Can I hardwire an IR receiver to the Roamio?

I have a URC universal remote control system and it supports sticking IR blasters onto each device that I want to control, or I can use a 3.5mm plug to send/receive IR signals.



I noticed the Roamio has a USB-to-IR receiver that I was thinking about cutting and attaching directly to my URC remote control transmitter.



Is this possible?