A player can make the initial 53-man roster, then be placed on IR, which would keep him out of minimum 4 games, but allow him to return at some point after that.

He would not count on the 53-man roster while heโ€™s on IR for those weeks. 3/

— Sal Capaccio ๐Ÿˆ (@SalSports) August 27, 2022