JACKSONVILLE –DTAbry Jonesand LB Shaquille Quarterman have been "designated for return" from the team's injured reserve list, the club announced today. S Doug Middleton has also been signed to the 53-man active roster from the practice squad.
The club has 21 days to activate Jones and Quarterman to the 53-man active roster. Jones originally went on injured reserve on Oct. 22 with an ankle injury, while Quarterman was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 7 with a knee injury.
In 2020, NFL clubs are permitted to return an unlimited number of players from either the club's Reserve/Injured List or from its Reserve/Non-Football Injury/Illness List to the club's 53-player Active/Inactive List. Such players must have suffered a football-related injury after reporting to training camp and passing the club's physical and must have been placed on the reserve list following 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 5. To be eligible for return, a player cannot begin to practice until three weeks have elapsed since the date he was placed on a reserve list, and the player cannot return to the Active/Inactive List until three games have elapsed since the date he was placed on Reserve/Injured.