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TE Andrew Quarless will probably start the year on the PUP list.

The first NFL roster cut-down of the season is fast approaching. On Monday, August 27th, the Green Bay Packers will need to have trimmed their roster down to 75 players from their current total of 90.

Even though these are essentially the worst players on the team, the decision of who to cut is a tough one. Not only do Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson need to consider the skill of each player, but they also have to take into account the remaining depth they’ll have to work with for the remainder of the preseason. This being the case, the first roster cut-down can be a good time to declare some of the Injured Reserve (IR) or Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) players for the start of the season.

As a reminder, only players who did not practice at all during training camp are eligible for the PUP. They remain on the list for the first six weeks of regular season, after which they have a three-week window to return to practice. From the point at which the player returns to practice, the team has an additional three weeks to decide whether to elevate them to the 53-man roster, place them on injured reserve, or release them.

Here is a group of eight players who could possibly end up on one of these lists during the upcoming roster cut-down:

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Ryan Grant's injury against the Philadelphia Eagles was one of the biggest blows to the offense last season.

With the NFL lockout well into its fourth month now, there has been ample talk of which teams will fare better with a limited offseason. One of those teams, of course, is the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. But it’s not their championship status that has people convinced they’ll be ready. No, most people point to the (now cliché) fact that they have “16 players returning from injured reserve.”

While this is certainly the case, I started thinking about this claim a little more in depth. I wondered: Will all sixteen of those players really be making a difference?

Sure, guys like Jermichael Finley and Ryan Grant will have a HUGE impact upon their return. But what about a guy like Spencer Havner or even Brady Poppinga? What are they really going to be bringing back to the table?

Here’s a quick look at each player that ended up injured reserve last year and what their potential impact will be upon their return. They are ordered by the date of their injuries:

Josh Bell, CB

Type of Injury: Foot Sprain
When Injured: Training Camp (August 10, 2010)
Impact for 2011: None – The Packers offered Bell an injury settlement during camp, which he refused. After the Super Bowl ring controversy in June, it’s clear the team plans to go on without him next season.  Read more... (1559 words + 1 image, estimated 6:14 mins reading time)

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The 2010 Packers yearbook has been printed and it’s time to see who got  voted “Most Likely To…”

Award #2: Green Bay Packer Most Likely to Spend the Season on IR (excluding Justin Harrell)

(be sure to place your vote in the poll below)

Adam: Finley — I hope I’m wrong, but Finley has battled injures most of his professional career. I just have a bad feeling that he’ll end up back on IR in 2011.

Al: Jarret Bush – I don’t have a real good reason for this pick, other than the fact I’ve been trying to get rid of Bush for two seasons now. Each time, injury circumstances and his good special teams play have been enough to keep him on the team. I think of Bush as a cockroach – unless you 100% squash him for sure, he’ll stick around to continue flailing helplessly at balls over his head in the secondary.

Chad: Unfortunately, I have to give this one to Chad Clifton. I know that he has never ended a season on injured reserve since the vicious 2002 hit by Warren Sapp, but the odds are stacking up against him. Clifton is getting older, and he has missed some playing time in each of his past three seasons due to nagging injuries. Though he claims he is in the best shape of his life, I’m concerned that one of those small injuries will become a big problem.  Read more... (427 words + 3 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

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