INJURED RESERVE Definition & Meaning

injured reserve

[ in-jerd ri-zurv ]

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noun

Football, Ice Hockey.

the list to which a player’s name is formally added for a designated number of days when the player is injured or ill, during which time the team can replace the player on its roster. : IR Compare injured list.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of injured reserve¹

First recorded in 1920–25 for officers in the armed forces; injured list ( def )

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Murchison was on injured reserve last season.

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Veteran safety John Johnson III, who was on injured reserve for nearly the entire season, is a pending free agent.

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But Jackson aggravated the shoulder injury in the second game, and he was on injured reserve for six games.

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He suffered a shoulder injury during training camp, aggravated the injury during the second game and was on injured reserve for six games.

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He finished the year on injured reserve after breaking his left fibula in Week 17 against the New England Patriots, but said after the season that he anticipated a quick recovery because he avoided surgery on the injury.

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