They lost their final eight games and ended the season with 12 players on the injured-reserve list.

Some players who show up could be from the injured-reserve list.

He was on the Chiefs' injured-reserve list last year after breaking his left leg in an exhibition game.

He played sparingly in the next two games before being placed on the injured-reserve list Dec. 6.

He was with Detroit last season, but he spent the year on the injured-reserve list.

Or there is the injured-reserve list, which keeps the player out a minimum of four games.

Jackson was placed on the injured-reserve list Friday and must miss at least five games.

This season they have placed 12 players on the injured-reserve list, including their top two quarterbacks and five offensive starters.

When a pro football player is on the injured-reserve list, he seldom travels to road games.

He then had reconstructive surgery and spent the rest of the season on the injured-reserve list.