What the hell is really going on with Elflein?

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I'm curious if we have an option to remove him from the PUP despite him not being cleared to practice, but expected to be healthy before week seven?  I would hate for us to have to lose him on PUP for six weeks if he'll be ready in three.  Does anybody know how this works?

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@Norseman said:
I'm curious if we have an option to remove him from the PUP despite him not being cleared to practice, but expected to be healthy before week seven?  I would hate for us to have to lose him on PUP for six weeks if he'll be ready in three.  Does anybody know how this works?

If he's placed on the regular season PUP, it's a mandatory 6 weeks before he can practice with the team.  After that, the team can activate him and he can begin practicing and play in a game.

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Reports sound like he's close to being ready, but probably not by Week 1.  If it's a situation where it's Week 2 or 3, the Vikings are better off just keeping him out for a couple weeks instead of keeping him on the PUP list.