If a player is injured and then cut before reporting to training camp, how does this affect his eligibility for accrued seasons?

When a player is injured and subsequently cut before reporting to training camp, this action directly impacts his accrued season status. For a player to achieve an accrued season, certain conditions must be met, including being on the roster for at least three regular season games or being on the injured reserve or physically unable to perform list for a certain duration.

In this specific scenario, since the player was cut before he reported to training camp, he does not have the opportunity to accumulate any time on the roster during the training camp or regular season. Consequently, he does not meet the league's requirements for an accrued season and loses eligibility for one.

This outcome highlights the importance of being active on the roster during the designated reporting periods and how decisions made by the team, such as releasing a player due to injury prior to the onset of the season, directly influence the player’s accrued season status.