GENERAL RULES FOR INACTIVATING PLAYERS
- A maximum of four (4) players can be inactive at any one time.
- Inactive players can only remain so for a maximum of three (3) consecutive years.
- Players can be inactivate for any reason (e.g. injury, work issues, temporarily unavailable) – that is, there is no longer a distinction between injured players and protected players.
- Players can be inactive in one division and active in another.
For a complete list of the rules governing the protection of players, including reactivating a player to your roster, please refer to Part 6 – Player Protection of the Rules & Regulations