Out of all the acronyms next to your fantasy player's name, this is the one you will never want to see. So, a player on PUP could be out for as many as 12 weeks or as few as six. If he doesn't hit either three-week window, he is moved to IR and can't play the rest of the season. After the six games are over, the teamВ then has three weeks to let a player practice, and then another three week window after he hits the practice field before he can finally play in an NFL game. At a minimum, that player cannot playВ for the first six games of the season. During the preseason,В it may be failing a physical or a conditioning test, or it might relate to a long-termВ injury.В If a player is on the PUP list at the start of the season, it's a little worse of a situation. When a player goes on the PUP list, it means exactly what it stands for - he's physically unable to perform. Player Status AbbreviationsД«elow, we have the legend key from Yahoo fantasy football leagues: Acronym It's basically just telling you to pay attention because something good might happen. This doesn't affect fantasy scoring or a player's eligibility/statusВ at all. This simply is an alert that your player's team is in the 'red zone', or inside the opponent's 20-yard line. 'RZ' is an abbreviation you might see in a Game Center/Stat Tracker when 'watching' your matchups online. Some have slightly different variations, includingВ ESPN labelingВ suspended players as 'SSPD' instead of Yahoo's 'SUSP.' It's all the same thing. In many cases, you'd almost rather just have the player be out (O).Д¬BS, ESPN, and Yahoo all use the same basic acronyms for different statuses.

Other abbreviations, like 'RZ', pop up on stat tracker apps and cause fantasy owners to ask what they mean.ДЇootball coaches don't make it easy on fantasy owners - well, for anyone, reallyВ -В by just saying 'Yes, he's playing,' or 'No, he's not playing.' Often, a player's status is up in the air until almost kickoff, forcing you to make a judgment based on his current status of either questional (Q) or doubtful (D). If you own David Johnson or Allen Robinson, youВ probably got your first taste of what 'IR' means, and chances are in the past, you've heard the term 'PUP' tossed around.

If you're new to fantasy football, there might be some odd abbreviations next to your player's names in your Yahoo, ESPN, or CBS leagues.

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