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active list

noun

  1. military a list of officers available for full duty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Deciding that Smith was healthy enough to play if needed, the team left Smith on the active list along with Lock and recently-signed practice squadder Sean Mannion.

Smith, listed as questionable with a groin injury, conducted an on-field agility drill workout more than two hours before the game and threw some passes, which was enough to convince the team to leave him on the 48-player active list.

If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option.

If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option.

The Lions proposed allowing teams to designate an emergency third quarterback from their inactive list or practice squad who would be eligible to enter a game if the first two quarterbacks on the active list are ruled out.

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