Chiefs place DT Tershawn Wharton on PUP list
The Kansas City Chiefs will send Tershawn Wharton, a likely backup defensive tackle, to the PUP list, or physically unable to perform list, per head coach Andy Reid.Wharton has been with the team for four years now and has been a fine rotational player to put behind Chris Jones and Derrick Nnadi. Wharton has five […]
The Kansas City Chiefs will send Tershawn Wharton, a likely backup defensive tackle, to the PUP list, or physically unable to perform list, per head coach Andy Reid.
Wharton has been with the team for four years now and has been a fine rotational player to put behind Chris Jones and Derrick Nnadi. Wharton has five career sacks with the Chiefs in 1,169 total defensive snaps.
Here are the NFL's rules about the PUP list:
Active/PUP list: Players are placed on this list during training camp and count toward a team's 90-man roster. Players can be removed from the list at any time during camp, but can't be placed back on the list. Players on this list as of final roster cutdowns must be placed on the Reserve/PUP, released, traded or counted against the 53-man roster.
Reserve/PUP list: Teams must decide by the 53-man roster cutdown deadline (Aug. 30 this season) whether to place a player on this list. Players placed on this list at that time must miss at least the team's first four games — down from six in seasons prior to 2022. Unlike in the past, players can be activated immediately after such time has elapsed. Any player who is designated Reserve/PUP on or after rosters are reduced to 80 (Aug. 23 this season) will also be subject to the same four-game absence. Players on the PUP list are paid their entire base salary. A player's contract will not be tolled (meaning the contract will not be suspended and resumed the following season) while on the PUP, unless he is in the last year of his deal and he is both not able to perform football services as of the sixth regular season game and is not activated during that regular season or postseason. – NFL.com
Wharton tore his ACL in Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season and was then placed on the Injured Reserved list to end his season. Wharton was working with the training staff to start rookie camp and seems to be making progress. He could even be activated from the list later on during training camp.
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