stashing

n. in American football, the placing of an uninjured player on the injured reserve list to preserve rights to the player. Subjects: English, United States, Football, Sports & Recreation, Jargon

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Citations: 1976 New York Times (Mar. 20) “Csonka, 2 Mates Made Free Agents” p. 21: Under the old rules, a club could conceivably maintain valuable trading rights to a player by concealing him or placing him on the injured reserve list. The new rule permits only three injured reservists protection on the list. “This accomplishes the original intent of the 1975 rule to prevent clubs from stashing players on the injured reserve for possible use next year.” 1978 Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) (Mar. 17) “O.J.‘s $700,000 no secret” p. P35: They want to get to the Super Bowl in some cases too hard, which is why we have fines for playing games (hiding injuries, etc.) with players and stashing and all. 2004 EPSN.com (Oct. 29) “Officials concerned with IR increase”: “Stashing” is a term from the past that Tagliabue and his top lieutenants don’t want to see become a part of the modern-day NFL lexicon.…For the most part, after all, players on injured reserve are there with legitimate maladies. And for the most part, coaches would rather have those players on the field instead of in treatment.

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