| ACT |
On the active roster |
| EXE |
On the comissioner’s exempt list |
| DEV |
On the practice squad |
| CUT |
Cut from the team’s roster |
| E14 |
On the roster as an exempt international player. See https://www.nfl.com/news/what-is-the-international-player-pathway
for details |
| INA |
Under contract but not on the active roster,
inactive |
| NWT |
Rarely used, tends to indicate a waived player |
| PUP |
On the “Physically Unable to Perform” list |
| RES |
On the reserve list |
| RET |
On the retired from football list |
| RFA |
Rarely used, tends to indicate a cut player who is a
restricted free agent. |
| RSN |
Rarely used, tends to indicate a player is on the
non-football injured reserve list |
| RSR |
Rarely used, tends to indicate a player released from
being on the injured reserve list |
| SUS |
Player is suspended from the NFL |
| TRC |
Player has been released from the practice squad |
| TRD |
Player has been released from the practice squad |
| TRL |
Rarely used and only for a brief period in the 1960s.
Unable to determine what the status indicates. |
| TRT |
Player has been released from the practice squad |
| UFA |
Player has been released and is an unrestricted free
agent |
