Offaly had already lost Division Two status before a 2-22 to 18 point loss to Meath.
Mickey Harte and Declan Kelly are pointing to an "unprecedented" number of injuries after Offaly's league campaign ended with a seventh consecutive defeat.
The Faithful County footballers lost their Division Two status before Sunday's loss to Meath, and the management panel is putting down the panel being decimated by injury.
The contest in O'Connor Park finished 2-22 to 18 points in favour of the Royal County who secured progression to Division One.
Mickey Harte says survival was always going to be a challenge:
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