bob carlin joins us now with the latest. bob? >> reporter: hey, marybeth. samari rolle was placed on the physically unable to perform list today. any player on the pup list must sit out or t first six games of the season. rolle is still recovering from a neck injury. actually, the news today was good news. john harbaugh calls the media that could play before the end of the season. obviously the team will take all precautions. derrick mason has -- enrolled for 12 years and says safety must come first. >> you're talking about a neck, not a knee or ankle. you're talking about a neck. something if not corrected and you try to go out there early, you can possibly be paralyzed. so, you know, i just want samari, whatever he needs to do to make sure that he is healthy. y care less if he -- i would love to have him out there, but his health comes first. >> rolle wasn't available to the media this morning, so we didn't get his reaction. coming up in sports at 6, what it's like this week for the players still playing for their professional careers. interesting stuff.