilitation,” said NFLPA Staff Counsel Tim English. “It is the medical care and rehabilitation that allows the player to recover from injury and to get back out on the field. We all know that players want to play.”

[Lexwhat]

So not only does Crowell get paid, but it will count against the salary cap as well.

Here's the link: http://www.nflplayers.com/user/content.aspx?fmid=178&lmid=443&pid=1291&type=n