Chase Minnifield Waived

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Originally Posted by RGIII

Jake Ballard comes to mind.

Redskins secondary still hanging by a thread or two.

Something i dont get with Ballard, or Minnifield if the same thing happens, is doesnt the claiming team have to carry the player against a roster spot? I get that its no big deal right now because 90 players are allowed but at some point doesnt the player cost against the 53 man roster or dosnt the claiming team have to waive the player, exposing the player to be claimed, before adding him to their own IR?

Is the whole purpose of waiving a player before adding him to IR just to restructure his contract first? Could Chase have been added to IR without being exposed to waivers?